Mansfield deputy fire chief returns to work after heroic rescue attempt

MANSFIELD, Conn. (WFSB) - Mansfield Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Danielson is back on the job after spending two weeks in the hospital following his heroic efforts to save a family trapped in a burning building last month.

On the night of Oct. 21, Danielson was in the right place at the right time when a house fire broke out at Khuyay Alpaca Farm on Warrenville Road, just a few doors down from his own home.

“I had just pulled into my driveway and the tones went off,” Danielson said.

Danielson was the first to arrive at the scene and rushed inside the burning building.

“I yelled out, ‘Is anybody in here?’ and I heard, ‘Yes, upstairs,’” he said.

Other first responders arrived shortly after as Danielson found two people trapped inside. One of them was Janet Dauphin.

“He was there so fast,”