Woman honored for saving baby from fire

PITTSBURGH – A Washington woman who rescued a baby from a burning home is among 25 winners of Carnegie medals for heroism.

The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced the honors today for people who risked their lives while saving or attempting to save the lives of others.

Robin Adair, a 22-year-old homemaker from Port Orchard, Wash., was driving with her boyfriend when they saw a mobile home’s porch ablaze. A mother escaped with three of her children, but 11-month-old Bobbi Stott was trapped.

Adair removed a window screen and made her way through thick smoke to the playpen. She covered the baby with a blanket and, momentarily blinded by smoke, followed her boyfriend’s voice to the window and handed Bobbi outside.