ORANGE CITY, Fla. – The Orange City Fire Chief told News 6 that he wasn't surprised to hear that 45-year-old Caroline Dorton put her life on the line last Sunday night.



"I'm sure she didn't even think about anything like this happening to her," said Fire Chief Ronnie Long.

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Long said Dorton didn't even think twice to help 31-year-old Chericia Brown who was found stabbed outside the Chili's parking lot.



"Somebody apparently came running into the restaurant and said we needed help, there's a medical issue outside," said Long.



Long said the mother of three was off-duty, eating dinner with her fiancé when she ran outside to help. However, that's when Brown's estranged husband, 30-year-old Henry Brown, struck her with his car.



"To lend a hand for somebody, you don't expect this to happen. So just knowing that she's going to be OK is good," he said.



Dorton has been a paramedic with the Orange City Fire Department since 2009 and volunteered for the station years before. Long said she's a pleasure to be around.



"She's a good paramedic, a good person, good hearted. She's funny. She has a really dark sense of humor, which is funny. You wouldn't look at her and think that. So she's a funny person," he said.

While Long said the details on how Dorton helped Brown remains unclear, Dorton is in stable condition and seems to be recovering well.



"She's in good spirits and there's some things that she doesn't remember from the incident. At this point, she just needs to rest and heal, so she can come back to work," he said.



The Orange City Firemen's Association is raising money for Dorton's medical expenses. If you'd like to donate, you can mail donations to: Orange City Fire Department, 215 North Holly Avenue, Orange City, FL 32763, call the department at 386 775-5460 or donate at their GoFundMe page.