MCCAMMON — A man is alive after a Bannock County sheriff's deputy and a neighbor worked together to pull him from his burning mobile home Thursday night.

Emergency dispatchers received a call Thursday evening from a homeowner near Highway 91 and Dixon Road reporting that his mobile home was on fire and that he and his dogs were trapped in a rear bedroom.

A Bannock County sheriff's deputy arrived shortly after the call. Working quickly with a neighbor who had rushed to help, they reached the trapped homeowner in the back bedroom and pulled him to safety before the fire could cut off access.

The homeowner was airlifted by medical helicopter to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. His dogs managed to escape the burning home on their own, officials said. The mobile home is a complete loss.

Neither the deputy nor the neighbor was injured during the rescue.

The Bannock County Sheriff's Office extended its gratitude to the neighbor who stepped up to assist — a civilian who put himself at risk to help a stranger in a dangerous situation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Bannock County Sheriff's Office and the Idaho State Fire Marshal's Office. The Inkom Fire Department, McCammon Fire Department and Bannock County Search and Rescue also responded.