One appliance and crew from West Ashland and one from Broughton attended, along with an officer.
The firefighters forced entry to a two-storey terraced house. They located a small fire in the kitchen caused by unattended cooking.
The fire had generated smoke logging throughout the house.
One man was helped from the building by firefighters who then provided him with immediate emergency care. They used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke.