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Oakland Police air support located a woman stranded on a steep hillside near Leona Heights Park and guided five patrol officers to her for a coordinated rescue.
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Columbus Division of Police Officer Gloria West was honored with a DOJ Hometown Hero Award after pulling a trapped driver from a burning truck on I-71 in November 2024, suffering second-degree burns to her hands.
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A Bexar County sheriff’s deputy broke a window to rescue a 4-month-old from a dangerously hot vehicle, according to KSAT and BCSO officials cited in the report.
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St. Lucie County sheriff’s Marine Unit deputies rescued two people from the Intracoastal Waterway after their boat sank; both wore life jackets and no injuries were reported.
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Leesburg Police Sgt. Alex Nell spotted smoke while off duty, warned a homeowner her house was on fire and helped her and two dogs get out safely.
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Blue Mound Officers Luis Aguilar and Bryant Ochoa were honored with Life-Saving Awards after pulling a driver from a burning car, according to FOX 4 and NBC 5.
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Fletcher Police Officer Timothy Kreul received an American Red Cross Lifesaving Award after using CPR to help save a 65-year-old man, according to the Red Cross.
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CHP Officer Paul Vue received a Governor’s State Employee Medal of Valor after officials said he gave lifesaving medical aid to two wounded children at an Oroville school.
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NLEOMF named Sgt. John Banner, Officer Christopher Wiseman and Officer Brian Leal April 2026 Officers of the Month after a Texas floodwater rescue.
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KAKE reports that Sumner County deputies formed a human chain to rescue a deputy after his patrol SUV hydroplaned into floodwater during a deadly road-closure incident near Wellington, Kansas.
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Fairfax County police and firefighters formed a human chain to rescue a driver from a sinking car in a Chantilly pond, according to WJLA reporting citing police.
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WSB-TV and FOX 5 reported Loganville Officer Crystal Citron pulled a trapped man through a window during a Bay Creek Road house fire before firefighters arrived.
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Phoenix police bodycam video published by AZFamily shows first responders rescuing four pugs and a turtle from a mobile-home fire near 19th Avenue and Camelback Road.
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Old Westbury Officers John Kassebaum, Michael Avelin and Detective Michael Brown were honored by the New York Jets after reviving Phillip Amico after cardiac arrest.
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Jackson County Deputy Brenda Fossett received a Life Saving Award after officials said she used a tourniquet to help save a woman with severe bleeding.
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Osceola News Gazette reported that St. Cloud police, dispatchers, fire-rescue crews and hospital staff were honored after Donna Allred survived sudden cardiac arrest.
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TAPinto Roselle reported that Officer Paul Davis Jr. received a Medal of Valor after helping free a family from an overturned vehicle while off duty.
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La Marque, Texas honored Sgt. Conan King and four firefighters/medics after officials said their actions saved a trapped crash victim from a burning vehicle.
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Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Hulsey broke a window and rescued a sweating 2-year-old from a hot parked car in Vancouver, Washington.
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WWSB reported Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies pulled a man to safety from a narrow ledge above I-75 after a crisis call.
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Weatherford Police Officer Cody Adkins and Weatherford residents were recognized after helping rescue three people at Lake Weatherford, according to the Weatherford Democrat.
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Fort Smith Police Officer Kyle Newman received the Medal of Valor and Purple Heart as he continues recovering from a May 2026 line-of-duty shooting.
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Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office personnel were honored after deputies, detention staff and a dispatcher helped save two lives in separate CPR emergencies.
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WTKR reported Norfolk Officer AJ Stevenson and bystanders pulled a woman from her car after a water-main break opened a 7-foot sinkhole on City Hall Avenue.
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Sandy Springs police officers reunited with 4-year-old Maddux after an April garage-door emergency response involving police and fire partners helped save his life.
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Spokane Police Sgt. Mohondro pulled an injured 82-year-old woman from a burning W Sumner Avenue home before fire crews arrived, according to a City of Spokane Police Department release and official body camera video.
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The Town of Erie says Officers Salcedo and Cash received Lifesaving Medals after reviving an unconscious woman, while Officer DeVito received the Distinguished Service Cross for pulling a driver from a burning car.
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Yahoo News UK/KameraOne reported police bodycam footage shows an officer breaking two people out of an upside-down crashed car in Fauquier County, Virginia.
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Arizona's Family reported Mesa police bodycam video shows officers forcing into a smoke-filled home near Baseline Road and 78th Street to help rescue two people from a spreading fire.
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Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman presented Life Saving Awards to Deputies Matthew Hadnot, Luke Edwards and Daniel Traylor after two separate CPR responses, according to the sheriff’s office.
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WABC reported that MTA Police Officers Edward Macaluso and Joseph Brienza were honored after helping talk a person down from a Throgs Neck Bridge entrance ramp.
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WTVG reported that Toledo Police bodycam video shows an officer carrying a woman who used a walker from a burning Wade Street home on June 22, 2026.
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Raleigh Police Officers Daniel Mills and Branden Vanderhoof were recognized after the City of Raleigh said they saved two juveniles during an August water rescue; the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin highlighted their actions.
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California honored Long Beach Police Officer Adam Yu with the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor after officials said he helped free a trapped passenger from a burning vehicle.
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ABC News reported Constable Kieren Trannore rescued Candice the Chihuahua from a burning Blackbutt North home after the 91-year-old owner escaped without serious injury.
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Walla Walla officials honored six law-enforcement officers, including four who received Life Saving Awards after pulling a woman from a burning vehicle on U.S. 12.
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Arlington County Police officers were among public-safety honorees after a stabbing response in which both victims survived, according to ARLnow coverage of the annual Public Safety Awards.
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Rochester, Massachusetts honored civilians, fire and EMS personnel, police officers and dispatchers after quick CPR and coordinated response helped save Hugh McGonagle following a golf course cardiac emergency.
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Norwalk police said Marine Unit officers rescued the sole occupant of a burning sailboat near Greens Ledge Lighthouse before firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Goshen Township officers Russell Batey III and Zachary Hodgson were honored after using an AED and CPR during a May cardiac-arrest call in Green Township.
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Rangeley police, fire, Franklin County deputies, Maine wardens, U.S. Border Patrol and citizen Jim Higgins were credited in a search that found Brian Shorey alive near Mooselookmeguntic Lake.
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Fourteen people were rescued or assisted to safety from flooded Alabama caves after Jackson County responders, Hollywood police, cave rescue teams and swift-water teams coordinated during a flash flood emergency.
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Manteo Police Sergeant Billy Deaton, Officer Shannon Epps and Officer Dalton Gross were honored with Lifesaving Awards after a condominium fire evacuation and a vehicle-in-water rescue.
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Westminster Police said Animal Management Officer Wood used a leash and towel to lift Luna from a deep golf course pond before the dog was evaluated and reunited with family.
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NBC10 Philadelphia reports Wildwood bodycam footage shows a police officer entered the ocean at an unguarded beach and rescued three teens during a deadly June 1 incident.
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Fort Worth police said an officer entered the water near Dream Park and brought a missing child safely to shore after officers found the child along the Trinity River.
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Hermosa Beach Detective Luis Pineda and Officer Kevin Jones received Life Saving Awards after CPR and AED action helped revive a man found unconscious.
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Texas DPS recognized troopers and aircrews at its June Public Safety Commission meeting for canyon aid, crash rescues, flood hoists and other lifesaving actions.
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St. George police bodycam footage shows officers waking residents, forcing doors and helping evacuate families during a June 7 apartment fire that displaced dozens and sent eight officers to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
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Mono County Sheriff Ingrid Braun recognized Investigator Alex Flores and Deputy Jason Pelichowski for lifesaving actions during the Pack Fire evacuation response.
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NBC 6 reported that Port St. Lucie police bodycam video shows officers entering a smoke-filled home and rescuing a 62-year-old woman from a bathroom after an arson call.
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Omaha police said Officers David Eckstrom and Ian Baxter helped save a 4-year-old boy from a house fire after the child followed their voices through smoke.
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WPSD Local 6 reported that Fulton County Deputy Jay Black and City of Hickman Officer Matt Hayes helped rescue a bald eagle entangled in fishing line near Hickman Harbor.
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Police1 reported, citing Arkansas State Police body-camera footage, that troopers rescued four children after a fleeing vehicle overturned near live electrical wires in Camden.
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Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Volusia Deputy Royce James and Ormond Beach firefighters rescued an elderly couple from a Laurie Drive house fire.
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A Buckeye police officer rescued a 2-month-old baby from a locked hot car after the child’s mother could not open the door, according to a Buckeye Police Department video published by azcentral.
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Virginia State Police said a trooper rescued a 4-week-old kitten spotted late Friday on I-395 near the King Street exit in Alexandria.
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Volusia deputies Gourley and Manhart performed CPR after a 68-year-old swimmer was pulled from the ocean, with bystanders helping flag down responders.
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Hillsborough County deputies performed CPR and used a defibrillator after finding a driver unconscious, pulseless and not breathing after an I-4 crash, WPEC reported.
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Avondale police said neighbors heard a woman crying for help, leading officers to a locked home where one officer removed his gear and squeezed through a small window to get inside.
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Philadelphia Police Sgt. Thomas Cain saved a choking toddler at FDR Park after police body-camera footage showed his rapid response.
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Beeville police said officers and firefighters rescued a baby from a vehicle pushed by fast-moving floodwater at a creek crossing. No injuries were reported.
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Body-camera footage shows NYPD Emergency Service Unit officers using calm words, safety tethers and patience to bring a 41-year-old woman safely back from a Brooklyn
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