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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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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio recognized Columbus Police Officer Gloria West after officials said she pulled a driver from a burning vehicle.
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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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