Jerry Martin:
"When Craig Police Department officer Mike Edwards knocked on the door of a burning house on the night of Feb. 7, he didn’t expect anyone to answer.
“People were saying, ‘There’s nobody in there,’ but for some reason, with a car parked in the driveway, I didn’t know if there was anybody in the house,” said Edwards, a 10-year police veteran.
“I went up and knocked on the door and a guy from the inside said, ‘Come on in.’”
The man inside the house, 75-year-old Patrick Hunter, was trying to escape from a fire that was engulfing his home at 1912 Woodlawn, a fire that claimed the life of his ex-wife and live-in companion, Ursula Hunter.
Believing he saw Patrick's hand near the door, Edwards quickly conferred with Officer Lance Eldridge and Sergeant Corey Wagner, both of whom arrived on the scene seconds after him, before entering the burning building and pulling Patrick to the doorway.
The other two officers then moved him outside where he could receive medical attention. He was taken to The Memorial Hospital, where he died three days later. In recognition of their bravery, the three law enforcement officers were named Officers of the Year on Friday by the Colorado Law Enforcement Officers Association...." (Read more? Click title)
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May 5, 2012
February 15, 2012
SandBox Comments: Craig Daily Press "Craig Police Department officers recognized for heroism"
Officer Edwards, Sgt. Corey Wagner and Officer Lance Eldridge; thank you for your service.
Joe Moylan:
"Tears flowed Tuesday night at Craig City Hall as three Craig Police Department officers were recognized for their efforts to save a local resident from a burning home.
Officer Mike Edwards was presented with the Craig Police Department’s Medal of Valor by Chief Walt Vanatta for his role in removing Patrick Hunter, 75, from his burning home Feb. 7 at 1912 Woodland Ave.
The ceremony honoring the officers took place during the Craig City Council meeting.
During the presentation, Vanatta read the narrative of events into the council record.
The narrative is as follows:
“On Feb. 7, 2012, at approximately 7:45 p.m., you responded to a house fire at 1912 Woodland Ave. The house was in flames.
“Hearing a voice inside the home you opened the door. You could hear a voice and through the thick smoke could see a hand on the door.
“The person couldn’t crawl and became unresponsive. At extreme risk to your own safety, you entered the smoke-filled house and grabbed the person. Not being able to see, you began dragging the person to where you thought the door was and together with other officers were able to get the person out of the burning house.
“Your actions demonstrated extraordinary courage and heroism, and at great risk to your personal safety to save the life of another person.”
Sgt. Corey Wagner and officer Lance Eldridge were also recognized Tuesday for their efforts and were presented with the Valorous Conduct award for assisting Edwards in removing Hunter from his home.
“I am extremely proud of all of you guys,” Vanatta said. “The fire chief trains and trains and trains us (police officers) not to go into a burning building, but hearing a voice inside they did what I think all of our guys would do....” (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
Joe Moylan:
"Tears flowed Tuesday night at Craig City Hall as three Craig Police Department officers were recognized for their efforts to save a local resident from a burning home.
Officer Mike Edwards was presented with the Craig Police Department’s Medal of Valor by Chief Walt Vanatta for his role in removing Patrick Hunter, 75, from his burning home Feb. 7 at 1912 Woodland Ave.
The ceremony honoring the officers took place during the Craig City Council meeting.
During the presentation, Vanatta read the narrative of events into the council record.
The narrative is as follows:
“On Feb. 7, 2012, at approximately 7:45 p.m., you responded to a house fire at 1912 Woodland Ave. The house was in flames.
“Hearing a voice inside the home you opened the door. You could hear a voice and through the thick smoke could see a hand on the door.
“The person couldn’t crawl and became unresponsive. At extreme risk to your own safety, you entered the smoke-filled house and grabbed the person. Not being able to see, you began dragging the person to where you thought the door was and together with other officers were able to get the person out of the burning house.
“Your actions demonstrated extraordinary courage and heroism, and at great risk to your personal safety to save the life of another person.”
Sgt. Corey Wagner and officer Lance Eldridge were also recognized Tuesday for their efforts and were presented with the Valorous Conduct award for assisting Edwards in removing Hunter from his home.
“I am extremely proud of all of you guys,” Vanatta said. “The fire chief trains and trains and trains us (police officers) not to go into a burning building, but hearing a voice inside they did what I think all of our guys would do....” (Read more? Click title)
"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."
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