Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (MOV)

On September 29, 2020, Ladder Company 23 responded to a reported fire at a six-story, non-fireproof, multifamily dwelling. Upon arrival, members saw heavy fire coming out of two fifth-floor windows at the front of the building. The fire was venting onto the front fire escape, completely cutting off the secondary means of egress for the occupants. Firefighter Abraham Miller, assigned the roof position in Ladder...

On August 12, 2019, California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Paul III was assisting Officer Andre Moye with an enforcement stop and vehicle impound in the City of Riverside. Without warning, the operator of the vehicle retrieved a rifle and opened fire. Officer Moye was struck and critically wounded. The assailant then began firing on Officer Paul, who immediately returned fire. During the engagement, Officer Paul...

On May 9, 2021, Pensacola Police Officer Anthony Giorgio was off duty and enjoying a holiday at Johnson Beach with his family. As he was leaving, his mother alerted him to screaming and what appeared to be people in distress in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In response, Officer Giorgio immediately dropped his belongings and sprinted into the water.

At this time, the...

On December 16, 2020, Officer Kyle Baker responded to a vehicle accident in a busy retail and dining corridor of the city. He located an unoccupied vehicle that had crashed into a guardrail. Officer Kaleb Robinson and a special agent from North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement arrived on the scene before leaving to patrol the area to try to locate the missing driver.

Moments later...

On February 14, 2021, the Perry County Sheriff's Office received a phone call regarding a possible drowning at Tecumseh Lake. Deputy Dalton Rushing was dispatched to the scene, and upon arrival he learned that one person had fallen through the ice and was still in the water, struggling to survive.

Deputy Rushing quickly realized he was the lightest person at the location to attempt a...

On March 23, 2021, a fire erupted in the Evergreen Adult Assisted Living Facility in the village of Spring Valley. The structure of the Evergreen facility was a mostly wood building and had quickly become engulfed in flames. At the time of the event, there were approximately 112 elderly residents living onsite, some of whom were non-ambulatory. Because of the nature of the crisis, nearly...