‘The impact is generational’: An award-winning rescue provides perspective
It was a “constant state of readiness” that contributed to the successful rescue of an unconscious victim from a structure fire – an incident that ultimately earned Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Fire Rescue FAO Brendan Horlbeck, Lt. Sean Kavlick and Battalion Chief David Bell the 2023 IAFC Ben Franklin Award of Valor. Bell, Kavlick and Horlbeck detail the incident response, plus get into all this:
How a unique dispatch note was the difference between life and death
The generational impact of a single rescue
The urgent reminder that this type of fire could happen to any crew at any time
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