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John Zimmerman

On July 21, 2018, Calgary Transit peace officers received a message to look out for a 14-year-old girl who was walking on the train bridge over the Bow River. The girl was spotted during peak rush hour sitting on the railing, distraught and contemplating suicide. When peace officer John Zimmerman arrived on scene, he was able to slowly make his way to where the girl was sitting. During this time, Calgary Fire’s aquatics team was deployed for a possible rescue. Momentarily distracted by the aquatics rescue boat coming up stream, John used this opportunity to grab hold of the girl, pulling her off the ledge and onto the train bridge. With the support of another officer, they took the girl to a safe location. His quick and brave actions saved the young girl’s life.

Const. Andrew Fuhrman

On July 21, 2018, Calgary Fire responded to a fire involving two garages in the community of Skyview Ranch. CPS Const. Andrew Fuhrman was on scene first and informed the fire crew that he had personally searched both houses for occupants. The garage fires were dangerously close to the homes and the information Andrew provided allowed the fire crew to focus on their firefighting efforts, which prevented fire from spreading to the adjacent residences, thereby preventing significant property loss and potential injury.

Kaytlynn Wallace and Malcolm Peyachew

On the morning of June 5, 2018, Kaytlynn’s friend Malcolm came over for visit. When he arrived, he told Kaytlynn that it looked like a nearby house was on fire. She immediately told her sister to call 911 and she and Malcolm ran to the house to alert the residents. When no one answered the door, Kaytlynn decided to enter the house, which was filling with smoke. The first room she went into, she found two children who she quickly took outside. She went back in and found three adults in another room. Thinking someone was trying to break in to the house, the adults were confused and unaware of the imminent fire danger. After getting them out, Kaytlynn went in a third time and despite growing smoke, found two more adults in the basement and got them out as well. Kaytlynn’s brave actions saved the lives of seven people that morning.