Travis Boland Pulls Two From Burning Car

(Photo: Courtesy Top Notch Video)



"I did not really think about what I was doing... I just did it."

This is the kind of explanation that we hear time and again when folks take personal action to resuce another from danger. It is this "automatic" response to which another pair of folks owe their lives. Thank you Mr. Boland!

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/travis-boland-risked-his-life-to-save-father-and-son-from-blazing-4wd/news-story/dc250879f3d7b20400a65765a01a0360

Hollebone and Kidd Spend Nearly 5 Minutes Searching Burning Home

One youth wound up hospitalized after leading the effort to help a neighbor who was known to be still inside her burnning home. The quote at the bottom is one that we hear repeatedly from people like this: "You do what you've got to do."

Thanks for rising to such a frightening challenge, guys! Our prayers go out for young Mr. Kidd.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/he-risked-his-life-teen-hailed-as-a-hero-after-house-fire-rescue-attempt-at-lake-macquarie-20161003-gru24p.html

Bartholomew Honored for Icy Water Rescue

This happened over a year ago, but it is still worth sharing. The folks at the Carnegie organization have been awarding medals (and money!) for a hundred years to people who do just the kind of thing that we cover in this blog. It would certainly seem that they picked a good one this time. You can see more of their heroes at the Carnegie link to the right.

http://wtvr.com/2016/09/28/midlothian-doctor-who-risked-his-life-to-save-woman-honored-with-carnegie-medal/

With Flames Climbing Windshield, Shaw and Santaniello Free Trapped Woman

This is another of those stories that makes you proud. The car was actively engaged, and would soon be totally destroyed by the fire, but these guys were not stopping until they got this woman free. To make it even worse, they did it after being awakened at 2 a.m. from a dead sleep!

That is true teamwork!

http://www.timesreporter.com/news/20160927/bud-shaw-and-vincent-santaniello-rescue-crystal-roup-from-burning-truck

Peter O'Brien Braves Multiple Threats to Aid a Sheriff's Deputy

O'Brien's reaction to the label "hero" is so common to folks like him who just see themselves as doing the right thing. Even though he could have been killed by either of two attackers or their pitbull, he did not let that stop him from doing the right thing. Mighty heroic for a guy who calls himself "...no hero..."!

http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/buffalo-news-editorials/hero-who-risked-his-life-to-save-a-deputy-deserves-the-communitys-thanks-20160904

Jason Barnes Loses Business to Flood, then Risks Life to Save Another

The speed at which the Ellicott City flood waters were moving made them potentially lethal, but even after recovering from one fall, Barnes refused to leave a woman trapped in her car.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/toy-shop-owner-risks-life-to-save-woman-from-ellicott-city-flood/40977000

Had any one of the people in this human chain been swept into a hard object, the waters could have easily trapped and inundated them. Although it doesn't look it, this was the real deal.

Wow! Thanks guys! 

Brannon Greene Escapes Burning Vehicle, Returns for Driver

This is one of those decisions that is actually made before we even know we have made it. Greene could not keep going when he know that another person was in danger. They both barely escaped in time.

Bravo!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/uber-driver-says-that-nba-prospect-brannen-greene-saved-his-life-before-car-explosion/ar-BBtF7hy

Anonymous Rescuers Pull Man from Burning Car

The anonymous rescuer is a repeated theme all through this blog. People who are determined to do the right thing are usually not doing it to be recognized or thanked. They are doing it because it is the right thing to do.

Thanks guys, even though you aren't looking for it!

http://infotel.ca/newsitem/they-saved-his-life-father-searching-for-men-who-pulled-his-son-from-a-burning-car-near-armstrong/it30539

Davitt Walsh Pulls 4-month-old From Sinking Car

It is amazing how in the blink of an eye a situation can go from "everyday" to "life-or-death." And there is NO instruction book! When that happened in front of Mr. Walsh, he didn't hesitate. He stripped down and jumped into frigid waters attempting to help a family get clear of their sinking car. He was able to come away with only one, but God bless him, he did all he could.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/7019728/Susanna-Reid-weeps-as-hero-explains-how-he-risked-his-life-to-save-a-baby-in-Buncrana-Pier-tragedy.html

Will Edwards Singlehandedly Pulls Woman from Burning Car

With the crowd repeatedly warning him to get clear of the car for his own safety, this guy could not bring himself to abandon the woman inside. He kept at his efforts until they succeeded, even as the flames spread. "I wasn't prepared to just leave her there." Wow!

Photo: Courtesy ITV News

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2016-03-16/liverpool-woman-thanks-man-who-saved-her-life/

7-year-old Jyoti Chalavadi Saves Her Brother and Sister from the Flames

Nothing is more inspiring and humbling to me than a tiny child recognizing the danger faced by someone else and going to help. The article at the link below is about something that happened over a month ago, but it is no less inspiring. A 7-year-old girl sustained major burns pulling her younger siblings from a burning home. Jyoti, you are my hero!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/this-little-brave-heart-risked-her-life-to-save-her-siblings/article8344424.ece