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/