Good Samaritan
“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there’s no way I can give up now,” says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
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Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul
The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles
“I started doing what we learned,” said Giselle Torres, a student in an EMS class at the Careerline Tech Center
“They rushed over,” said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
High school senior Sebastian Cadavid recognized by the American Heart Association as a Heartsaver Hero for his efforts
Alex Sabo pulled college student Christina Poirier from the fiery vehicle; her mother thanked him by facilitating the EMT scholarship and additional honors
Monroe firefighters were forced to cut out the windshield and pull the driver onto a boat; EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
A bystander saw the Pilcher’s ambulance and got the EMS providers out, but paramedic and retired firefighter Don Parrish did not survive
With a partly crushed skull and a broken jaw, J.C. La Verde kept swimming until he reached safety
Three paramedics with the Orange County Fire Authority stayed to finish the yard work left unfinished after a 93-year-old homeowner collapsed
Alyssa DeWitt was on the beach with her kids when she noticed four girls far into the lake struggling to make it back to the shore
Bend Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Hopper ran into the house after a neighbor said the resident was disabled and couldn’t get out
At least eight people were injured in the crash that left one vehicle hanging off the side of a bridge
Michael Bussan had just dropped off a passenger when he heard a crash and found the two victims, one bleeding severely
Astro, a pit bull mix, led a stranger to his owner who had suffered a medical emergency
The retired medic rendered life saving measures after the motorcyclist was thrown from the bike, police said
Ashely Roa, 15, and Stephanie Roa, 17, were presented Certificates of Heroism, the highest recognition for civilians presented by the Orange County Fire Authority
Floyd Medical Center EMT Desiree Hartmann was speaking with dispatchers while following a wrong-way driver when she witnessed the head-on collision
The ambulance crew was alerted to the fire by a bystander
Casper (Wyo.) Fire-EMS Department members highlighted how residents have helped first responders and neighbors during a historic storm
Denver Fire Capt. Greg Pixley said first responders didn’t even have to ask for help before the good Samaritans began clearing a path
Topeka Fire Chief Craig Duke said Rena Blomberg and Jessica Jones showed heroism by rendering aid despite COVID-19 risks
Boston EMS union President Michael MacNeil said it was fortunate the EMTs were nearby to be flagged down quickly by the bystander
Officials said a group of juveniles got inside the rig and started driving it while Sacramento firefighters were on a medical call
FDNY EMT Dale Bartolomeo, who is also a Huntington Community First Aid Squad captain and Huntington Manor volunteer firefighter, raced into help after seeing the crash
EMT Tony Aldapa and two other good Samaritans performed CPR on the man, who collapsed on a flight from Orlando to Los Angeles
