Life Saving Incident
September 16, 2018
Officers Grant Goffinet and Brent Duncan arrived at the scene of an accident where the front passenger remained in his seat. Gaffenet and Duncan empties fire extinguishers at flames in the car's engine compartment but the fire continued to burn.
Goffinet entered the SUV through the broken-out rear hatch window and called to the passenger,who moved toward him. Goffinet grasped his upper body and pulled him. By then Duncan had joined Goffinet at the vehicle's rear and gained a hold on the man's arm. Together they removed the man, and a bystander helped the officers drag him away from the vehicle before the spreading flames consumed it.
The victim survived and the officers were credited with saving his life and awarded the Carnegie Medal
The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.
