OFPD presents awards for citizen emergency responses
Chief Ken Brucki and the Orland Fire Protection District board presented awards at the meeting of the OFPD Board on Tuesday November 27. The following awards (with photos attached and captions) were presented.
Battalion
Chief William Bonnar Sr. Citizen
Life Saving Award:
On October 23rd
a 48 year old male patron of the Riviera Country Club became unconscious in the
Spa due to a medical condition. Recognizing the seriousness of the situation
Riviera Country Club employees began a sequence of events that included calling
911, removing the unconscious patient from the water and beginning CPR.
Paramedics continued care and because of the unselfish actions of the
aforementioned employees the patron was successfully resuscitated.
Awarded To: Alexander Izguerra - Employee;
Dave Carlson – Employee; Larry Yakutis – Patron
Lt.
Mark Duke, Riveria C.C. Employee Dave Carlson,
Riviera C.C. Patron Larry
Yakutis, and Chief Ken Brucki
Battalion
Chief William Bonnar Sr. Citizen
Life Saving Award:
On September 3rd a 61 year old husband
and father suffered sudden cardiac arrest in his home. The patients’ family
began a series of life sustaining actions that included calling 911, following
the direction of the Emergency Medical Dispatcher, initiating CPR and providing
history to the paramedics upon arrival. Paramedics continued care on arrival
and because of the prompt actions of Matthew & John Weimar, their father
was successfully resuscitated.
Awarded To Sons: John Weimer and Matthew Weimer
Lt. Mark Duke, Matthew Weimar, Chief Ken Brucki, John Weimar
Matthew
Weimar, Jack Weimar, John Weimar
Chief Art Granat Sr. Award of Merit:
On October 27th
Orland Police Sergeant Troy Siewert responded to an emergency at the Orland
Bakery. On arrival Sergeant Siewert observed a woman unconscious on the floor,
recognized the need for immediate action, quickly evaluated and began chest
compressions.
Patient care was turned
over to paramedics on arrival. The patient, whose airway was occluded,
subsequently regained consciousness, was transported to the hospital for evaluation
and recovered fully. The successful outcome can be attributed in part to the
actions of Sergeant Siewert.
Awarded to: Sergeant Troy Siewert
Orland
Park Police Commander Tom Kenealy, OFPD Lt. Mark Duke, Orland Park Police Chief
Tim McCarthy, Orland Park Police Officer Troy Siewert, OFPD Chief Ken Brucki
“Oftentimes we forget that firefighters and police
work 24/7 and are constantly on-duty even when they are off of work,” said
Brucki. “But we also recognize that many of our citizens have the training and
experience to provide support until professional help can arrive. In all of
these cases, the efforts of civilians contributed to positive outcomes. And we
salute them all.”
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