County Executive Leggett to Recognize Everyday Heroes

[News Hound]

County Executive Isiah Leggett, Councilmember Phil Andrews and Fire Chief Richard Bowers will recognize several “Everyday Heroes” at a ceremony in Rockville. These special individuals will come together to be honored for the life-saving measures they performed during recent emergency situations throughout the County.

The incidents include a contractor conducting an inspection at an extended stay hotel who heard the fire alarm sounding and quickly extinguished a fire in a unit and rescued the elderly couple who were unable to escape; the quick action of a Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission employee who noticed a house on fire and quickly alerted the occupants to the fast-growing fire and assisted them to safety; and a 16-year-old Churchill High School student who was refereeing games at a local soccer tournament when the senior referee collapsed in the middle of the field during a game. The high school student raced to the aid of the game offi ...more

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