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Decorations for Bravery

RCMP Corporal Kirby Brett Anderson, M.B., Nanaimo, British Columbia
RCMP Constable Kevin Tyler Thomson, M.B., Victoria, British Columbia
Medal of Bravery

On October 11, 2002, Cpl. Kirby Anderson and Cst. Kevin Thomson rescued an elderly disabled woman from a burning house in Port Alberni, British Columbia.  Dispatched to the scene, the officers entered the dwelling where they were met by a wall of thick, grey smoke. They called to the  woman but, disoriented and frail, she was unable to move. In near-zero visibility, the rescuers crawled inside without protective gear and, groping around, followed the woman's voice until they located her in a bathroom. Cpl. Anderson and Cst. Thomson then supported her as they walked through the blinding smoke to the front door where others provided assistance.

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Date: June 24, 2005
Photographer: MCpl Paz Quillé, Rideau Hall

References

• Speech on the Occasion of the Presentation of Decorations for Bravery - Speeches - Adrienne Clarkson
• Thirty-six people to be honoured by the Governor General for acts of bravery - Honours News Release