HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-01-24 94-82 RESOLVEDate WV'ylaouarrM 1993 Item No. 94-Fl
Item/Sublact: Retognition of Beggar Police Officers for Memarows; Action
Responsible Department: Police Department
Commentary:
On December W,1993 rt appreidmately 400 a.m., Officer Husbandry. Poirier, and Dearing were
the first City pemonrwl to arrive a an apartment building that was on fire. The building was located at 99
Third Sued.
When the officer arrived they went informed by another resident that there was awoman mopped in
a third flow apartment. The of5cees attempted be much the wmtum Two of the ot5cens were successful in
reaching the apartment by using the fire escape.
The officers found the woman in ha apartment and waisted her down the fire escape to a
ambulance that bad just arrived. As they misted at the ambulance the Third officer pointed out to than that
Rumors bad just burst farm the second Door window and imited the bre escape that the officers had used.
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Associated Information:
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94-82
Assigned to Councilor Cohen
January 24, 1994
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) Resolve, Rem nn MRanaoLPnlice ODicere for Merirmious Aci on
By dm Coy Caused of as City ofBarg r:
RESOLVED,
WHEREAS, Officer Mark Hathaway, Cynthia Poirier, and James Dearing are ill officers otthe Bangor
Police Department and,
WHEREAS, on the 27th day of December, nineteen -hundred and ninety-three, at approximately 4:00 a.m.,
these officers wine on -duty when a fire wait repand at an apartment building on Third Street These
aR;cer were the fit to arrive a the burning building and were told by another occupant of the build'mg
that there was a women trapped on the third Door, and,
WHEREAS, the officer; proceeded to check the building 0 see if the woman could be found. Officer
Poirier attempted in enter through the front stairway but was driven back by heavy smoke. Courts;
Hathaway and Dearing went up thele escape to the third Darr apartment and,
WHEREAS, ODisms Hathaway and Dearing found the woman in the third Rom apartment and assisted bat
down the fire escape to the ambulance that had just arrived and,
WHEREAS, when Officer Hathaway and Deming approached the ambulance they were informed by
Officer Poirier that Dames bad just poured out the second Door window And candied the aide of the bolding
to which the She escape was attached. Now, therefor,
IT IS RESOLVED, teat Officer Mark Hathaway, Officer Cymbia Poirier, and Officer lames Dealing are
commended by the City Council for their meritorious action that saved the life of this citcom of Burger.
These officers ability to recognize and deal wilt This life threatening situation is a credit to themselves, their
department and their community.
IN CITY COUNCIL
]angary 24, 1994
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