Port Hope cop to receive Star of Courage
Posted By JOYCE CASSIN / Sun Media
Posted 2 months ago
OTTAWA –Port Hope Police sergeant Bryant Wood has been honoured with the Star of Courage during an announcement by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada earlier today (Nov. 23) in Ottawa.
Sergeant Wood will also receive a Medal of Bravery for a separate incident.
There were 12 Medals of Bravery and one Star of Courage announced.
On September 9, 2007, Sergeant Bryant Wood of the Port Hope Police Service rescued a woman from a burning house.
Dispatched to the scene, Wood and a colleague found the main entrance engulfed in flames and a secondary door blocked from the inside. They opened a window, and through the thick, black smoke, pulled a man and two women to safety. Another woman remained inside, unwilling to exit until she found her cat.
As the fire quickly worsened, Wood climbed inside to search for her. Fearing that the second floor could collapse at any moment, he searched through the apartment and finally located the victim in a bedroom. He grabbed the resisting woman and brought her to a window, where his colleague helped pull them both out.
Wood and his fellow recipients will receive their medals during a future ceremony.
The Bravery Decorations were created in 1972, to recognize people who risked their lives to try to save or protect the lives of others. The Cross of Valour (C.V.) recognizes acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril; the Star of Courage (S.C.) recognizes acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril; and the Medal of Bravery (M.B.) recognizes acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
