III.1. Life Safety Awards; Specken (Memo)
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Memorandum
To: Mayor Cummings and City Council
CC: Mike Mornson
From: Dale Specken – Fire Chief
Date: 9/27/2016
Re: Life Safety Awards
On Tuesday, October 4 the Hopkins Police and Fire Department will be
presenting a Life Saving Awards to Eric Wold and Ed Landry.
On August 8, Police and Fire units were dispatched to 8th Avenue South and
the regional trail. Officers Hamilton and Hegyi along with Sergeants White
and Hill and Fire Department Personnel arrived to find Daniel Juster laying
on the ground near the trail. Minnetonka Fire Fighter (Former Hopkins
Firefighter) Eric Wold was performing CPR on Mr. Juster. Officer Hamilton
placed an AED on Mr. Juster which administered multiple shocks. Fire units
arrived and placed the Lucas device on Mr. Juster and administered an
airway. Police and Fire Units assisted HCA Paramedics with patient care.
Mr. Juster was transported to Methodist Hospital. It is the efforts of
Firefighter Wold and Police and Fire personnel that Mr. Juster survived these
medical issues.
On Tuesday, August 9 at 16:04 hours, Police and Fire units were dispatched
to Creekwood Apartments for a possible drowning. Upon arrival they found
an 11-year-old female that had been pulled from the pool by Earl Landry and
CPR had been started. Police and Fire personnel took over patient care by
administering CPR and breathing for the patient. Hennepin County
Ambulance took over patient care of the female patient. Fire Personnel
assisted HCA medic with transport to the hospital. We are happy to
announce that the patient was released from the hospital on August 19 with
no medical problems. It is the actions of Earl Landry and the great work by
both Police and Fire Personnel working together that we have positive
outcomes for both of these incidents.
September 27, 2016
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