Updated at 6:11 p.m., Monday, December 1, 2008
HFD honors lifeguard for rescuing man
Advertiser Staff
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FIRE DEPARTMENT CITATIONS
Certificates of Commendation will be awarded to the following: Kaipo Young for the rescue of a female boogie boarder from rough seas near Ali‘i Beach Park in Hale‘iwa on Feb. 9. Bryson Imasaka, who administered the Heimlich maneuver to clear the airway of a choking victim on April 20. Amberlin Scharsch and Dean Hashida pulled an unresponsive child from a pool on May 4 and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation until emergency responders arrived. Brian Alpiche, Patrick Baldimor, Ryan Castillo, and Peter Victoria used fire extinguishers and a garden hose to extinguish a fire on a second floor patio on May 7. Maurice Ekimoto Jr. pulled an unresponsive person from a hotel pool on May 20 and initiated rescue breathing until emergency responders arrived. Peter Lakatani heard his neighbor's smoke alarm sound, entered the smoke-filled kitchen, and used a garden hose to extinguish the fire prior to the HFD's arrival on May 31. Rene Ramos entered a smoke-filled kitchen and used a garden hose to extinguish the fire prior to the HFD's arrival on June 5. Honolulu police Officers Darren Cachola and Paul Okamoto investigated smoke at a Kailua home and used garden hoses to extinguish the fire prior to the HFD's arrival on June 7. David Shimamoto, Wayne Takabayashi, and Collin Wasti rendered aid to an unresponsive person until emergency responders arrived on Aug. 1. Patrick Emerson, John Gallagher, and Brenden Salcedo administered CPR to an unresponsive person until emergency responders arrived on Aug. 16.
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City lifeguard Bouvey Bradbury will be awarded the Honolulu Fire Department's civilian Medal of Valor on Thursday for a Wai'anae Coast rescue.
The civilian Medal of Valor is given to those who distinguish themselves by means of outstanding bravery and at the risk of their own lives. It is the highest honor HFD can bestow upon a member of the public.
Bradbury was off-duty when he jumped into turbulent surf on Jan. 18 to rescue a military man swept out to sea, HFD said. Bradbury located the man, pulled him from an underwater cave, and brought him to shore.
The department will also be presenting Certificates of Commendation to others who assisted at fires and medical emergencies during ceremonies at HFD's Charles H. Thurston Training Center, 890 Valkenburgh St., at 9 a.m.
