On the evening of Monday, May 27th the Lieutenant Governor and Deputy Premier, and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones presented this year’s Paramedic Bravery Awards.
One of those awards was presented to Muskoka Paramedic Service’s own Matthew Hickey.
On October 25, 2019, Paramedic Matthew Hickey and his partner, along with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, responded to a house fire. At the scene, they found a house surrounded by thick smoke with a woman holding two children at the second story window. Despite the threat posed to them by the heavy smoke, Paramedic Hickey, and partner and an OPP officer made their way into the house to rescue the family. Paramedic Hickey assisted in getting the family to the roof of the home, where the children were handed down to an OPP officer, while their mother was led to the ground by ladder, with the assistance of the fire department. Paramedic Hickey assessed the family as they were transported to the hospital.
Background on the Ontario Medal for Paramedic Bravery
The Ontario Medal for Paramedic Bravery honours paramedics who have performed an act of exceptional courage. The medal is given to paramedics who have demonstrated great bravery without concern for their personal safety, risking their lives to save others.
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