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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6234 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 6234 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION FOR THE JOINT EFFORTS OF RESPONDING TO A FIRE AT 5045 SUNNYSIDE ROAD IN MOUNDS VIEW WHEREAS, on Tuesday morning March 22, 2004 the Mounds View Police Department, the New Brighton Police Department and the Spring Lake Park Fire Department all responded to a reported structure fire at 5045 Sunnyside Road in Mounds View and; WHEREAS, reports of a child trapped were received by communications and forwarded to responding first responders and; WHEREAS, New Brighton Police Officers Sg1. Kaiser, Officer Emerson, Officer Hamdorf and Public Safety Officer Pellegrin and Mounds View Police Officers Sg1. Johnson, and Officer Menard attempted to rescue trapped occupants and could not do so because of lethal smoke environment and; WHEREAS, Captain Ken Martin and Firefighter Chris Lueck, are both members of the Spring Lake Park - Blaine - Mounds View Fire Department and both residents of the City of Spring Lake Park and; WHEREAS, Captain Martin and Firefighter Lueck donned their personal protective gear, obtained a thermal imaging camera and entered the burning structure without a charged hose line as time was of the essence in locating and rescuing the trapped occupant and; WHEREAS, using their training, equipment, courage and professional approach did place their own lives in considerable risk and jeopardy and; WHEREAS, Captain Martin and Firefighter Lueck successfully located and rescued nine year old Tony Cooper who was found prone and unconscious on the floor and would have perished within seconds without their heroic actions now; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council does hereby recognized the efforts of the team of first responders to include Captain Martin and Firefighter Lueck of the Fire Department, Officers Emerson, Sg1. Kaiser, Officer Hamdorf, and Public Safety Officer Pellegrin of the New Brighton Police Department and Officer Menard and Sg1. Johnson of the Mounds View Police department who all worked together to help save the life of the resident trapped in the burning structure ATTEST: or J rry Linke Ifc ~I bSt" o~m er ~ney , ~ Councilmember Marly 6;: l...-(2 /::i~m:m;;J~ counC~mberGUnn ~~ City Administrator Ulrich (seal)