Each day, police and firefighters set out to keep their communities safe, and the response during a recent fire displayed the courage and unselfishness of the city's first responders.
Several were honored during a recent City Council meeting for their heroic actions to save the lives of numerous people during a large apartment fire at the Lake in the Woods complex.
Firefighter Lloyd Besaw received a lifesaving award for rescuing firefighter Isa Esquivel when a ceiling collapsed during the May 14 blaze.
Fire Chief Brian Kerr said the collapse occurred after the firefighters found the area had been clear of residents, and materials fell on top of Esquivel. Kerr said Besaw saw reflective tape on Esquivel's gear, and he used Esquivel's shoulder straps to pull him from underneath the fallen debris.