Four first responders with the Wausau Fire Department were honored with the Valor at City Hall on Tuesday for their swift response during the shooting at Pine Grove Cemetery back on October 3, 2019. Mayor Robert Mielke says because of their selfless actions more lives were saved. “I believe in my heart that employees should be recognized for the good they do in the community,” stated Mayor Mielke during the City Council meeting before the awards were given.
The Valor Award is given to individuals who perform above and beyond the call of duty at great personal risk to save another’s life. Firefighter fighter and paramedic, Austin Kraimer, Ashley Eggers, Matthew Brockman, and Lieutenant Quinn Ambrosius, each responded promptly to victims of the shooting while the shooter was believed to still be at large.