Michel Noël, M.B.
Stéphane Noël, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On July 4, 1999, Michel and Stéphane Noël rescued a man from a burning house in Saint-Édouard-de-Maskinongé, Quebec. Alerted that his father-in-law was trapped in the downstairs area of his residence, Michel Noël and his nephew Stéphane made their way through one of the two adjacent apartments and smashed a sealed door leading to the middle unit. In choking smoke, the men took turns searching the victim's bedroom, each being forced upstairs several times to catch his breath. Despite their efforts, they were unable to locate the victim and were forced out by the intensifying heat. Undeterred, they crawled back inside through a different access, located the unconscious and seriously-burned man at the bottom of the stairs and dragged him to the doorway where others provided assistance.