On November 24, 1999, Brian Doucette saved a man from a fiery death near Vilna, Alberta. Capt Doucette had just arrived at the scene of a multi-vehicle accident in dense fog when he heard a crash. He rushed to the scene and found a burning car wedged under the back of a five-ton truck with the seriously injured driver crushed between the steering wheel and the seat. When his attempt to extinguish the flames failed, Capt Doucette entered the vehicle through a back door and scambled over various obstacles to reach the victim. Despite the intensifying heat and flames, he managed to free the driver, lift him over the front seat and pull him out of the wreck moments before the entire vehicle erupted into flames.