Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2009-09-24
Invested on: 2010-10-22
Constable Michael Verney Gallant, M.B.
Constable Phillip Kolody, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On June 17, 2008, constables Michael Gallant and Phillip Kolody, of the Windsor Police Service, rescued four people from a burning house, in Windsor, Ontario. On patrol in the area, the constables noticed the burning house. Once inside the dwelling, they located and woke the victims. The constables evacuated the family, and returned inside to search for other possible individuals trapped inside. In spite of the flames, the intense heat and the thick black smoke they ensured that no one else was inside, before evacuating nearby homes.