Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2012-04-25
Invested on: 2012-10-12
Jason Bavelaar, M.B.
Reno Levesque, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On March 10, 2010, firefighters Jason Bavelaar and Reno Levesque rescued a man from a burning house, in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Although they were not on duty at the time, Messrs. Bavelaar and Levesque heard the dispatch concerning the fire and decided to assist. First at the scene, Mr. Bavelaar entered the smoke-filled house but had to exit several times to get some air. He and Mr. Levesque, who had just arrived, then made their way to the basement where they located the unconscious victim and brought him outside. Fire and ambulance services arrived and brought the man to the hospital where he recovered.