James Edward Giles, M.B.
Terrace, British Columbia
Medal of Bravery
On October 18, 2016, James Giles saved a family from a burning house in Terrace, British Columbia. After trying to alert the occupants to the fire, he rushed inside the smoke-filled house and located a boy on the lower floor. He brought him to safety before re-entering the dwelling, where he found the mother and her daughter in shock by the stairs. Protecting them from the smoke, he led the daughter out of the building first, before returning for her mother. Thanks to his efforts, all three family members survived.