Acting well beyond the call of duty, Basil Landry, a Halifax fireman, saved a two-month-old boy from a fire in his home on 2 October 1978. From outside the house, the baby's upstairs bedroom was pointed out to Lt. Landry, who climbed a trellis leading to a veranda situated below and to the side of the bedroom window. Smashing the window, he pulled himself into the room. Being without his air-pack, he stayed close to the floor and made his way to the crib. After giving the baby mouth-to- mouth resuscitation he carried him to safety.