Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: December 11, 2003
• Invested on: June 25, 2004

RCMP Constable Josephee Frederick Baines, M.B.
RCMP Auxiliary Constable Robert Glenn Wolfenden, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On August 4, 2001, Csts. Baines and Wolfenden rescued a couple who were trapped inside their burning house, in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Alerted from nearby to the fire, the officers rushed to the scene where the occupants were screaming for help from a second floor window. Without hesitation, the rescuers raced inside but were soon forced back out by the blinding smoke and toxic fumes. Undeterred, they held wet towels over their mouths and made their way upstairs. Braving the extreme heat from a bedroom engulfed in flames, they continued their search until they found the disoriented couple in a nearby living room. Csts. Baines and Wolfenden gave them their wet towels and after convincing the uncooperative woman that her children were safe, guided the couple outside.