Corporal Kirby Brett Anderson

  • Nanaimo, British Columbia

Decorations for Bravery

  • Medal of Bravery

    • Awarded on: December 16, 2004
    • Invested on: June 24, 2005

    RCMP Corporal Kirby Brett Anderson, M.B.
    RCMP Constable Kevin Tyler Thomson, M.B.
    Medal of Bravery

    On October 11, 2002, Cpl. Kirby Anderson and Cst. Kevin Thomson rescued an elderly disabled woman from a burning house in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Dispatched to the scene, the officers entered the dwelling where they were met by a wall of thick, grey smoke. They called to the woman but, disoriented and frail, she was unable to move. In near-zero visibility, the rescuers crawled inside without protective gear and, groping around, followed the woman's voice until they located her in a bathroom. Cpl. Anderson and Cst. Thomson then supported her as they walked through the blinding smoke to the front door where others provided assistance.