Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2008-02-27
Invested on: 2009-06-19
Constable Catherine Dumas, M.B.
Sergeant Carl Dussault, M.B.
Constable Henri-Louis Huot, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On January 24, 2004, constables Catherine Dumas and Henri-Louis Huot, as well as Sergeant Carl Dussault, then constable, rescued a woman from a burning apartment in Montréal, Quebec. The officers broke down the locked door of the apartment and were engulfed in a dark, thick cloud of smoke. Feeling their way along the walls to find the occupants, they were soon forced out of the apartment due to the dense, toxic smoke. While Constable Dumas went to evacuate other residents of the building, Constable Huot re-entered the apartment and located a woman whose clothing was on fire. He put out the flames, and with Sergeant Dussault's help, brought the woman outside, where she soon regained consciousness.