Medal of Bravery

• Awarded on: June 17, 2015
• Invested on: October 05, 2015

Sergeant Sébastien Briand, M.B.
Constable Pascal-Éric D'Amours, M.B.
Constable Simon Dufour, M.B.
Sergeant Steve Duguay, M.B.
Constable Mathieu Fournier, M.B.
Constable Steve Guy, M.B.
Constable Francis Marquis, M.B.
Constable Dominic Pellerin, M.B.
Constable Jean-François Pépin, M.B.
Constable Myriam St-Onge, M.B.
Medal of Bravery

On January 23, 2014, 10 police officers from the Sûreté du Québec risked their lives to rescue senior citizens who were trapped by flames during a fire at the Résidence du Havre nursing home in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Without any equipment, the officers braved both the extreme cold weather outside and the heat and toxic smoke filling the hallways inside the three-storey building. They acted quickly as the fire spread, with some victims trapped in their rooms or on their balconies. Sadly, despite the rescuers' best efforts, 32 people lost their lives in the fire.