Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2017-10-10
Invested on: 2017-11-23
Matthew Attwell, M.B.
Barrie, Ontario
Brian Chapman, M.B.
Bolton, Ontario
Anthony Colabufalo, M.B.
Caledon, Ontario
Fire Captain James Bruce Hicks, M.B.
Algonquin Highlands, Ontario
Larry Douglas Martin, M.B.
Aurora, Ontario
Marcus Fredrick Douglas Middleton, M.B.
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Travis James Robbins, M.B.
Oshawa, Ontario
Daryl Roy, M.B.
Palgrave, Ontario
Ean Smith, M.B.
Thamesville, Ontario
Eryn Smith, M.B.
Brampton, Ontario
Derek Grahame Wilson, M.B.
Barrie, Ontario
On April 23, 2014, paramedics Ean Smith and Eryn Smith, as well as firefighters Matt Attwell, Brian Chapman, Anthony Colabufalo, Bruce Hicks, Larry Martin, Marcus Middleton, Travis Robbins, Daryl Roy and Derek Wilson, were instrumental in the rescue of three firefighters injured in a warehouse explosion in Mississauga, Ontario. A violent blast inside the warehouse caused a wall to collapse, burying the firefighters under the rubble. The remaining firefighters either had their breathing apparatus blown off by the explosion or had to remove them after quickly running out of oxygen. Despite flying debris, heavy smoke and secondary explosions, the firefighters and paramedics combined their efforts to recover their injured colleagues, and moved them away from the intense heat and flames to safety.