Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2017-10-10
Invested on: 2018-06-05
Edmonton, Alberta
On January 19, 2017, Riza Kasikcioglu was instrumental in evacuating a burning residential high-rise building in Edmonton, Alberta. Although he first tried to warn residents from the outside, Mr. Kasikcioglu was forced to run inside to clear the first floor. He then made his way up to the seventh floor, where the fire was located. Going from unit to unit, floor to floor, he escorted residents through the smoke-filled corridors until he reached the third floor where, finally overwhelmed by the smoke, he was helped to safety by firefighters.