Three Bowie Employees Honored for Emergency Response Efforts

When emergencies arose, three Bowie employees were prompt in their reactions and helped save lives.

The employees were recognized at the City Council meeting Nov. 17.

After a pedal boat overturned, Boathouse Supervisor Robert Feazell and Park Ranger Brittanny Hollis were quick to help. Five patrons, including a pregnant woman and a small child, were left in the water when the boat capsized. The pair pulled all of them out of the Allen Pond and the patrons received medical care. None of them suffered from injuries.

Feazell and Hollis received the 2014 Lifesaver Award by the Local Government Insurance Trust in late October.

Driver for the Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department James Elben III was traveling his route when he saw that there was a fire in the back of his trash truck. Elben took the pile that was on fire and dumped it into the street where he extinguished it. Not only did this protect nearby vehicles, but it saved damage to his $100,000 truck.

It was unanimously decided by the City Council to adopt proclamations for Feazell, Hollis, and Elben.

“I congratulate these three outstanding individuals for their actions,” Mayor G. Frederick Robinson said at the meeting. “They are representative of the many fine City employees, who work tirelessly for our city every day.”

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