Crime & Safety
Cleveland Heights Firefighters Honored By Cleveland Clinic
Six firefighters received the Excellence In Professional Standards Award for their actions during a call in which they resuscitated an infant
Six members of the Cleveland Heights Fire Department were recognized during the Cleveland Clinic's annual EMS awards.
Lt. John Thomas and Firefighters Ryan Coughlin, Jacob Newpher, Thomas Huffman, Matthew Urie and John Marjak received an award for Excellence in Professional Standards.
According to the Clinic, the award is given to those who EMS personnel who continually perform to the best of their ability and set the standard of professional conduct each and every day they wear their uniform.
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Specifically, these six men received the award for their actions on a medical call when they resuscitated an infant.
The Cleveland Heights Fire Department congratulated their firefighters on their Facebook page.
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"I am very proud of them and of all of our members for the excellent service they provide!" they wrote.
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