• Port Hope, Ontario

Decorations for Bravery

• Medal of Bravery

  • Awarded on: June 30, 2009
  • Invested on: October 22, 2010

  Sergeant Bryant Wood, S.C., M.B.
  Medal of Bravery
  
  On September 8, 2006, Sergeant Bryant Wood, of the Port Hope Police Service, rescued an eight-year-old boy from a burning house, in Port Hope, Ontario. Arriving at the scene, Sergeant Wood saw heavy smoke billowing from the home and spotted an unconscious man lying inside the doorway. Sergeant Wood helped bring the man outside, where others were able to revive him. Suddenly, the family dog ran into the house, with a young boy chasing after it. Without concern for his own safety, Sergeant Wood ran into the smoke-filled house, located the boy and his dog in the living room, and carried them outside to safety.
  
  * Sergeant Wood also received a Star of Courage for a separate incident.

• Star of Courage

  • Awarded on: June 30, 2009
  • Invested on: October 22, 2010

  Sergeant Bryant Wood, S.C., M.B.
  Star of Courage
  
  On September 9, 2007, Sergeant Bryant Wood, of the Port Hope Police Service, rescued a woman from a burning house, in Port Hope, Ontario. Dispatched to the scene, Sergeant Wood and a colleague found the main entrance engulfed in flames and a secondary door blocked from the inside. They opened a window, and through the thick, black smoke, they pulled a man and two women to safety. Another woman remained inside, unwilling to exit until she found her cat. As the fire quickly worsened, Sergeant Wood climbed inside to search for her. Fearing that the second floor could collapse at any moment, he searched through the apartment and finally located the victim in a bedroom. He grabbed the resisting woman and brought her to a window, where his colleague helped pull them both out.
  
  Sergeant Wood has also been awarded a Medal of Bravery for a separate incident.