Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2012-04-25
Invested on: 2012-09-19
Constable Guillaume Jacques, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On November 19, 2009, Constable Guillaume Jacques of the Saint-Eustache Municipal Police rescued a suicidal man who had set fire to his house, in Saint-Eustache, Quebec. Dispatched to the scene, Constable Jacques heard the victim inside but was unable to see him due to the thick, black smoke. The Constable yelled at him to come out, but the man refused. Without thought to his own safety, Constable Jacques ran in and grabbed the man, who began to struggle to escape his grip. Constable Jacques applied a stronger hold to enable him to handcuff the victim and brought him forcefully outside.