Medal of Bravery
Awarded on: 2012-12-19
Invested on: 2013-06-07
André Tremblay, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On December 11, 2009, André Tremblay rescued a co-worker whose clothing had caught on fire in an industrial garage, in La Doré, Quebec. Mr. Tremblay was working in the front office when he heard an explosion occur in the garage. Without any thought for his own safety, he ran inside to find the building filled with thick, black smoke, through which he could faintly see a huge ball of fire moving at the back of the room. Thinking it may be his colleague covered in flames, Mr. Tremblay managed to pull the victim outside to a nearby snow bank where he put out the flames, saving the man's life.