Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: February 24, 1995
• Invested on: May 31, 1995

Blake Desjardins, M.S.M., Sudbury, Ont.
Donald McNeil Donaldson, M.S.M., Lively, Ont.
Terrance Larocque, M.S.M., Garson, Ont.
Michael Ouellette, M.S.M., Sudbury, Ont.
Meritorious Service Medal (civil division)

On July 8, 1993, firefighters Desjardins, Donaldson, Larocque and Ouellette demonstrated the highest form of professionalism as they worked to retrieve two children trapped by fire in an apartment building in Sudbury Ontario. As they worked their way through the burning building, the four made excellent use of their knowledge, training and experience as firefighters. Despite the rolling smoke, intense heat and resulting flashover, the rescuers worked as a team to find the children, while persisting in their efforts to fight the spreading fire. Unfortunately, only one of the children survived.