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Bryan County first responders recognized with CareFlite Award

Posted: 8:20 PM May 21, 2012

ARLINGTON, TX-- A group of Bryan County first responders were honored in Arlington, Monday afternoon, for a heroic rescue on New Years Day.

Ten people from Bryan County received the "CareFlite Great First Responders Award" for a rescue on January 1st, when a fire in Silo, trapped a woman inside her home.

Agencies from across Bryan County, worked to get the woman out alive, including:

Bryan County EMS:

Captain Wanda Gray

Medic Chandra Dillingham

Bryan County Sheriffs Office:

Deputy Jonathan Nunnally

Deputy Tim Harwood

Durant Fire Department:

Lieutenant Kerry Robinson

Firefighter Jay Bergner

Oklahoma Highway Patrol:

Lieutenant Scott Hampton

Trooper Kyle Ince

Silo Fire Department:

Firefighter Tom Atkinson

Firefighter Lecil Cole