Board honors deputies after dramatic apartment rescue
Aug 5, 2026
The Washington County Board of Commissioners recognized law-enforcement personnel for rescuing residents from an early-June apartment fire after watching body-camera/video footage and hearing a short recounting from Captain Minnick.
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The Chair opened the meeting by introducing Captain Minnick and playing video footage of an early‑June apartment-structure fire in which officers entered a burning unit and removed trapped residents. Captain Minnick told commissioners the officers arrived quickly, that "this fire was moving faster than maybe fire could get there," and described rescue actions in which officers came into close contact with the blaze to evacuate occupants.
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