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Kettering honors residents and firefighters for on‑scene resuscitation
Summary
Kettering City Council recognized a citizen and municipal staff for delivering immediate CPR and AED shocks on Oct. 6 that helped save a 35‑year‑old man; city firefighters who continued advanced care were also awarded life‑saving honors.
Kettering City Council presented citizenship and life‑saving awards Dec. 10 to residents and city responders involved in a life‑saving effort at the Kettering Recreation Complex on Oct. 6, 2024.
Chief Robbins said PRCA staff and a nearby physician, Dr. Jordan Hickey, immediately began CPR and used an automated external defibrillator after a 35‑year‑old man collapsed while exercising. "Doctor Hickey immediately recognized that the patient was not breathing and had no pulse," Robbins said, and crews delivered two defibrillations before Kettering Fire Department arrived. Fire personnel continued advanced cardiac life support in transit to Kettering Medical Center and the patient was discharged from the hospital on Oct. 10, 2024.
Robbins named PRCA staff member Sarah O'Malley and Dr. Hickey for the citizenship award and presented life‑saving awards to Capt. Eric Hagemeyer and firefighter‑paramedics Chris Caudell, Ryan Hill, Austin Mellendorf and Trent Phipps. Patient Ryan Bernal and his family addressed council to express thanks; Bernal described being alive today because of the responders' actions.
The awards committee said the citizenship award recognizes non‑department members who perform acts above and beyond expectations at an emergency scene, while the life‑saving award recognizes department members whose actions returned a person to normal life activities.
Council applause followed the remarks; no formal action was required. The recognition highlights the role of coordinated bystander care and professional emergency response in survival and recovery.
