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A Royston police officer charged into a smoke-filled home at 2 a.m. and pulled an unconscious woman from flames. Officer Elizabeth Eddy stayed inside the burning building for over a minute to complete the rescue.
John Downard was driving to work at 3 a.m. when he spotted flames engulfing a house and made a split-second decision that saved two lives. The 51-year-old Lansing resident didn't hesitate to rush inside the burning structure on South Clemens Avenue.
When a mail truck crashed and burst into flames in Parkland, Washington, Stephanie Burkhart Mabee didn't hesitate. She grabbed her hammer and seatbelt cutter to rescue the trapped postal worker seconds before the fire spread.
When Alex McClean's car burst into flames on a Welsh highway with her nine-month-old trapped inside, two strangers risked their lives to pull baby Lilah to safety. Wesley Beynon and Marc Willding reached the child just 30 seconds before the vehicle was completely engulfed.