Rescue ring program, in honor of Carnegie hero, has saved lives
When Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry died attempting to save a man from a submerging vehicle, his mother focused her grief on a mission to make sure no other …
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First scholarship honoring Carnegie hero given to high school graduate
Although Amari Quarles died in his efforts to save his younger brother from drowning, his legacy will live on through a scholarship in his name at the high school he …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Michelle Archer
Vermont State Trooper Lt. Cory Lozier presented the Carnegie Medal to state trooper Michelle Archer at a small ceremony held at the Williston, Vermont, barracks on Tuesday, June 17. Archer …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kevin Barrett and Cameron Whiting
U.S. Rep. Scott Peters of California presented the Carnegie Medal to Kevin Barrett and Cameron Whiting at a June 20 presentation held at his office in San Diego. Barrett …
Carnegie Medal presentation to John Catania
Carnegie Hero Fund board member Alex DiClaudio presented the Carnegie Medal to John Catania at a June 14 presentation held at the Balance Arts Center in New York City. Catania …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the daughter of Kelly Bailey
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented a posthumous Carnegie Medal to 7-year-old Keeley Bailey, the daughter of Carnegie Hero Kelly Bailey, at a private ceremony held June 25 in …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Albert Evans
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Albert Evans at a private ceremony held June 25 in Lufkin, Texas. Evans received the medal in December …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kenneth Jeremy Davis Jr.
Among all the first-responders that went to the scene of an Owosso, Michigan, accident, Perry (Michigan) Area Fire Rescue Chief Trent Atkins, fourth from right, presented the Carnegie Medal to …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Marvin A. Pinckney
U.S Rep. Barry Moore and Enterprise, Alabama, Mayor William E. Cooper, far right, presented the Carnegie Medal to constituent Marvin A. Pinckney, center, during an Enterprise City council meeting on …
Overheard: Impulse 81
Pete was always there for others. Employees, peers, family, and friends. That was his DNA … It’s no surprise his final minute was spent helping others. –Colleague of Peter Rosengren, …
2001: Young firefighter protects campers in fire storm
Bruce and Paula Hagemeyer were hiking through the Chewuch River Canyon near Winthrop, Washington, on the afternoon of July 10, 2001, looking for a place to set up camp, when …
Hero Fund gets shout out from local magazine
In its third installment in a series on Pittsburgh’s contributions to the world, the spring edition of Pittsburgh Quarterly briefly mentions the Carnegie Hero Fund as one of those …
Friends Remembered: Impulse No. 81
Friends Remembered is a collection of tributes to Carnegie heroes, beneficiaries, and others we have lost since the last edition of Impulse. They are listed chronologically by date of passing. …
Impulse 81: Board Notes
Carnegie heroes face situations that are surprisingly familiar to all of us, just vastly more dangerous. The latest batch of Carnegie Hero awards involve three rescues of children who survived …
Fondazione Carnegie honors 26 with medals
An April 11 ceremony in Rome’s Carabinieri Officers’ School honored 26 people with the Italian Hero Fund’s Carnegie Medal, including two gold medals awarded in memory of two firefighters who …
Two publications recognize Carnegie Heroes from home states
Twenty-one Carnegie heroes were recently featured in two publications, highlighting not only geographic parallels, but also the common thread of altruism in each respective state through the recounting of their …
Historical marker commemorates 1904 heroic act in rural Nebraska
About 70 people gathered on a plot of land accessible only by dirt roads on Easter weekend to commemorate the unveiling of a Nebraska Historical Marker detailing the rescue performed …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Sara Schaller
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan of Indiana presented the Carnegie Medal to Sara Schaller at a private presentation on Tuesday, April 22, at the congressional district office in Merrillville, Indiana. Schaller …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kevin Huzsek
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to Somerset, Pennsylvania, police officer Kevin E. Huzsek at a ceremony held at the Somerset Country Club on April 10. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Hao Nguyen
Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota presented the Carnegie Medal to Hao Nguyen at a presentation at her office in Minneapolis. Hao was awarded the medal in September 2024 after …