Life Saving Incident
July 9, 2019
An off-duty Aurora Ohio policeman was hailed as a hero after administering first aid to a neighbor who was having a medical emergency. On July 9, 2019, Detective Sergeant Dan Kalk spotted his neighbor having an emergency and ran across the street to find him unconscious in his driveway, an Aurora police spokesperson later said. “Dan’s wife called 911 while Dan administered lifesaving first aid to his neighbor,” police said. “By the time the rescue squad arrived, his neighbor was conscious and talking. He was transported by rescue squad to Ahuja Medical Center and was released later that day. “That evening, his neighbor and his wife and children brought pizza to Dan’s house and both families enjoyed dinner together. The neighbor said all he could think about when he was in the ambulance was that if it wasn’t for Dan, he might never have seen his wife and children again.” The post didn’t identify the specific medical emergency. Detective Sergeant Kalk, who has worked for the department since 1998, was named Aurora officer of the year in 2018.
The history of law enforcement in the United States is a long and wonderful history of bravery. This website is dedicated to documenting the heroic deeds of law enforcement officers throughout the United States who have either given or risked their lives to save others. There are many stories of bravery and heroism for many who are considered first responders. However, it is those in law enforcement who are most likely to be the first to arrive upon a location requiring life saving acts engaging dangerous hostage takers, running into burning buildings/vehicles, providing first aid to seriously injured victims, saving near drowning victims and much more are what the women and men of law enforcement do routinely and at many times, great peril to their own safety.
It is our mission to document the history of lives saved by those dedicated women and men in law enforcement. To share with others the dramatic deeds of those individuals who are the first, first responders. It is so important for our citizens to understand that law "enforcement" is not always about enforcing the law but rather being there when our citizens need us.
It is to this end we are dedicated to promoting documentation regarding the history of law enforcement and the lives they have saved.
