Life Saving Incident
September 27, 2021
Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia honored a detective who saved a local defense attorney's life after he collapsed in the courtroom. "I just got thru pre-admitting some exhibits about how PCP affects the human body, and then I sat down and then I woke up in the hospital," said Fishburn. In September, Detective Frank Serra saw Allen Fishburn lying on the floor and jumped into action administering chest compressions for about 15 minutes before he was rushed to the hospital. It was determined Fishburn had experienced an almost-fatal heart attack. Chief Garcia said Fishburn would not have made it without Serra's swift action. "By the grace of God, He called upon me to do what any of us would've done in that situation and that's give CPR and luckily Allan is here with us today," said Serra. "It's quite wild going from getting ready to be questioned on the stand to giving CPR, but that's pretty much how it went." Serra received a life-saving bar for outstanding performance in the saving of a human life
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.
