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Life Saving Incident

March 29, 2019
Nevada
Clark County
Unincorporated

On March 24, 2019, the Nevada Highway Patrol dispatch received a call regarding a crash on County Highway 215 eastbound, near the airport connector. A pickup truck had crashed into the median and the driver, a man, was reportedly suffering from a heart attack. Trooper Jacob Fisher arrived on scene and found "citizens performing chest compression's," NHP said. The male driver was in and out of consciousness, and was seen on body camera footage gasping for air. Trooper Fisher began preforming CPR on the driver, telling him he was going to be okay. "Clark County Fire and Rescue transported the driver to Sunrise Trauma," NHP spokesman trooper Jason Butraczuk said in a statement. "NHP conducted a follow-up investigation at Sunrise Hospital a few days later and discovered the driver survived the medical episode." The driver was released from the hospital three days later. Trooper Fisher has been with NHP for five years and been awarded with three Life Saving Medals. Two of those medals were awarded for Fisher's actions when he had to apply a tourniquet to "control bleeding to victims who were seriously injured in crashes." The third medal was awarded for his response during the October 1 shooting. Fisher was one of the first troopers on scene on Oct. 1, 2017, when a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of a casino into a helpless crowd below. Trooper Fisher worked with a fire team that helped clear out numerous Strip hotels and casinos the night of the shooting.

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.