LOUISA, Ky. (WYMT) - An officer in Lawrence County was recently honored for going “above and beyond” to serve and protect during one of his shifts last month. Last week, Louisa Mayor Harold Slone and Police Chief Greg Fugitt presented Sgt. Steven Wilburn with the Louisa Police Commendation Medal. “Someone whose love for the job is so heartfelt that he wants to just help people,” Fugitt told WYMT. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, officials say Sgt. Wilburn responded to an EMS call on March 19 when an infant was born at a Louisa motel. “The ambulance that was responding was having mechanical issues, so I ended up going there and going into the room and found the mother with the baby in the bathroom- wasn’t breathing,” he said. “I was in shock at first. And then, just, I guess things just kind of kicked in- training I’ve had before.” He said the call to serve was louder than the desire to wait for EMTs, so he used his own line of duty emergency medical training, as well as more lessons he learned when his child spent time in the ICU, to help keep CPR flowing while waiting for an ambulance to arrive. “I’ve got five children of my own. I guess that kind of instinct kicked in to try to do what I could,” he said. He said the child began to breathe and he was able to wrap it in a blanket, handing it off the EMTs, who took the baby and mother to the hospital. But that was only one of the lives saved that day. A suspected drug overdose near the locks along the river warranted a second call. “I responded to that and found a male that was suffering of a heroin overdose, laying beside a vehicle,” said Wilburn. “And administered aid to him until we got him back.” During the presentation of the medal, officials thanked Wilburn for his dedication to duty and to the community he serves. Chief Fugitt said the service and dedication shown by Wilburn is unquantifiable. “It’s invaluable,” said Fugitt. “We’re appreciative that he was there and able to assist in both situations.” But, according to Wilburn, while he is honored to be recognized and continues to see new situations every day in his job, he does not see a need for the award. He said it was all in a day’s work. “Didn’t feel like it was anything deserved,” he said. “Just kind of felt like it was another day, another call.”