Life Saving Incident
May 24, 2021
Texas
Travis County
Austin
On May 24, 2021 Officer Chandler Carrera and his partner Eddie Pineda were at the scene of an auto accident. Officer Pineda ran from the police vehicle to the victim's vehicle and noticed the vehicle was smoking and also noticed flames. Officer Carrera parked the police vehicle then retrieved a fire extinguisher. He ran to the then burning vehicle and began to extinguish the flames which were now on the undercarriage. Officer Pineda could not open the locked driver's door and he then used his baton to break out a window. Carrera and Pineda then successfully pulled the unconscious victim out of the vehicle which resulted in the man's life being saved.
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.
