Firefighter Details

Name: Jason Lach
Gender: Male
Agency: Chicago Fire Department
Type of Firefighter: Career
Rank: Firefighter
Type of Duty: Firefighting operations, Search and rescue operations
Type of Award: Medal of Honor
Year of Award: 2015
Incident City: Chicago
Year of Incident: 2014
Incident Location Type: Residential
Incident Attribute: Fires

Decorated Actions

Firefighters Thomas Garswick and Jason Lach of the Chicago Fire Department received the Medal of Honor for their actions in rescuing an unconscious man from a burning structure in Chicago in 2014.

Firefighters Thomas Garswick and Jason Lach of Squad 5 were directed to conduct a search of a burning 2 ½ story building with heavy smoke conditions. They had to remove debris and forcibly enter two doors obstructed by the clutter. They located the unconscious victim once inside and removed him from the building.

Citations:

2014 Heroism Awards $100 Winners, Firehouse.com News, June 1, 2015.

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