| Name: | Christopher Guare |
| Gender: | Male |
| Agency: | Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company |
| Type of Firefighter: | Volunteer |
| Rank: | Firefighter |
| Type of Duty: | Firefighting operations, Search and rescue operations |
| Type of Award: | Medal of Honor |
| Year of Award: | 2015 |
| Incident City: | Glen Ellyn |
| Year of Incident: | 2014 |
| Incident Location Type: | Residential |
| Incident Attribute: | Fires |
Glen Ellyn Firefighter Chris Guare was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during an apartment fire on May 10, 2014.
Guare and other firefighters responded to a fire at a three-story building in the early morning. The fire was confined to one apartment, and once the firefighters forced the door open the fire became fully engaged. Guare was able to identify a victim lying on the floor of the apartment using a thermal energy device. He rushed to save the victim as the other firefighters used hoses to battle the flames. He had to crawl on his stomach to reach the victim and was able to remove him and bring him out to the paramedics.
Citations:
“Glen Ellyn firefighter honored for bravery in apartment fire,” Chicago Tribune, November 11, 2014.