Medal for Heroism! Captain/Paramedic Shawn Robinson was awarded a Medal for Heroism from the The National Society of the Sons of American Revolution in Naples. Fl. today. Capt. Robinson and Engineer Dennis Kerr, North Collier Fire & Rescue, were recognized for their outstanding bravery and self-sacrifice in the face of imminent danger. On September 27, 2024, at approximately 8:40 am, while deployed with US&R Task Force 6 in Charlotte County during Hurricane Helene, Captain Robinson and Engineer Kerr were assigned the task of search and marking structures in a manufactured home community. They noticed a nearby column of smoke and immediately went to investigate. They found a manufactured home with fire conditions and a neighbor stating that a resident had gone back inside. Robinson and Kerr immediately conducted a search and spotted an unconscious person under a burning car port. They crawled into the area and rescued the victim, placed him in their UTV and transferred care to a Charlotte County medic unit.

South Trail Fire & Rescue is very proud that our very own Captain/Medic earned such a prestigious award, and that our brother Engineer Dennis Kerr, his team member that day, earned one also. Always putting in the work!