Woman's Rescue Leads to Medals of Valor for Hinsdale Firefighters

Hinsdale firefighter-paramedics Daniel Majewski and Donald Newberry were each presented a Medal of Valor from the Hundred Club of DuPage County last month for their roles in the rescue of a 91-year-old woman from a burning Hinsdale home in February. 

Majewski and Newberry were given the award based on their actions on the morning of Feb. 28, when they were among the first-responders to a report of a house fire in the 900 block of South Bruner Street. An elderly woman had been trapped in a rear room of the home and was unconscious when Majewski and Newberry located her, brought her outside, and revived her before transporting her to Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, where she eventually made a full recovery. 

The Hundred Club of DuPage County honored the two firefighters at its annual awards dinner on Oct. 30 at the Lisle Hilton Hotel. Three Naperville firefighters and a Westmont police officer were also honored.

The Hundred Club of DuPage County is a nonprofit organization that provides financial compassion benefits to the families of public law enforcement officers and firefighters who have lost their lives, been seriously injured, or suffered a serious illness whether the incident was duty or non-duty related.

The DuPage County Fire Chiefs Association, in collaboration with The Hundred Club of DuPage County, reviews numerous emergency calls that are submitted by fire and police departments in DuPage County each year in its search for Medal of Valor recipients.

Hinsdale Village President Tom Cauley recognized Majewski and Newberry in May for the rescue.

Above photo courtesy of the Hinsdale Fire Department.

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