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St. Louis Firefighter to Receive National Firemark Award for Heroism

Engine Company 32 Firefighter John Hernandez Honored for Saving Three-Year-Old Boy in October 2004 Fatal Fire

St. Louis Fire Department to Receive $10,000 Grant from Liberty Mutual

WHAT: St. Louis Firefighter John Hernandez, Engine Company 32, will receive the Liberty Mutual National Firemark Award for Heroism.

The award includes a $10,000 grant to the St. Louis Fire Department from Liberty Mutual.

WHEN: Friday, November 4, 2005
8:00 a.m.

WHERE: “Where’s the Fire?”
INNOVENTIONS at Epcot®
Walt Disney World® Resort, Florida

WHO: Liberty Mutual executives, along with its committee representing various national fire service organizations, including the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the National Fire Protection Association, the National Association of State Fire Marshals, and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, will present the National Firemark Award to Firefighter Hernandez.

WHY: The Firemark Award committee selected Firefighter Hernandez for his heroic acts of October 26, 2004, which saved the life of a three-year-old boy trapped in a fatal fire at 3014 Cherokee in St. Louis.

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Media attending the National Firemark Award presentation must be issued press credentials from Walt Disney World® Media Relations. If you would like to attend, please contact Glenn Greenberg, Liberty Mutual Group, at 617-574-5874 or glenn.greenberg@libertymutual.com