by Christopher Martin,
Brockport Fire District PIO
Fire Police officials from Monroe County and across the state gathered at the Brockport Exempts for the Spring Meeting of the Monroe County Volunteer Fire Police Association (MCVFPA) on May 1. Brockport FP Captain Cheryl Wiest was honored for her heroic efforts last summer that helped save the life of another.
Last August, Captain Wiest was home when a young neighbor playing nearby fell and cut his arm on a broken terracotta pot, causing an arterial bleed. Wiest applied a makeshift tourniquet, stopping the bleeding several minutes before other responders arrived, and is credited with saving his life.
The MCVFPA presented the Gordon Mosher Fire Police Officer of the Year Award to Wiest for her heroism while acknowledging her many years of service to the community protecting emergency services scenes. Wiest’s name has been added to the County’s perpetual plaque of recipients of the award which was presented to the Chiefs from Brockport to hang in their fire station.
Members from the Volunteer Fire Police Association of the State of New York presented Captain Wiest with their President’s Award for Excellence also citing her many years of “outstanding service” with gratitude from the officers and members of the association.
Many members of Wiest’s squad and department were in attendance, including Past Chief José Medina (chief during the rescue), BFD Deputy Chief Adam Leggett, and BFD Assistant Chief Scott Wainwright.
Photos by Christopher Martin
