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ISP honors
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November 22, 2011 |
On Monday, November 21, Idaho State Police
District Five held a ceremony to honor the
heroic deeds of Sergeant John Kempf, Detective
Paul Olsen, and Corporal David Noyes. The three
officers were involved in three separate
incidents in that past several months. A brief
overview of each incident follows.
 (Editor's note: This article is mostly
unedited and written in the dry words of an ISP
public information officer. I have altered tense
and added commas, but otherwise changed nothing.
I leave it to readers to look beyond the dry
prose, and pray that you'll be as grateful as I
am that such good people take so much pride in
serving us so well. This article is published on
behalf of all who serve and protect.)
Sergeant Kempf received the Idaho State Police
Silver Star Award. Here is a brief account of
the incident:
On June 7, 2011, at approximately 10:30 p.m.,
Sergeant John Kempf came upon a crash in the
median of I84 near milepost 195. As he
approached the scene he observed the tractor
portion of a tractor trailer on its side and on
fire. He was the first emergency responder on
scene.
Sergeant Kempf and a citizen approached the
tractor and heard cries for help coming from
inside the cab. The tractor was lying on its
side and Sergeant Kempf and the citizen had to
climb on top to open the door. Once on top they
observed the driver, who was severely injured,
inside the cab. Sergeant Kempf and the citizen
pulled the driver free of the cab and with the
help of other citizens, carried him
approximately 25 yards away from the tractor.
Approximately 20 seconds later the tractor
exploded and became fully engulfed in flames.
The driver was severely injured and could not
have extricated himself from the tractor. He
would have undoubtedly perished in the fire were
it not for the heroic actions of Sergeant Kempf.
Detective Paul Olsen recieved the Idaho State
Police Lifesaving Award. Here is a brief account
of the incident:
On June 22, 2011, at approximately 8:00 pm,
Detective Olsen happened on the scene of a
single vehicle crash on I-86 at milepost 30. The
vehicle, an eight passenger Suburban, had been
carrying eleven individuals including the
driver. As a result of the crash, six of the
occupants were ejected and three were killed
instantly. Detective Olsen was the first
emergency responder to arrive on scene.
One of the surviving victims was unconscious and
having trouble breathing. The rest were walking
wounded. Detective Olsen determined that his
rescue efforts could best be served by helping
the victim who was having difficulty breathing.
Detective Olsen opened the victim's airway which
allowed him to breathe. Detective Olsen
maintained the open airway by holding the
victim's tongue until he was relieve by EMTs.
Despite Detective Olsen's efforts, and the
efforts of advanced medical personnel, the
victim ultimately succumbed to his injuries 3
days later at the University of Utah Medical
Center where he had been airlifted. Detective
Olsen's actions brought comfort and relief to a
suffering human being and allowed the victim's
family the opportunity to say goodbye to their
loved-one before he passed away.
Corporal David Noyes will be receiving the Idaho
State Police Lifesaving Award. Here is a brief
account of the incident:
On September 6, 2011 at 8:25 pm, Corporal David
Noyes was dispatched to I-15 at the Center
Street overpass to check on a subject that was
on the bridge close to the south bound lanes.
When Corporal Noyes arrived, he found a subject
sitting on the bridge railing over Center
Street. The subject yelled at Corporal Noyes to
stay back and threatened to jump off the bridge.
Corporal Noyes acted quickly and requested
additional assistance and closed the southbound
lanes of I-15 and the adjacent roadways.
Corporal Noyes negotiated with the subject,
developed a rapport with him, and kept him from
jumping. Ultimately Corporal Noyes was able to
grab the subject when the subject was
distracted, and took him into protective
custody. Corporal Noyes displayed calm, courage
and intelligence throughout the incident and was
able to bring a very tense and dangerous
situation to a safe and successful conclusion. |
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