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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:	March 12, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Presentation of Carnegie Heroes Award to Antioch Citizen Samantha Olive Barnhouse

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/12/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, Director

Contact:

Jeff Carman, Fire Chief (925) 941-3300

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 12, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

PRESENTATION of Carnegie Heroes Award to Antioch Citizen Samantha Olive Barnhouse.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Carnegie Heroes Award is presented to civilians who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. In 2018, eighteen people were named Carnegie Heroes and three lost their lives attempting to save others.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Samantha Olive Barnhouse, 37, saved 78 year-old Lobis Burton from a burning house on February 17, 2018, in Antioch, California. Alerted to the fire, Ms. Barnhouse, who lived across the street from Mr. Burton's apartment building, entered his apartment. She moved past the burning kitchen to reach Mr.Burton who was sitting in a bedroom in a wheeled desk chair and unable to move due to an injured hip. As flames and smoke intensified, Ms. Barnhouse pulled the desk chair through the bedroom past the kitchen and to the front door. The chair became stuck and Ms. Barnhouse pulled it free causing herself and and Mr. Burton to fall outside beneath flames issuing overhead through the doorway. Within a minute, the apartment's windows shattered due to the heat. Mr. Burton was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and a broken hip, but he was not burned. Ms. Barnhouse was treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation and subsequently recovered.

The Fire District is honored to present Samantha Olive Barnhouse with the Carnegie Medal for risking her life while rescuing Lobis Burton from his burning apartment.