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Prince William Fire Crews Awarded ‘Green Cross’ in 2 Life-Saving Situations

Members of the Prince William Fire & Rescue Department's Fire Station 22 were awarded the Green Cross. [Photo courtesy of PWC Fire on Facebook]
Members of the Prince William County Fire & Rescue Department Fire Station 22 were recently awarded the Green Cross by Hurst for life-saving events in March 2024.

The Green Cross is awarded by Hurst Jaws of Life, which aims to celebrate "the bravery shown by rescue teams worldwide," according to the company's website. Crews from Rescue Unit 522 and Trucks 504 and 511 were given the award.

The first incident occurred on Sudley Road and Lee Highway, where a box truck crashed into a tree. According to the department's Facebook post, the driver was pinned from the waist down and impaled, and it took 40 minutes to rescue him.

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