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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