October 12, 2006

East Lansing -  The Michigan State Police (MSP) is pleased to announce that Trooper Jeremy S. Brewer and Trooper Jason D. Byrd of the Lansing Post received the Award for Valor from The Hundred Club of Detroit for their heroic actions last year. The award was presented to Brewer and Byrd at the Hundred Club of Detroit awards program on Oct. 11.

On Feb. 26, 2005, Brewer and Byrd joined other law enforcement officers at the scene of a senior citizen apartment building fire in which many residents were still inside the building. Although they did not have respirators, Brewer and Byrd entered the smoke-filled building, feeling their way through every room in search of residents.

Due to existing medical conditions, many of the residents and their medical equipment had to be carried out of the building. Brewer and Byrd assisted in the evacuation of 15 people, while check ing all five floors to make sure no one was left inside the building.

Brewer and Byrd also received the MSP Bravery Award in Sept. 2005 and the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP) Distinguished Service Medal in June for the same incident.

Brewer and Byrd joined the department in 2000, and graduated as members of the 119th Trooper Recruit School. After graduation, they were both assigned to the Lansing Post.

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