(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Brighton Township Volunteer Fire Department, Station 63, Posted on Facebook on June 2nd, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Brighton Township, PA) Eight Brighton Township firefighters and a Medic Rescue EMT were recognized with Life Saving Awards during a ceremony Monday evening for their actions in saving a man’s life during a March emergency.

Fire Chief Mitchell Curtaccio presented the awards to firefighters Daniel Hughes, Josh Peabody, Andrew Stiveson, Craig Nunamaker, Drew Snyder, Josh Dahma, Austin Crawford and Kelsey Vogan, along with Medic Rescue EMT Kayla Butler.

According to the department, crews were responding on March 15th to extinguish hot spots from a large brush fire when they discovered another active brush fire near Tuscarawas Road and Brighton Road.

While firefighters were working to contain the fire, a homeowner assisting with suppression efforts collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. Hughes requested emergency medical assistance and began treatment. Other firefighters assisted with CPR, and an automated external defibrillator was used to deliver a shock before EMS personnel arrived.

Officials said the patient regained a pulse before being transferred to Medic Rescue for advanced care.

The responders were reunited with the man during Monday’s ceremony and learned about his recovery.