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Recognize Lifesaver Award Recipient
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Niland, County Manager’s Office, Deputy County Manager, 704-283-3630
ACTION REQUESTED:
Recognize Assistant Fire Marshal Chad Baucom for heroic actions while vacationing with his family.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
While at the beach with his family on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Assistant Fire Marshal Chad Baucom heard a cry for help coming from the ocean. Without hesitation, he and a bystander acted quickly to run into the water, place an unconscious man on a boogie board and bring him to shore. When they got to shore, local police had arrived, and they began administering chest compressions. Baucom then applied an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the man's chest and took over chest compressions. When local firefighters and paramedics arrived, Baucom continued to assist and helped load the patient into an ambulance to be taken to a nearby hospital.
County Management presented Baucom with the Lifesaver Award on Aug. 1.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.