On May 16, 2026, the FFAM Award for Valor was presented to Greg Foote of Cape Girardeau FD. The award was presented to him at his fire department with his family and his fellow firefighters in attendance. Thanks to Greg for helping to save a veteran who was suffering a mental health emergency with a risk to do harm. He was able to clear the area of the public for everyone’s safety while trying to help the veteran who was locked in the vehicle with a weapon. Greg went for help when the veteran was becoming less responsive. After going to the closest ranger station and calling park rangers and EMS, Greg returned back to the vehicle to help convince the veteran to unlock the vehicle and let him secure the weapon and help the veteran. Greg provided medical care, due to the patient’s altered mental status and breathing issues, until the park rangers and EMS arrived on scene. Later that evening, the park rangers advised Greg that the veteran was alive at the hospital, and if not for Greg’s actions, the veteran may have died.
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