| Name: | Todd Warrick |
| Gender: | Male |
| Agency: | Jacksonville Fire Department |
| Type of Firefighter: | Career |
| Rank: | Driver |
| Type of Duty: | Firefighting operations, Search and rescue operations |
| Type of Award: | Medal of Honor |
| Year of Award: | 2007 |
| Incident City: | Jacksonville |
| Year of Incident: | 2006 |
| Incident Location Type: | Residential |
| Incident Attribute: | Fires |
Driver Todd Warrick of the Jacksonville Fire Department was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions to rescue two females from a residential fire in Jacksonville, Illinois on February 13, 2006.
Warrick was off duty, listening to his scanner at home, when he heard a dispatch about an attic fire at a residence right down the street from him. He immediately leaped to action, heading three houses down to 1103 S. East St. When he arrived, he checked the front and back doors. Both were locked. He proceeded to kick in the front door. Once inside, he found a mother and daughter in a bedroom near the kitchen, where fiery debris was raining down from the ceiling. They were both asleep. Warrick woke them up and promptly evacuated them safely from the residence, despite not having any of his protective firefighting gear on. He was burnt by the falling debris during the rescue, but suffered no major injuries.
Citations:
“Firefighter to get bravery medal,” Jacksonville Journal-Courier, March 13, 2007.
“Firefighter Todd Warrick honored,” Jacksonville Journal-Courier, May 17, 2007.
“Firefighters gather to honor those lost, celebrate bravery,” The Times (mywebtimes.com), May 18, 2007.
“Warrick gets state Medal of Honor,” Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL), May 30, 2007.