Alan H. Mackie
Despite being instructed by a 911 operator to stay outside his next-door neighbor’s burning bungalow on March 2, 2023, Alan H. Mackie, a 63-year-old mechanic from Grand Valley, Ontario, knew …
Author: Griffin Erdely
Pedro Perez
A 39-year-old police officer gave chase to apprehend a man who had just robbed a Springfield, Massachusetts, store at knifepoint on Dec. 27, 2022. As she reached the man, he …
Scott Kilburn
Scott Kilburn, a 49-year-old metal fabricator of Waverly, Tennessee, and his wife were stranded on the roof of his pickup truck during heavy flooding in Waverly on Aug. 21, 2021. …
The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 75
“It is the fund that may be considered my pet … because no one ever suggested it. Its reception here was not universal at first, some critics thot I proposed …
From the Archives: Father of 3 returns for fellow miner despite impending blasts
It was 1973. Peter S. Norman, a 42-year-old miner from New Denver, British Columbia, was working 0.9 miles underground, deep in a Silmonac mine. There in a tunnel, about 8 …
Overheard: Impulse 75
I just really felt that little girl needed help. That was the main thing. It became apparent when she was flipped off the floatie that something needed to happen and …
Presentation at Pittsburgh synagogue
Hero Fund staff participated in the Pittsburgh-area speaker series at the Beth El Congregation of the South Hills Oct. 16. Hero Fund President Eric Zahren discussed how the Hero Fund …
Friends Remembered: Robert H. Blasko
Robert H. Blasko, 91, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, died September 27, 2023, at his home. He was born April 3, 1932, in Bradenville, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Andrew …
Impulse 75: Board Notes
If we are open to it, a minor administrative detail can give insight into an important issue. Just such a detail nudged me into thinking more carefully just what it …
New podcast tells hero stories to wider audience
A year in the making, season one of “Fear on Hold,” a new podcast by the Carnegie Hero Fund, has recently launched. Each short episode features a Carnegie hero who …
Scholarships honoring Carnegie heroes keep legacies alive
Even after death, some Carnegie heroes are providing for others. Two scholarships have been created in the names of Jessica Lea Embry and Hugh Michael O’Neil. Embry, a 40-year-old fine …
Overheard: Impulse 74
A hero in every sense of the word. — Father of Katherine M. Wenszell, Carnegie Medal recipient #10143 She didn’t think about herself, she didn’t hesitate, she didn’t think what …
Alabama church observes anniversary of shooting with worship, memorial garden
By Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service June 16 marked one year since three Episcopalians were killed in a shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of …
Hero Fund internship program grows
This summer, two interns have joined the ranks at the Carnegie Hero Fund staff. University of Pittsburgh rising junior John DeSantes joined Claire Skirtirch, an intern since 2021, on the …
Descendants of 2-time Carnegie Medal recipient visit Pittsburgh, Hero Fund
Although Michael O’Neill knew his father was a Carnegie hero, he didn’t know the details. That’s why, after seeing a rerun of the 60 Minutes story detailing the Hero Fund’s …
Impulse 74: Board notes
The Carnegie Hero Fund is blessed to work with a remarkable group of people, the rescuers whose deeds have earned them the Carnegie Medal. Many critically important nonprofit organizations deal …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock
At a Pacific Grove, California, Carnegie Medal presentation held June 25, heroes Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock, right, display the Carnegie Medal while flanking Stephen F. Bruemmer, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Daniel Franz
New York Environmental Conservation Officer Daniel Franz holds the Carnegie Medal that was presented to him during a Carmel, New York, town meeting held July 5. Pictured from left are …
Carnegie Medal presentation in honor of Aden Perry
Sarah Perry, mother of Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry displays the Carnegie Medal while Broward County (Florida) Mayor Lamar P. Fisher, left, and the Broward County Commissioners applaud at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jose M. Pichardo
Carnegie Hero Jose M. Pichardo poses with New Hampshire Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, who presented Pichardo with the Carnegie Medal at a June 20 presentation at the Nashua (New …