The Lake Wales Police Department recognized four community members with the Citizen’s Life Saving Award for their heroic response during a medical emergency. On Monday, February 16, former Lake Wales Fire Chief Jerry Brown, along with Amanda Gamble, Ernesto Gonzalez, and Meibol Mas, found an unresponsive person and immediately began CPR after calling 911.
Emergency crews from the Lake Wales Fire Department and Polk County EMS arrived soon after. The individual they helped was later identified as Sergeant Ricky Hartwell of the Lake Wales Police Department. Their quick actions saved his life, and the department…..