November 16, 2014
National Defence
Ottawa
On November 14, 2014, six crew members of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto, Lieutenant (Navy) Samuel Gaudreault, Lieutenant (Navy) Daniel Willis, Master Corporal Shirley Jardine, Leading Seaman Jean-Francois Martineau, Corporal Jo Boivin and Able Seaman Chris Richards, responded to a fire and assisted in the evacuation of a building in Antalya, Turkey, during a port visit.
While eating at a local restaurant, the crew members noticed a fire and rushed to assist. They used a fire hose, rigged in the street outside the building to cool the structure and actually extinguished the fire. After supporting the evacuation of the building and handing over the scene to the fire department and police, the crew members returned to the ship. Two members of the Air Detachment also assisted with the response.
This incident demonstrated not only the personal fortitude and competence of these particular Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) sailors and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) personnel, it also proves the effectiveness of the training provided to sailors to be of the highest calibre both within and without the uniform.
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