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Three Sewickley Township men recognized for acts of courage

Haley Daugherty
Haley Daugherty
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Bradley Cook poses with his plaque for heroism awarded by the Sewickley Township supervisors. Cook and two other men helped save a woman from a house fire in March.
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Ginny Baker accepts the Sewickley Township Act of Courage Hero Award on behalf of her son, Kurtis Baker. Kurtis Baker and two other men helped save a woman from a house fire in March.
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Kimberly Farmer accepts an honorary plaque on behalf of friend Takoma Gantt.
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(From left) Bill Dull, Mark Petros, Bradley Cook and Frank Sever pose in front of a Hutchinson Fire Department firetruck. Dull is chief of Hutchinson Fire Department and Frank Sever is a fire captain. Petros is a Sewickley Township supervisor. They were on hand Saturday to honor Cook and two other men for helping to save a woman from a house fire in March.
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(From left) Sewickley Township supervisors Linda Harvey and Mark Petros; Sewickley Township Act of Courage Hero Award Bradley Cook; township supervisors chairman Bill Dull; and Ginny Baker, mother of another hero award recipient, Kurtis Baker. Baker, Cook and another man, Takoma Gantt, helped save a woman from a house fire in March.
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Sewickley Township Supervisor Mark Petros (right) awards Bradley Cook with the Sewickley Township Act of Courage Hero Award. Cook and two other men helped save a woman from a house fire in March.

The Sewickley Township Supervisors recognized three residents for their bravery Saturday afternoon.

Kurtis Baker, Bradley Cook and Takoma Gantt each received two awards commending them for their lifesaving actions during a Sewickley Township house fire in March.

The three men assisted Ruth Shotts in escaping her burning home on Yukon-Madison Road. And they stayed with her until emergency services arrived and transported her to a hospital.

The Act of Courage Hero Award from the township was awarded to each man by township Supervisors Mark Petros, Bill Dull and Linda Harvey.

State Sen. Kim Ward also awarded them letters of recognition for their actions from the state Senate. She said the Senate is “proud to honor those individuals who display an exceptional commitment to the welfare of their fellow citizens.”

The letter also named the three men as “modern-day heroes.” They were presented the letters and engraved plaques during an awards ceremony held in the Sewickley Township Municipal Building.

Bill Dull, chief of Hutchinson Fire Department, and Frank Sever, Hutchinson fire captain, were at the scene of the fire and attended the ceremony.

Baker and Gantt were not in attendance, but their friends and family attended to accept the awards on their behalf. Township supervisors treated those attending to lunch after the ceremony.

Haley Daugherty is a TribLive reporter covering local politics, feature stories and Allegheny County news. A native of Pittsburgh, she lived in Alabama for six years. She joined the Trib in 2022 after graduating from Chatham University. She can be reached at hdaugherty@triblive.com.

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