CLA Resident Honored by Glastonbury Fire Department
![Glastonbury Fire Dept. Chief Michael Thurz and Karen Brandeberger](/lib/dds/pictures/2012_10_15_glastonburyfiredept029e.jpg)
In June 2012, at 8:42 a.m., the fire department received an emergency call for a fire outside a local restaurant. Members of the fire department discovered a large wooden planter box, under an awning on fire.
“Had it not been for Ms. Brandeberger’s quick response, there is no doubt the building would have sustained far greater damage,” said Chief Thurz.
“All who know Karen, are extremely proud of her for her response,” said DDS Commissioner Terrence W. Macy, Ph.D. “She exemplifies the meaning of the word, hero. She not only saved a building from severe damage but she may have saved lives as well.”
The local fire marshal also commended Ms. Brandelberger and reminded those that a fire in a nearby business two years destroyed the entire structure, so Mr. Brandelberger’s quick response saved the restaurant from the same fate.
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