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The
Missouri Chapter of the National
Emergency Number Association (MONENA)
recently presented 10 y.o. Breanna Spence from
Summersville, Mo.with the
2009 HERO award. Breanna was honored by
the state’s 9-1-1 organization at the
banquet and awards ceremony that is held
annually by the association. The MONENA
annual conference and trade show was
held at the Tan-Tara Resort at Lake of
the Ozarks. The award was presented by
Michael Kindle, President of the
association. Centurytel is the sponsor of
the HERO award in Missouri.
In May 2008, Breanna woke up in the
early morning hours to find her house
filled with smoke. The thick
smoke, she traveled the distance of her
house to wake her parents. After
making sure her mom and dad were awake,
and that her little brother would be
taken to safety, she traveled the
distance of her house through the smoke
to awaken her little sister and help her
leave the house. On the way out,
she grabbed a telephone, and placed the
9-1-1 that helped save her families
house. She stayed on the line with
the dispatcher, relaying information
from her dad, as he fought the fire
until firefighters arrived on scene.
For knowing what to do during an emergency, helping
remove her family from a burning house and placing the
9-1-1 call that helped save her families home, Breanna
is truly a HERO!
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