In June, Haywood EMC Lineman and Rosman Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief, Dylan Morris, received a Life Saving Award from Transylvania County's Sheriff's office. Dylan was was presented this award for his quick actions which saved a paramedic while on a Rosman Fire and Rescue call on May 6, 2023.

His actions are outlined below in the letter from the Sheriff's office:

"Rosman Deputy Chief Morris began to sprint after the truck. I remember saying to myself that there is no way he is going to get around that door, inside the vehicle, and stop the ambulance. I could see the medic trapped under the truck, and people standing at the bottom of the hill. I knew I was about to witness multiple severe injuries and possible deaths, including Deputy Chief Morris. Somehow, he was able to catch up tot the rapidly moving truck, get around the door, and into the ambulance. Deputy Chief Morris was half in the truck with one foot on the brake. Due to the loose gravel, the truck was still sliding down the hill. Morris was able to use his foot that was still out of the door to push the medic still on the ground out of the way of the sliding tire that was about to crush her. The ambulance finally stopped moving. The paramedic had only minor injuries. Some of the first words out of her mouth were, 'I just saw my whole life flash before my eyes.'

Deputy Chief Morris' quick thinking, fast actions, and a willingness to sacrifice his own life, without any doubt in my mind, saved the life of the medic can multiple bystanders at the bottom of the hill. He deserves a tremendous amount of credit and is worthy of heroic status."

Thank you, Dylan, for your hard work in our community -- whether with Rosman Fire and Rescue or with Haywood EMC!