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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governer General of Canada awarding the Medals of Bravery for acts of heroism to Captain Jaxon Glaubitz, Firefighter Chad Kratko, and Captain Dale Lefebvre. OTTAWA - On February 14, 2003, firefighters Jaxon Glaubitz, Chad Kratko and Dale Lefebvre rescued two co-workers from a burning service station in Vegreville, Alberta. The victims, who were part of the team that entered the structure to try to contain the blaze, were trapped when a portion of the roof came down on them. Undeterred by the imminent danger of the entire structure giving way, Mr. Glaubitz and Mr. Kratko immediately made their way inside the blazing building and pulled one of the unconscious victims out of the burning rubble. Catching a glimpse of another colleague's equipment under the debris, Mr. Lefebvre rushed into the smoke-filled building and had begun pulling the victim out when his helmut was knocked off by falling debris. Seeing his colleagues predicament, Mr. Glaubitz re-entered the structure to assist him. Fortunately, all the men exited safely, seconds before the remainder of the roof collapsed. Both victims made a full recovery.