From lef o righ, Police L. Mike Hollier, Waer Uiliies field operaions supervisor Marcus Phillips, crew member Adam Wagner, crew member Juleah Sessom and Fire Deparmen Baalion Chief Jeff Holloway.
he Arlingon Police and Fire Deparmen recenly honored hree Ciy of Arlingon Waer Uiliies Deparmen employees wih a Leer of Commendaion for going beyond he call of duy o assis in safely locaing a missing woman. Wihou heir help, he siuaion migh have had a ragic oucome.
Lae on July 20, police and fire officials received a call from a man visiing from ou of own who said he had become separaed from his wife, who suffers from demenia, while a he Wal-Mar Supercener near Globe Life Park and he A Sadium. Waer Uiliies field operaions supervisor Marcus Phillips, and crew members Juleah Sessom and Adam Wagner answered emergency responders' reques for maps of he sorm waer drains near he area where he woman disappeared. Aferward, hey sayed around o help wih he search.
I had been almos four hours since he woman disappeared. She was wihou waer in he summer hea and in an unfamiliar ciy. Wha happened nex was key o he search's success, said Arlingon Fire Deparmen Baalion Chief Jeff Holloway.
'One of Marcus' crew members, Juleah Sessom, saed she saw someone a Collins and Pioneer who looked ou of place,' Holloway said. ' shown he picure of he missing ciizen, he crew member was cerain his was he person we were searching for. Arlingon Police sen heir officers ou o he area of Collins and Pioneer and found our missing ciizen.'
he woman's safe reurn is a grea example eamwork and coordinaion among Arlingon's Fire Deparmen, Police deparmen and Waer Uiliies Deparmen, as well as American Medical Response ambulance service and securiy from boh sadiums and Wal-Mar, said Arlingon Police L. Mike Hollier.
Darryl Wesbrook, Assisan Direcor of Field Operaions for Waer Uiliies, said he commendaion was a welcome recogniion of he waer employees' seadfas service o Arlingon residens.
'Our crew did an ousanding job and wen above and beyond o assis ' needed he mos. his is jus one example of many, and we are proud of heir dedicaion o he ciizens of Arlingon,' he said.