A wildlife technician from Buena Vista has been honored for his off-the-job heroics.
Charlie Blake works for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and his actions saving a woman from a fire won the attention of the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association, a group with about 8,000 members across the continent.
Earlier this month the group gave Blake its Award of Valor at the annual conference in Great Falls, Mont.
On Feb. 20, Blake and a Buena Vista police officer climbed to a balcony, and Blake went in through a broken window.
He crawled in and found an unconscious woman, whom he dragged back to the window and handed out to the police officer.
The building’s roof collapsed about 30 minutes later.
“Blake’s quick decision and brave work undoubtedly saved the woman’s life,” the release said.
