Paramedic gets first SPOFR lifesaving award

DIAMOND LAKE – A South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue firefighter/paramedic was presented the district’s first Lifesaving Medal for Valor Thursday, Jan. 15 for saving a man’s life.

Nick Wahlman was presented the medal for rescuing a man having a heart attack in the ocean in Hawaii last November while he was vacationing on Maui.