On March 30, Public Safety Academy student Tamaiah Massot, 12, saved a drowning child.
For her actions, she was awarded the Fairfield Fire Department’s inaugural Citizen Life Saving award.
The sixth grader was recognized by the department, NorthBay Medical Center, the Fairfield Police Department and Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District trustees Friday during a special presentation at her school.
On that March day, Tamaiah was on her way home from school when she found a 2-year-old child face down and unresponsive in an apartment swimming pool, fire officials said.
“Without hesitation Tamaiah jumped into the pool, pulled the child out, and began CPR, resuscitating the child,” they advised in a statement.
The victim was was transported by Medic Ambulance to NorthBay, and the child has since fully recovered, they said.
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