By Chris Basinger, Staff Reporter
TRUSSVILLE–The Trussville City Council recognized the heroic actions that citizens and the Trussville Fire Department took to save a man’s life at the Trussville Civic Center earlier this year.
During Tuesday’s meeting, Trussville Fire Chief Tim Shotts recounted how on Jan. 28 at around 5:30 p.m. Michael Glover, who he referred to as “Miracle Mike,” went into cardiac arrest while exercising on the indoor track at the civic center.
Bystanders immediately jumped into action, administering CPR and retrieving an AED, which shocked Glover three times.
The fire department arrived minutes later and began providing care, shocking Glover an additional three times with a manual defibrillator.
Shotts said Glover was administered with several rounds of cardiac drugs and at 6:07 p.m. he had returned to spontaneous circulation, allowing him to survive.
By the time he arrived at the hospital, he began to regain consciousness.
Shotts went on to optimistically talk about his recovery since then saying, “I’ll even go as far as to tell you that this past weekend he played golf on Saturday and Sunday.”
At the meeting, those involved were honored with American Heart Association Heartsaver Hero Awards “in recognition of advancing the mission of the American Heart Association and Emergency Cardiovascular Care through a courageous act in an effort to save a life.”
Glover presented the awards and expressed his gratitude for the people who helped save his life.
Citizens presented with the accolade included bystander Eric Pierce, Jared Wanniger, who was working at the civic center, and Lynn Glover, Miracle Mike’s wife and a retired Birmingham Fire Lieutenant.
On-duty first responders were also presented with the award including Hank Moore with Battalion 820, Lt. Andy Griffith and Michael Hicks with Engine 803, TJ Sizemore and Jacob Turner with Rescue 813, and Matthew Richardson with Utility 831.
Council President Jaime Anderson said, “Thank you to each and every one of you who serve our city day in and day out. You really are heroes.”
Mayor Buddy Choat went on to say, “I just think it’s a testimony to how fortunate we are to have public safety, police and fire, that can do this kind of thing.”
He continued, “I feel honored to be in a town that has this kind of dedication to our citizens.”