Naples, FL, Rural Carrier Toni Staples was leaving work on a recent day when she heard screaming coming from a nearby parking lot. Staples found a woman sitting in the passenger seat of a car that was slowly rolling backward toward six lanes of traffic. Staples jumped into the driver’s ...

Pocatello, ID, Rural Carrier Lesley Greenwell was on her route recently when she spotted a truck engulfed in flames. Greenwell stopped to see if the occupants needed help. They told her they were okay but had no cell phone reception, so Greenwell drove to the nearest house and asked the ...

Rainsville, AL, Rural Carrier Tanya Lyons was delivering mail recently when she spotted a doghouse on fire near a mobile home. Lyons knew the homeowner probably was sleeping, so she repeatedly knocked on the door and windows until he answered. Together, they pulled the doghouse away from the chained pet ...

Eddyville, KY, Rural Carrier Linda Brazell was delivering mail recently when she noticed a truck on fire near a house garage. After calling called 911 and alerting the Postmaster, Brazell got a hose from the front of the house and helped keep the fire from spreading. The fire department arrived ...

Summerville, GA, Rural Carrier Eugene Brown was on his route recently when he noticed a car that had run off the road and flipped over. The injured driver was trapped inside. Brown called 911 and stayed with the woman until help arrived. Source: Summerville, GA, Rural Carrier Eugene Brown | ...

Hudson, WI, Rural Carrier Elizabeth Lanners was delivering mail recently when she saw smoke pouring from two nearby buildings. After Lanners called 911, the fire department was dispatched to put out the blaze. Because of Lanners’ quick actions, the damage was limited and no one was injured. Source: Heroes’ corner ...

A United States Postal Service employee acted quickly to save one of the properties in her delivery range Monday morning, extinguishing a fire before it could spread to a home. 64-year-old Jackie Mayne, a rural carrier and 20-year employee with USPS, was making her rounds to the over 500 mailboxes ...

Mogadore, OH, Rural Carrier Debra Goeden was delivering mail recently when she saw a woman lying in a breezeway. The injured woman had fallen almost an hour earlier. The woman declined medical attention, so Goeden helped her home. A neighbor arrived to care for her. Source: Mogadore, OH, Rural Carrier Debra ...

Bigfork, MT, Rural Carrier Cay Reynolds was approaching the last mailbox on her route during a recent snow storm when she noticed a woman lying on the road. The woman was soaking wet and appeared to be in great pain. Her dog was nearby. Reynolds wrapped her coat around the ...

Osmond, NE, Rural Carrier Valerie Hoffman was delivering mail recently when she saw smoke coming from grass near a bean field. Hoffman ran to the fire and stomped it out. The farmer thanked Hoffman and said the fire may have been caused by a spark when he moved harvesting equipment ...

It was an everyday action that could have ended in tragedy if it wasn’t for the intervention of Fairland, IN Rural Carrier Michael Short. Brian Booth heard a noise coming from the exhaust of his Dodge Caravan, so he got his car jack and slid under the vehicle. Suddenly, the ...

Elkhorn, WI, Rural Carrier Patrick Dolan was delivering mail recently when he saw a man lying in a driveway. The man had been there for more than 30 minutes after he fell and injured himself. Dolan called 911 and stayed with him until help arrived. Source: Patrick Dolan, Elkhorn, WI ...

Guttenberg, IA, Rural Carrier David Kann was delivering mail recently when he noticed an unattended pile of leaves burning in front of a house. Winds had swept some of the burning leaves onto the building. Kann notified the homeowner, and together they put out the fire. Source: David Kann, Guttenberg, ...

Nashville, NC, Rural Carrier Lakisha Powell was recently delivering a package to a man when he suddenly became dizzy and started to fall. Powell caught him and helped him sit down. The man declined Powell’s offer to call 911 but asked her to alert his wife, who was inside his ...

Chandler, OK, Rural Carrier Vera Jean Smothers was delivering mail recently when she saw a man lying in a front yard. She helped the injured man back into his house, called 911 and stayed until help arrived. Source: Vera Jean Smothers, Chandler, OK | USPS News Link ...

Lometa, TX, Rural Carrier Robert “Bobby” Odom was driving to work recently when he saw a Ford Bronco swerve, flip and roll three times before resting on its roof. “The Bronco crossed right in front of me. I was very lucky it didn’t slam into my vehicle,” he said. Odom ...

Freeport, IL, Rural Carrier Justin Moore was delivering mail recently when he noticed a man on the roof of a house. The man told Moore that his ladder fell. Moore found the ladder, placed it against the house and helped the man climb down. Source: Justin Moore, Freeport, IL | ...