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In a dramatic and heroic rescue, Redmond Police officers Jeremy Rutledge, Riley Powell, and Sergeant Jered Kirk saved a family of five from their burning home on July 5. The incident, captured on body camera footage, unfolded at 1:22 a.m. on NW Redwood Avenue, where two neighboring homes caught fire.
The footage shows the officers running toward the engulfed house, with Officer Powell’s bodycam capturing the intense moments as another officer repeatedly kicks the door before it finally gives way. “First thing is we got to get in,” Powell told Central Oregon Daily. “My main priority is getting people out of the house because no one’s answering
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