My Dad worked for New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. Every year there was a Gold Medal and money prize granted to an employee who saved a life (human or otherwise) while on duty. Since my Dad taught all Craft Employees CPR and other First Aid measures, lives saved were often a result of his training. Company equipment was used all the time to rescue people and pets that fell through the ice, down manholes, up trees, electric shock victims, flood rescue, etc.
My Dad always beamed with pride when one of his “guys” was a hero.
There was a time when the Bell System wanted what we called “good citizens” as workers. Those days and the days of the Vale Medals are long gone.