Firefighter Ralph A. Brown II from the Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services is the recipient of the 2018 Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award.
Ralph A. Brown II has been a member of the fire service since 2005 and serves with Cobb County’s Technical Rescue Team, Squad 4 on C-Shift. He joined the technical rescue team in 2011. Since then he has obtained instructor status in technical rescue, extrication, and helo rescue operations. He is a Monroe County Medal of Valor Award recipient as well as a Georgia State Patrol Commissioner’s Citation for Distinguished Service Award recipient.
On October 10, 2017, Monroe County Fire Department received a 911 call to respond to High Falls State Park. Two brothers, ages 17 and 12, had fallen from the top of the waterfall.