At the Tuesday, January 28, 2025  Board of Trustees Meeting, Unit Citation ribbons/awards were issued to the OFPD crew for lifesaving action they took to save a life. On September 14, 2024, the Orland Firefighters were doing their standard morning drill involving rescue training, wearing full firefighting gear, when Firefighter Karp began to feel faint, lost consciousness, and went into full cardiac arrest. Chief Schofield spoke to the work his fellow crew did to act quickly with no hesitation, to assess and immediately provide excellent life-saving care to their co-worker and brother. What made it even more difficult than that, he was in full firefighter gear and mask. Chief Schofield and Battalion Chief Tufts praised the calm and professional manner in which the crew worked to save Firefighter Karp's life.

Awards were given to Battalion Chief Nickolas Tufts, Lieutenant Carl Jones (recently promoted to Battalion Chief), Lieutenant Kevin Frawley, Engineer Jon Kendra, Firefighter Michael Pacella, Firefighter Brian Knights, and Firefighter Jacob McCleary.

Next, Orland Park Police Officers Sergeant Michael Freeman, Lieutenant Kerry Kelly-Valan and Officer Patrick Gallagher presented the Karp Family with a check for charitable donations raised by the Orland Police Officers to help with medical expenses and recovery efforts. Thank for attending and your kind and generous donation to the Karp Family.