POWERGRAMS

1 AWARDS Going above and beyond for safety, When exceptional circumstances arise, extraordinary people take action. That was the case for four Alabama Power employees celebrated in July. They received the Presidential Award of Honor from CEO Mark Crosswhite, who praised the group for their selfless acts. "It is our privilege to honor these men for their brave actions that exemplify the highest ideals of our company," Crosswhite said. "Among our values are Safety First and Total Commitment. We put the needs of those we serve at the center of all we do. These employees exemplify how we all have the power to put safety first." LINEMAN TO THE RESCUE On a chilly winter morning, Centreville Distribution Specialist Jeff Bradley went above and beyond the call of duty. After he completed a trouble call in Moundville on Jan. 24, Bradley noticed an odd situation: an elderly woman sitting in a ditch. "I kind of paused for a moment and the lady threw up her hand like she was waving at me," Bradley said. "She'd slid down the bank, about 5 or 6 feet." He asked whether she was hurt. Bradley placed his arm under hers and pulled the woman up the embankment. He asked if she was all right. She insisted she was fine. Bradley offered to carry her home, but she thought she could walk. With the first step, she grimaced in pain. "I got her back to her house, got her back to the steps up to the door and I noticed a wheelchair ramp," Bradley recalled. "I said, 'Ma'am, let's go up the wheelchair ramp.'" She declined, so he allowed her to walk up the steps. "She was more concerned about me," he said. "She said, 'You need to get back to your job. You've got more things than me to be concerned about.'" But Bradley refused to leave the woman unattended. "'Ma'am, you're hurt,'" he told her. "Let me get you in the house. If all else fails, let's call your family." Bradley opened the door and helped her inside. Seeing a coffee cup waiting, he offered to refill it. "I finally got her seated and could tell she was in some more pain," Bradley said. The woman insisted she was all right and refused to call her family or an ambulance. Bradley said, "If I don't do anything else, I'm going to leave you my phone number. Throughout the day, you can call me if you need me." He later learned the woman was taken by ambulance to a Daniel Nix Portraits by Phil Free

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