
FAIRBURY, Neb. (AP) — An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter from Nebraska and a full-time Iowa firefighter Iowa will be honored as heroes Friday at the Iowa-Nebraska football game in Lincoln.
The Big Ten Conference has dubbed the Iowa-Nebraska meeting each year as the Heroes Game, honoring one person from each state who has performed extraordinary acts of heroism and service.
Caleb Amundson, a rural Fairbury volunteer firefighter, dove into Harlan County Lake on Labor Day and saved a man in a wheelchair who was trapped inside his truck when it rolled into the water.
The Iowa honoree is Mike Klemmensen, a Sioux City firefighter who saved the lives of six people the night of Aug. 20. He raced inside their home, woke everyone and made sure they escaped.