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Smoke fills the vehicle and the officer can't see inside. >> i just had to break out the windows in order to have visibility into the car. i couldn't see into it. it was full of smoke. i couldn't tell if anybody was in it or not. >> i don't know if anyone is in here, but i think there might be. it looks like there was a crash. there was a pole down in the lot. i got a window out of it but i can't get the smoke out. >> as brinkley plans his next move, another officer, clint hertz arrives on the scene. sglaz. >> as clint approached the car, he could see somebody in there. so then it was a matter...

From the burning vehicle. >> 30 more seconds in the car and he would have succumbed to his injuries from the exposure to the smoke and the chemicals and things in the car. >> in the days following the incident, investigators are able to piece together what led to the car fire. >> we were able to figure out he had actually run a stop sign. probably unconscious. there was enough snow in the curb on the street that it vaulted him into the air about four feet. when it knocked over the pole and the gas tank came down on those bolts that hold that pole on to the base and ripped the gas tank open and...

Valor for their act of bravery. >> we don't get into this line of work looking to get awards or get medals. while that was pretty cool it was kind of what i think anyone else in our department would have done presented with the same set of circumstances. >> officer clint hertz continued his acts of courage in afghanistan as a proud member of the iowa national guard. >> he's the hero here. i'd like him to be here with us now doing this, but he's over there serving our country. >> from a car on fire to shots fired, a police officer faces grave danger when a suspected drunk driver suddenly turns ...

Video of the car for the investigation to watch the burn pattern, and the investigation that was going to follow. >> he jumps into rescue mode. smoke fills the vehicle and the officer can't see inside. >> i just had to break out the windows in order to have visibility into the car. i couldn't see into it. it was full of smoke. i couldn't tell if anybody was in it or not. >> i don't know if anyone is in here, but i think there might be. it looks like there was a crash. i got a window out of it but i can't get the smoke out. >> as brinkley plans his next move, another officer, clint hertz arrive...

>> officer clint hertz continued his acts of courage in afghanistan as a proud member of the iowa national guard. >> he's the hero here. i'd like him to be here with us now doing this, but he's over there serving our country. >> from a car on fire to shots fired, a police officer faces grave danger when a suspected drunk driver suddenly turns violent. it's the wee hours of january 2nd, 2010. and hamilton, montana, police officer ross jessup is behind an suv. the driver, 36-year-old raymond davis has had a run-in with law enforcement earlier that night. he looked drunk and was warned by officer...