The 200 Club of Essex County presented Valor Awards to Maplewood Police Department Sergeant James DeFazio and Patrolman Robert Smith for their heroic and successful efforts in rescuing an adult blind male and an unconscious elderly female from a residential fire on September 11, 2018.

The Valor Awards ceremony took place on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Nanina’s In The Park, Belleville, NJ.