Trey Buster received a standing ovation Tuesday after accepting the Post Falls Police Department Humanitarian Award.

Mayor Randy Westlund and Capt. Mark Brantl honored Buster man with the award during a City Council meeting for performing life-saving CPR on a man experiencing a medical event last year.

“Mr. Buster, you are an example of why people are proud to live and work in Post Falls,” Brantl said. “When faced with life and death situations, you used the skills that you have to jump in and conduct CPR.”     

On March 29, 2025, a man on Fourth Street near Falls Park began having a heart attack. When first responders arrived, Buster had already been conducting CPR on the unconscious man for about five minutes. 

An officer took over chest compressions. Buster then assisted the second officer in maintaining the man’s airway.