Each day first responders answer the calls of their community never knowing what to expect.
On Wednesday, those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty were shown support at the 21st annual Our Heroes Luncheon in Tampa.
University of South Florida police officer Richard Curry was honored for rescuing a mother and her daughter from a stranded vehicle last May in Tampa.
"I came eastbound down Fletcher Avenue and I stopped right there,” said Curry. “The vehicle was in the ditch with the front end down like this."
The two were trapped inside a vehicle stuck in the water after the street flooded. Officer Curry says the family thought the water was shallow but when they tried to cross it was too deep.
"The only thing that was visible inside the vehicle was the occupants from the chest up. Everything else was covered in water," Curry said. "We weren't able to open the doors because the water pressure wasn't equal between the interior and exterior of the vehicle, so we got them out through the windows of the vehicle."
Officer Curry and more than a dozen other first responders were recognized for their service at the luncheon.
"It was an honor and a privilege because I'm not used to getting noticed, because that's not what I do the job for -- I just like serving the community," he said.
That need to serve the community is what keeps first responders like Officer Curry hitting the streets to help others.