Austin firefighter honored for saving woman’s life on highway

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin Firefighter is being honored for his courageous commitment to saving a woman’s life last year.
Firefighter Demetrius Countouriotis will receive the 100 Club of Central Texas’ Firefighter of the Year award Saturday night. He will be recognized for saving the life of a woman who was threatening to jump from a highway overpass in October.
Countouriotis has been a member of the Austin Fire Department for over 5 years and is also the head of the A