M I S
A Madison Investigative Services Initiative

Find My Hero®

Some heroes enter our lives for only a moment — but their impact can last a lifetime.

Find My Hero® is a service of Madison Investigative Services, LLC dedicated to helping survivors identify and reconnect with first responders and others who came to their aid during a life-changing event.

How It Works

From your story to a reunion

1

Tell Us Your Story

Share what you remember about the incident and the person who helped you using the request form below.

2

We Research the Incident

Our investigators work to verify the details and identify the responding agencies, records, and potential witnesses tied to the incident.

3

We Attempt to Make the Connection

If your hero can be identified, we work discreetly to facilitate contact on terms both parties are comfortable with.

What Is Find My Hero?

A registered trademark, and an ongoing mission

Find My Hero reuniting survivors with first responders

Find My Hero® is a first-of-its-kind investigative service created by Madison Investigative Services and led by former Marine and retired Detective-Sergeant Don DiStefano. The service helps survivors reconnect with the individuals who rescued them — from fires, cardiac events, violence, accidents, or natural disasters.

Life-saving encounters often occur in the middle of chaos, with no opportunity for introductions. A survivor may remember the sound of a voice, the color of a uniform, or nothing at all beyond the fact that a stranger saved their life. Find My Hero® was created to bridge that emotional and informational gap, applying the same investigative skill our team uses in missing persons cases to a different kind of search — not for someone who is lost, but for the responder a survivor never got the chance to thank.

Reunions between survivors and their rescuers provide profound healing on both sides. Survivors often carry gratitude and unanswered questions for years, while first responders rarely receive recognition for the extraordinary acts they perform in the line of duty. Find My Hero® is now an officially registered trademark — a promise that these stories of bravery, gratitude, and reunion will be preserved and honored as a defined, ongoing mission of Madison Investigative Services, not a one-time project.

We make every reasonable effort to develop the leads each case presents, but successful identification or reunion cannot be guaranteed — the available records, witnesses, and time elapsed all play a role. Every investigation is conducted with discretion. A located first responder’s privacy is respected, and their personal contact information is never automatically disclosed to a submitter simply because that person has been identified; any contact is arranged carefully and on terms both sides agree to.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the person who saved you? If you have ever thought how wonderful it would be to reunite and thank the person who saved you from harm, please fill out the request form below. We will work tirelessly to find your hero and help arrange a long overdue reunion.

Request for Assistance

Tell Us About Your Hero

Please provide as much information as you can remember. You do not need to know every answer — even a small detail may provide an important investigative lead. Fields marked * are required.

1. Your Information

Preferred Contact Method
Your Relationship to the Incident

2. The Hero You Are Seeking

Type of Hero

Approximate age, appearance, uniform, equipment, vehicle, identifying features, etc.

Anything that may help identify them.

3. Incident Information

Is That Date Exact or Approximate?

Highway, intersection, business, residence, park, school, building, etc.

Type of Incident

4. Responding Agencies

Were You Transported From the Scene?

5. Tell Us Your Story

Helpful details include the approximate date/time, location, responding agency or department, unit/badge number, hospital, other responders present, any media coverage, and anything else you remember that might help identify your hero — along with what happened before, during, and after; conversations; vehicles/equipment; and witnesses.

What Would You Like to Do if Your Hero Is Found?

6. Other People Who May Have Information

Were There Witnesses or Others Who May Remember the Incident?

Additional witnesses or contacts can be described here or in your story above.

7. Previous Search Efforts

Have You Previously Attempted to Identify or Locate Your Hero?
Have You Contacted an Agency or Organization About the Search?

8. Photographs, Documents & Media

Please indicate what you have below. Since this form can’t accept file uploads yet, if you’re able, email copies to [email protected] after submitting — we’ll match them to your request using your name and the incident date.

What Do You Have?

9. Anything Else?

10. Contacting Your Hero

If We Believe We Have Identified or Located Your Hero, How Would You Like Us to Proceed? *

11. Acknowledgment & Authorization

Your Story. Our Investigation. Your Hero.
Madison Investigative Services, LLC handles investigations with discretion and confidentiality. Information submitted through Find My Hero® will be reviewed to determine whether sufficient information exists to pursue the request.