At the ceremony, Mayor Andy Berke and Fire Chief Chris Adams recognized those firefighters who exhibited extraordinary efforts at incidents that occurred during the year 2015. The top award, Firefighter of the Year, was given to two firefighters, Captain Joey Smith and Firefighter Tyler Toon. Together, they saved a man's life in a house fire at 317 N. Highland Park Avenue on Nov. 14, 2015. New this year was the addition of the Firehouse Subs Hall of Fame award, the purpose of which is to honor retired firefighters who had a positive and lasting impact on the fire department. Here is a list of all the firefighters honored at the ceremony:
Promotions:Promoted to Senior Firefighter:
- Timothy Freire
- Kerrin Parker
Promoted to Lieutenant:
- Fred Edgemon
- Joseph Ervin
- Aaron Harmon
- Daniel Peterson
- Chad Rogers
- Nick Saynes
Promoted to Captain:
- Chuck Hartung
- Larry King
- Shawn O'Kelley
- Jenny Parker
- Brad Petty
- Robert Thompson
- Tim Waters
Unit Commendations:
- Firefighters with Q16, Q10, S1, S19 (Green Shift) for Extrication on Amnicola Hwy on 6-30-15
- Firefighters with E5 & L5 (Blue Shift) for response to fire at 2405 Kirby Ave. on 7-15-15
- Firefighters with Q10 (Red Shift) for response to N/A industries on 6-17-15
- Firefighters with Q8 (Red Shift) for response to fire at 6240 Airpark Dr. on 7-23-15
- Firefighters with E4 (Red Shift) for response to fire at 2188 Camden Oaks Dr. on 4-6-15
CFD Honor Guard:
- Awards Related to Shooting Incident at Naval Reserve Center on July 16, 2015:
- Meritorious Service Awards for Battalion Chiefs Don Bowman, Jeff Eldridge and Lesley Morgan
- Unit Commendations for Special Ops: Asst. Chief Danny Hague and Captain David Tallent
- Unit Commendations for Q10 and Q6 (Green Shift): Quint 10, Captain William Dautrich, SFF Dale Aslinger and FFE Mark Jenkins. With Quint 6, Captain Teri Rose, Lt. Brad Freeman, SFF Rusty Mobley and Firefighter Robert Davis
- Civilian Service Award: DeWayne Johnson with Fleet Maintenance
Military Service Award:
- SFF Jack Thompson: Recipient of the United States Navy's Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Life Safety Awards:
- Lt. Vernon Lane: For saving the life of a baby at a 2-alarm fire at Hidden Creek Apartments (7710 E. Brainerd Rd) on August 13, 2015 [See attached photo.]
* In the photo: Fire Chief Chris Adams, Lt. Vernon Lane, and Mayor Andy Berke
- Captain Joey Smith and Firefighter Tyler Toon: For saving a man's life at a house fire (317 N. Highland Park Dr.) on Nov. 14th, 2015
Firefighter of the Year Award:
- Captain Joey Smith and Firefighter Tyler Toon for saving a man's life at a house fire (317 N. Highland Park Dr) on Nov. 14th, 2015 [See attached photo.]
* In the photo (left to right): Fire Chief Chris Adams, Captain Joey Smith, Firefighter Tyler Toon, and Mayor Andy Berke.
Firehouse Subs CFD Hall of Fame Inductees:
- Firefighter John Gross
- Retired Fire Chief Harry Jett
- Retired Fire Chief Jim Coppinger
- Retired Fire Chief Joe Knowles
- The department also recognized those firefighters who retired last year, and those who passed away:
Retirees:
- Freddie Brooks, Firefighter, (28 years)
- Richard Meier, Firefighter, (28 years)
- Abdul Swafford, Senior Firefighter, (14 years)
- Chris Rader, Lieutenant, (28 years)
- Jeffrey Rorex, Lieutenant, (28 years)
- Craig Haney, Captain, (27 years)
- Andre Hicks, Captain, (28 years)
- Terry Martin, Captain, (28 years)
- Fredrick Blake, Battalion Chief, (28 years)
- Charles Patton, Battalion Chief, (28 years)
- Rick Sewell, Battalion Chief, (27 years)
- Lamar Flint, Chief, (28 years)
In Memoriam:
- David Brown, Relief Driver
- Robert Carlton, Captain
- George Davis, Asst. Chief
- Theodore Griffith Jr., Captain
- Walter House, Captain
- Edward Kelley, Firefighter
- Worth Kendrick, Captain
- Billy Richards, Lieutenant
- James Weathers, Lieutenant
- Emmitt Williams, Firefighter
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