Fire Service Awards
Upon taking the reins, the Greensburg (Pa.) VFD chief made it his mission to improve firefighter safety and health
Developing systems and processes that support excellence ultimately drives effective leadership and fire department success
The Snyder Fire Department was recognized for improving their recruitment and retention plans
The firefighters received an award for their efforts to save a family trapped in a burning mobile home
Firefighter Pat Copeman was awarded Firefighter of the Year for saving a fuel tank driver
Officials also praised the help of citizens who assisted in the incident
Vice President Joe Biden presented the awards after the firefighters made courageous rescues
Firefighter/paramedic Coy Boggler named Firefighter of the Year for 2012
90-year-old relives his exciting first day on the job in 1943
The video series landed him Liberty Mutual’s annual Firemark Award
The teen was caught with a box of medals after breaking into the firefighter’s house
With no records of the former chief’s LODD, a sworn eyewitness account was accepted
Responding to a gas leak report, firefighters found a domestic situation with an injured child and transported him in the back of an apparatus
The dispatcher kept the girl on the line and gave her life-saving directions until fire crews arrived
The city honored 45 fire, police and corrections officers
Firefighter Mulkeen carried two elderly victims across a ladder bridge to safety
Firefighter David Nickerson has been a firefighter for 21 years and a military member for 30 years
3 recent life-saving efforts earn fire department praise
Paramedic Jeff Griffith has used a week of his vacation time for the last nine years to volunteer at a camp for children with muscular dystrophy
Fort Benning in Ga. and Fort Meade in Md. won the Large and Small honors respectively
Bill 2451 would double the statute of limitations for survivors of firefighters and police to nine years
The Waldo Canyon fire is the worst in Colo. state history, killing two people and burning 346 homes
Fire Chief magazine honored Chief Kelvin J. Cochran this month at a Denver conference
