{"id":296299,"date":"2014-03-30T08:19:48","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T13:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=296299"},"modified":"2014-03-31T12:01:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T17:01:24","slug":"tyler-fire-department-holds-23rd-annual-awards-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=296299","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Fire Department Holds 23rd Annual Awards Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Firefighter<\/a>TYLER — The Tyler Fire Department has handed its Firefighter of the Year Award to Matt Ford (pictured). That honor was just one of many presented as the department held its 23rd Annual Awards Banquet Saturday at the Tyler Rose Garden Center. During the ceremony, firefighters, along with retired firefighters and civilians, were honored for their actions and service to the City of Tyler. <\/p>\n

Here’s a complete rundown of awards given out:<\/p>\n

Firefighter Association Award:
\n\u00b7 Mayor Barbara Bass
\n\u00b7 Holly Short, Ganache<\/p>\n

Chief\u2019s Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to:
\n\u00b7 Loretta Kuhn and Cheryl Coffee \u2013 Regional Advisory Council
\n\u00b7 Jim Seaton \u2013 Smith County Fire Marshal\u2019s Office
\n\u00b7 Matt and Tori Jenkins \u2013 Bras for the Cause
\n\u00b7 Larry Crowson \u2013 Tyler Firefighter and Brookshire\u2019s FRESH 15 Bicycle Team
\n\u00b7 Kelly and Stephanie Shirley \u2013 Combat Challenge volunteers
\n\u00b7 Serena Butcher \u2013 City of Tyler: Cooking with Fire – Production
\n\u00b7 Stephen Self \u2013 City of Tyler: Cooking with Fire – Cameraman<\/p>\n

Chief\u2019s Certificates of Merit were awarded to:
\n\u00b7 David Hickey and Russell Jowell \u2013 Won recent PD Shooting Competition
\n\u00b7 Laura Mason \u2013 Work on CISM team
\n\u00b7 James Suggs \u2013 Work on criminal investigations in the Fire Marshal\u2019s Office
\n\u00b7 Terry Hawkins, Brandon Davis, Brent Hail, Jeff Barnett and Randy Lee \u2013 Combat Challenge (Over 40) Team: Cotton Bowl Invitational \/ Qualified for the World Combat Challenge in Las Vegas, NV
\n\u00b7 Brent Hail \u2013 Coordination of bringing the National Firefighter Combat Challenge to Tyler
\n\u00b7 James Seaton, Mark Baker, Zach Sutton and Tim McCawley \u2013 Representation of TFD at recent funeral for retired Dallas Firefighter.
\n\u00b7 TFD Soccer Team \u2013 Gold Medal \/ Division 3 (4th year in a row to win Gold): Tony Gumber, Jason Beasley, Greg Crenshaw, Mason Edney, Eric Rozell, Bruce Hill, Logan Luttrell, Chris Mahler, Terence Thedford, Steven Wieczor, Shawn Wilson and Lucas Terry
\n\u00b7 Marjorie Vallejo \u2013 Staff Support
\n\u00b7 Marty Lawrence \u2013 Work on Lean Sigma Projects \/ Department Business Plan
\n\u00b7 Paul Findley \u2013 Acceptance to National Fire Academy \u2013 EFO Program<\/p>\n

Special Recognition:
\nGreenberg Smoked Turkey, Inc.
\nEast Texas Emergency Medical Service
\nBrookshire Grocery Company
\nOur Saviour\u2019s Lutheran Church Quilter\u2019s Group
\nGary Landers, past City Attorney<\/p>\n

Individual Awards included:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Friend of the Department Awards:
\no James Gregory and Louis LaBella \u2013 Delek Refinery
\no Monty and Jackie Ward \u2013 Campbell\u2019s Towing<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Community Service Recognition Awards:
\no Matt Brown \u2013 American Red Cross
\no Ralph Caraway and Charles Williams \u2013 St. Louis Baptist Church<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Staff Support Award:
\no Margaret Carrico<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Legends Awards:
\no Howard H. Kennedy, Jr. \u2013 Hired on November 17, 1969. Retired on January 1, 2005 with over 35 years of service to the City of Tyler.
\no Jerry W. Scott \u2013 Hired on May 16, 1968. Retired on December 31, 2003 with over 35 years of service to the City of Tyler.
\no John E. Langston \u2013 Hired on October 15, 1966. Retired on December 31, 1986 with over 20 years of service to the City of Tyler.<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Outstanding District Award \u2013 District 2 C-Shift, led by District Chief Mike Frost<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Leadership Awards:
\no Captain Kenneth Langley
\no Captain Ross Hamilton
\no Captain Morgan Herron<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Phoenix Award (Citizen\u2019s Life Saving Award):
\no Cadarius Wheeler \u2013 John Tyler High School student<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Life Saving Award:
\no Firefighter Kenny Vent<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Firefighter of the Year:
\no Firefighter Matt Ford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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