{"id":342683,"date":"2015-04-12T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2015-04-12T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=342683"},"modified":"2015-04-13T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T20:22:00","slug":"tyler-fire-department-holds-24th-annual-awards-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=342683","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Fire Department Holds 24th Annual Awards Banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image003\"<\/a>TYLER — The Tyler Fire Department held its 24th 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

Firefighter Association Award:<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 City Manager Ed Broussard<\/p>\n

Chief\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Certificates of Merit were awarded to:<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Lynn Statham \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CARE Fund Raffle Organizer
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Doyle Beasley, Hal Walker, Daniel Bailey, Ben Missildine & Randy Smiley (Gander Mountain) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CARE Fund Archery \/ Bow Shooting Fundraiser
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Ken Langley, Bruce Hill, Brian Phillips and Jay McClung \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Engine 4: A-Shift
\n\u00c2\u00b7 John Hopkins, Bob Moon, Laura Mason and Dale Peterson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CISM Team
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Brent Hail \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Liaison for Firefighter Combat Challenge
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Stephanie Shirley \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Volunteer Coordinator for Firefighter Combat Challenge
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Brandon Davis, Brent Hail, Terry Hawkins, Randy Lee & Jeff Barnett \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Over-40 Tyler Combat Challenge Team
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Shari Rickman, Cindy Smoak and Holly Conley \u00e2\u20ac\u201c CVB and Combat Challenge
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Larry Crowson \u00e2\u20ac\u201c FRESH 15: 5K (1st Place \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Over-40 Race)
\n\u00c2\u00b7 David Schlottach \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Firehouse Software \/ Communications Trailer
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Joey Wiggins \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dispatch Liaison \/ Firehouse Software
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Marty Lawrence \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Lean Sigma Program \/ Performance Excellence Program<\/p>\n

\"image004\"<\/a>Special Recognition:<\/p>\n

Greenberg Smoked Turkey, Inc.
\nEast Texas Emergency Medical Service
\nBrookshire Grocery Company
\nOur Saviour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lutheran Church Quilter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Group
\nDelek Refinery<\/p>\n

Individual Awards included:<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Friend of the Department Awards:
\no Steve Roosth and Leesa Hedge \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Pension Board Members
\no Tommi Ellis, Jim White & Peter Mason \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Civil Service Commission
\no Serena Butcher \u00e2\u20ac\u201c City of Tyler Communications \/ Cooking with Fire Program
\no Ray Patel – Firehouse Subs and Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Staff Support Award:
\no Captain Joey Hooton and Apparatus Technician Brad Smith \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Fleet Maintenance Division<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Legends Awards:
\no Billy T. Cottrell \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hired on January 14, 1958. Retired on January 1, 1996 with 38 years of service to the City of Tyler.
\no Billy R. Hearon \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hired on March 21, 1960. Retired on March 30, 1985 with 25 years of service to the City of Tyler.
\no C. Allen Wedgeworth \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Hired on January 8, 1969. Retired on January 1, 2002 with 33 years of service to the City of Tyler.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Outstanding District Award \u00e2\u20ac\u201c District 1 B-Shift, led by District Chief Tim McCawley<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Leadership Awards:
\no Deputy Fire Marshal James Suggs
\no Captain Tracy Cheatham
\no Captain Aaron Lowry<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Phoenix Award (Citizen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Life Saving Award):
\no Clint Peveto and Oscar Perdoma \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rescued neighbor from burning house
\no Kristine Carrasco and Jocelyn Schmidt \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Performed CPR on citizen<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Ground Breaking Award:
\no Assistant Fire Marshal Laura Mason<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00b7 Firefighter of the Year:
\no Firefighter Blake Jordan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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