Awards

Department Awards

  • 2016 International Association of Fire Chiefs' Ready, Set, Go Excellence Award
  • 2016 Fire News/Firehouse Expo Outstanding Leadership Award
  • 2015 Life Safety Achievement Award

2022 Officer of the Year 

Captain Tim Grubb
 
Past Award Recipients:
  • 2021 Ronnie McCarroll
  • 2020 Tim Mackling
  • 2019 Ronnie McCarrollIMG_0096
  • 2018 Jody Bruce
  • 2017 Wade Woody
  • 2016 Scott Funderburg
  • 2015 Curt Odneal
  • 2014 Billy McWhorter
  • 2013 Kelley Cato
  • 2012 Ronnie McCarroll
  • 2011 Jeff King
  • 2010 Ronnie McCarroll
  • 2009 Wade Woody
  • 2008 Billy McWhorter
  • 2007 Scott Funderburg
  • 2006 Wade Woody
  • 2005 Scott Funderburg
  • 2004 Mike Baldree
  • 2003 Scott Raven
  • 2002 Scott Raven
  • 2001 Scott Raven



2022 Firefighter of the Year

Firefighter Sam Thrash
 
Past Award Recipients:
  • 2021 Stuart Peyton
  • 2020 Tyler Carroll
  • 2019 Mark Kubena
  • 2018 Dalton Blum
  • 2017 Christopher Horton
  • 2016 Martin PatinoIMG_0068
  • 2015 Timothy Grubb
  • 2014 Christopher Horton
  • 2013 Martin Patino
  • 2012 Kris Erving
  • 2011 Kris Wageman
  • 2010 James Bobbitt
  • 2009 Aaron Moore
  • 2008 Chris Perry
  • 2007 Jacob Ventrca
  • 2006 Matthew Daniel
  • 2005 Adam Gaver
  • 2004 Ronnie McCarroll
  • 2003 Aaron Moore
  • 2002 Kelley Cato
  • 2001 Kirk Lambert



2022 Engineer of the Year

Engineer Justin Norris
 
 Past Award Recipients:IMG_0083
  • 2021 Mark Byrd
  • 2020 Tim Grubb
  • 2019 Tim Grubb
  • 2018 Kris Wageman
  • 2017 Brody Eakin
  • 2016 Timothy Mackling
  • 2015 Aaron Moore
  • 2014 James Wells
  • 2013 Jesse Wenger
  • 2012 Chance Nelms
  • 2011 Kirk Lambert
  • 2010 Jacob Ventrca and Jesse Wenger



2022 Paramedic of the Year

Firefighters Chris Hoogerwerf and Austin Fox
 
Past Award Recipients:
  • 2021 Brad Parish
  • 2020 Bryan Ward
  • 2019 Matt Frisinger
  • 2018 Jonathan Castro
  • 2017 David Hammond
  • 2016 David Hammond
  • 2015 Mark Byrd
  • 2014 Mark Byrd
  • 2013 Joshua Cawthon
  • 2012 Justin Pierce
  • 2011 Dustin Brewer
  • 2010 Dustin Brewer
  • 2009 Matthew Daniel
  • 2008 Tim Mackling
  • 2007 Tim Mackling
  • 2006 Adam Gaver
  • 2005 Jesse Wenger
  • 2004 Ken MacInnes
  • 2003 Ken MacInnes
  • 2002 Chad Edgar
  • 2001 Joe Lowery

2022 Educator of the Year

Captain Ross Andrew
 
Past Award Recipients:
  • 2021 Brad Hutcheson
  • 2020 Tyler Carroll
  • 2019 Brad Hutcheson
  • 2018 Andrew PayneIMG_0053
  • 2017 Martin Patino
  • 2016 Josh Doyle
  • 2015 Joshua Cawthon
  • 2014 David Hammond
  • 2013 Julian Pastrana
  • 2012 Jacob Ventrca
  • 2011 Joshua Cawthon
  • 2010 Robert Brooks
  • 2009 Ross Andrew
  • 2008 Josh Doyle
  • 2008 Jacob Ventrca
  • 2007 John Wright
  • 2005 John Wright
  • 2004 Jerry Bonner
  • 2003 Scott Funderburg
  • 2002 Robert Brooks
  • 2001 Jacob Ventrca


2022 Rookie of the Year

Firefighter Daniel Young
Past Award Recipients:
  • 2021 Taylor Proefrock
  • 2020 Jared Weston and Caleb Spataro
  • 2019 Chase Cashion
  • 2018 Bryan Ward
  • 2017 Andrew Payne
  • 2016 Channing Pozniak
  • 2015 Vacant
  • 2014 Daniel Pierce
  • 2013 Mark Byrd
  • 2012 Julian Pastrana
  • 2010 Dustin Brewer
  • 2009 Charles Yancey
  • 2008 Tim Perkins
  • 2007 Robert Gaston
  • 2006 Hayden Mooney
  • 2005 Josh Doyle
  • 2003 Waylon Langford
  • 2002 Jarrett Wilson
  • 2001 Mitchell Murrell