January 4, 2013 – RVFD held its annual award ceremony at the Apollo Restaurant in Rockville. The awards presented to volunteer members for their service included:
Distinguished Service Award – presented to a member with at least 20 years of service who has contributed in multiple ways during their entire volunteer service time.
Deputy Chief Leonard Chornock
Chief’s Award – presented to a member who has contributed during the year above and beyond expectations to the department’s operations.
Deputy Chief Craig Lazar
President’s Award – presented to a member who has contributed during the year above and beyond expectations to the department’s administrative activities.
Vice President Matt Frank
Firefighter of the Year – presented to a volunteer, who is not an officer, who has contributed during the year above and beyond expectations to the department’s fire operations division.
Firefighter/Rescuer III Casey King
EMS Member of the Year – presented to a volunteer, who is not an officer, who has contributed during the year above and beyond expectations to the department’s emergency medical services division.
EMS Provider II Victor Graves
Officer of the Year – presented to an officer who has contributed during the year above and beyond expectations to the department’s operations.
Captain Christopher Hinde
Shift Member of the Year – selected by each duty shift and awarded to the shift member who has contributed above and beyond expectations to the shift’s operations.
Monday Night Shift – Diana Huestis
Tuesday Night Shift – Courtney Shay
Wednesday Night Shift – Ian Hunter
Thursday Night Shift – Alex Cederbaum
Sunday Night Shift – Matt Rancourt
Weekend Daytime Shift – Brenda Mannix
Length of Service Awards – presented to members who have reached service milestones during the year.
55 years – former President Earle “Benny” Poole
50 years – Chief Lawrence Gaddis
45 years – David Shoemaker, Dennis McCune, Thomas Heath
40 years – Roger Williamson
30 years – Nedim Goren
25 years – Steven Fay, Stanley Soya, former President Eric N. Bernard, former Chief W. Paul Quigley
20 years – Steven Phillips, Peggy Miller
15 years and achieving Life Member status – Adam Stern
10 years – John Berry, Shelly Bevacqua, Edward Tenney, Michael Ader, Avital Cooperman, Kathleen Dayton, Robert James, Michael Pokorny
5 years – Victor Alban, Casey King, Christopher Vincent
Congrats to those who received awards. Glad to see that the volunteer spirit is still strong in Rockville.