A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE
FIREFIGHTER
APPRECIATION SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2020
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FIREWORKS SAFETY TIPS AS YOU PREPARE FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY, HEED THIS ADVICE TO ENSURE YOUR FOURTH FESTIVITIES STAY SAFE AND SOUND
• Make sure the firework is legal in your area before purchasing. • Make safety your first and primary priority. • Have consideration for your neighbors before using fireworks. • Alcohol and use of consumer fireworks do not mix. Save your alcohol for after the show.
• Wear safety glasses when shooting fireworks. • Light one firework at a time and then quickly move away. • Use fireworks outdoors in a clear area, 200 feet away from buildings and vehicles. • Always have a bucket of water, fire extinguisher or charged water hose nearby.
• Never carry fireworks in your pocket or shoot them into metal or glass containers. • Do not experiment with homemade fireworks. • Dispose of spent fireworks by wetting them down and place them in a metal trash can away from any building or combustible materials until the next day. • Only buy consumer fireworks from approved, licensed vendors within your community.
Stay safe this July Fourth!
• Do not bring pets to fireworks displays. • Do not bring or use consumer fireworks at public fireworks displays. • Never shoot fireworks of any kind near pets. • Have consideration for your neighborhood pets before using fireworks.
• Only use consumer fireworks in large, open spaces, not in residential neighborhoods. • Obey all local laws regarding the use of fireworks. • Read the cautionary labels and performance descriptions. • Never give fireworks to kids.
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OWENSBORO FIRE DEPT.
OWENSBORO FIRE DEPT.
JAMES HOWARD
KEVIN LANHAM
STEVEN LEONARD
RICHARD PEACH
CHIEF 17 YEARS OF SERVICE
BATTLAION CHIEF 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
Phone: (270) 926-2222 Toll Free: (800) 467-6861 www.altstadts.com
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JASON PICKRELL BATTALION CHIEF 19 YEARS OF SERVICE
115 E 2nd St #100 Owensboro, KY 42303
BATTALION CHIEF 16 YEARS OF SERVICE
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COLTER TATE
JAMES (BOBBY) GRANT II
TIMOTHY PRIAR
BATTALION CHIEF 4 YEARS OF SERVICE
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CAPTAIN 13 YEARS OF SERVICE
CAPTAIN 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
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LARRY FREELS II
COREY GANT
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LIEUTENANT 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
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LIEUTENANT 11 YEARS OF SERVICE
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OUR SUPERHEROES!
Gratitude
Appreciation
Thanks
The feelings we have for our First Responder Firefighters - city, county, and volunteer - who tirelessly donate the life-saving gift of blood are too numerous to name. During this COVID-19 pandemic they have, in our hearts, surpassed the title of Hero and moved into the realm of Superhero! We also would like to recognize the following in the Superhero category; the Owensboro Police Department, the Daviess County Sheriff Department for their assistance in making our Save Our Summer event a success. 3015 Old Hartford Road Owensboro KY 42303 (270) 684-9296 wkrbc.org
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DAVID SPALDING
DAVID (KYLE) VEACH
JOSEPH WRIGHT
LIEUTENANT 17 YEARS OF SERVICE
LIEUTENANT 10 YEARS OF SERVICE
Try To Keep Your Vehicle Well Maintained This Year!
OWENSBORO FIRE DEPT.
ERIC BALL
DRIVER/ENGINEER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE
LIEUTENANT 11 YEARS OF SERVICE
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MICHAEL (CHAD) EMBRY
COLBY GRAYSON
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DRIVER/ENGINEER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
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DRIVER/ENGINEER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE
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RE/MAX Professional Realty Group Thanks to all Owensboro’s First Responders www.EveryOwensboroHome.com
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OWENSBORO FIRE DEPT.
3115 Commonwealth Ct, A-2, Owensboro
270-684-2727
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TRISTAN RUSSELBURG OWENSBORO POLICE DEPT. SERGEANT 12 YEARS OF SERVICE
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BATTERY HEADQUARTERS 821 Breckenridge St • Owensboro, KY 270-683-0618 • BiggerBatteries.com
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Thank You for all you do! TIRE & SERVICE CENTER
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FIREFIGHTER 3 YEARS OF SERVICE
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BRYCE GARRETT
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BRADLEY HAMILTON
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FIREFIGHTER 9 YEARS OF SERVICE
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FIREFIGHTER 2 YEARS OF SERVICE
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Thank You For Your Service!
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FIREFIGHTER 2 YEARS OF SERVICE
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FIREFIGHTER 2 YEARS OF SERVICE
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FIREFIGHTER 2 YEARS OF SERVICE
Proud to put our community in Good Hands
Thank You For Your Service!
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FIREFIGHTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE
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BRADLEY MCKAY FIREFIGHTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE
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STEVEN MILLER FIREFIGHTER 7 YEARS OF SERVICE
420 Triplett St. • Owensboro 270-684-5566
Monday- Friday 9am-5pm • Saturday 9am-12pm
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Owensboro Firefighter Jake Aull, right, talks with refugee families about fire safety during a demonstration in October at the Bridges to English program at Owensboro Christian Church. Lt. Eric Cart, left, and Firefighter Luke Camp helped in the demonstration, which showed the refugee families what firefighters looked like dressed in all their gear so the program participants could identify them as rescue personnel.
Owensboro Firefighter Capt. and Child Passenger Safety Technician Bobby Grant surveys a car seat during a routine check in July 2019.
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NICHOLAS (DANE) MORRIS
COY MURPHY
JAMES (TODD) NAPIER
JARED PEACOCK
FIREFIGHTER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE
Proud to put our community in Good Hands
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FIREFIGHTER 8 MONTHS OF SERVICE
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RE/MAX Professional Realty Group
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BRANNON PENDERGRAFT
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FIREFIGHTER 6 YEARS OF SERVICE
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FIREFIGHTER 8 MONTHS OF SERVICE
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JORDAN ROBERTS FIREFIGHTER 8 MONTHS OF SERVICE
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Thank You For Your Service!
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FIREFIGHTER 4 YEARS OF SERVICE
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420 Triplett St. • Owensboro 270-684-5566
5694 State Route 1046 • Calhoun, KY 42327 270-273-3800
Monday- Friday 9am-5pm • Saturday 9am-12pm
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JEFFREY MILLER
FIRE SAFETY SPECIALIST 2 YEARS OF SERVICE
115 E 2nd St #100 Owensboro, KY 42303
JEFFERY RASCOE
Chief James Howard and Carla Shelton for their help coordinating this year’s photos for the Owensboro Fire Department.
FIRE SAFETY SPECIALIST 4 MONTHS OF SERVICE
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Owensboro Fire Department Lt. Jacob Seaton gets a workout in April as he pulls out heavy firehoses from Engine 13 to be pressure tested at the Owensboro Sportscenter.
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DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
JEREMY SMITH
SHAUN BLANDFORD
ERIC COLEMAN
STEPHEN SZEFI
CHIEF 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
ASSISTANT CHIEF 19 YEARS OF SERVICE
ASSISTANT CHIEF 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
LIEUTENANT 23 YEARS OF SERVICE
Phone: (270) 926-2222 Toll Free: (800) 467-6861 www.altstadts.com
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
KEVIN GORE
CHARLIE RAFFERTY
ASSISTANT CHIEF 21 YEARS OF SERVICE
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LIEUTENANT 21 YEARS OF SERVICE
BATTERY HEADQUARTERS 821 Breckenridge St • Owensboro, KY 270-683-0618 • BiggerBatteries.com
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
KEITH HURM
RONNIE BOBO
INSPECTOR/INVESTIGATOR 17 YEARS OF SERVICE
LIEUTENANT 16 YEARS OF SERVICE
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Alan Warren, Messenger-Inquirer
Daviess County Fire inspector Keith Hurm talks to students about fire safety in October at Sorgho Elementary School.
TRASON CAMPBELL LIEUTENANT 16 YEARS OF SERVICE
KEVIN SHOWN
ENGINEER 19 YEARS OF SERVICE
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DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
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ENGINEER 16 YEARS OF SERVICE
JACOB COX
LIEUTENANT 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
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in these high demand employment sectors, and find a new path.
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LIEUTENANT 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
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BRIAN CECIL
ENGINEER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE
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TIM TERRY
JEFF POOLE
NICK WALL
SAM HENDERSON
FIREFIGHTER 14 YEARS OF SERVICE
ENGINEER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE
ENGINEER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE
ENGINEER 11 YEARS OF SERVICE
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DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
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DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
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QUINTON PENCE
JONATHAN HEATH
ANDREW WILSON
WILLIAM MCCRADY
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4527 Hwy 54
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270-685-3487
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
115 E 2nd St #100 Owensboro, KY 42303
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
4925 Frederica
691-9195
2839 New Hartford Road • 270-926-3500 Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
DAVIESS COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
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Daviess County Fire Chief Jeremy Smith, left, operates a new R One Series rescue boat with assistant chief Eric Coleman during a test run in April at Little Hurricane Island.
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VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AIRPORT-SORGHO MICHAEL THOMPSON........ Chief/EMT RANDY BLANDFORD................................. ...................................................Assistant Chief TYLER FREE............ Assistant Chief/EMT CHARLIE RAFFERTY................................... ........................................ Assistant Chief/EMT ANDY OFFERMAN................Captain/FR DUSTIN STAVES.................Captain/EMT CHRIS YORK..........................Captain/EMT ETHAN BOARD............ Lieutenant/EMT MIKE RUSSELBURG.................................... ................................................ Lieutenant/EMT JOSH SEXTON............... Lieutenant/EMT BILL STURGES.............. Lieutenant/EMT ASHLEY ADAMS..................... Firefighter HAYDEN BULLIS...................... Firefighter LUCAS BULLIS.......................... Firefighter
JOE CALHOUN.......................... Firefighter SARAH COCKERELL.............. Firefighter NICK COX.......................... Firefighter/EMT CORBIN JEWELL...................... Firefighter VIRGINIA JOHNSON............ Firefighter MATT KAMUF................ Firefighter/EMT BRANDON PATE...................... Firefighter JARED PEACOCK......... Firefighter/EMT SCOTT REMOLE....................... Firefighter JEFF RENFROW............. Firefighter/EMT TIM SHOCK.......................... Firefighter/FR CARL SHOCK............................. Firefighter STUART SNOW.................. Firefighter/FR DORIAN TAYLOR..................... Firefighter AMANDA WETTSTAIN.............................. ..................................................... Firefighter/FR PAVEL ZBORIL............... Firefighter/EMT
KNOTTSVILLE KERRY PENCE............................. Chief/EMT DERECK CRISP................... Assistant Chief BRIAN LANHAM............... Assistant Chief KEVIN LANHAM.....Assistant Chief/EMT JEFF EDGE...............................Safety Officer LUKE JOHNSON..............................Captain QUINTON PENCE............................................. .................................Captain/EMT/Paramedic MIKE BOLING............................. Lieutenant CHAD JOHNSON............Lieutenant/EMT BRANDON WINKLER.....Lieutenant/EMT
DAWN ADKINS.................Firefighter/EMT STEVE ADKINS............................Firefighter MATT ALEXANDER.......Firefighter/EMT JOHN CECIL...................................Firefighter KEIFER CHURCH........................Firefighter JEREMY EVERSOLE..................Firefighter NATHAN JONES..........................Firefighter AUSTIN LANHAM......................Firefighter DAVID MORRIS...........................Firefighter AUSTIN PAYNE............................Firefighter SETH PENCE..................................Firefighter
MASONVILLE DAVID GRAY....................................President JEFFREY WILLIAMS..................Chief/EMT PHIL FOGLE...........................Assistant Chief ANDY LUCKETT..................Assistant Chief TYLER WILLIAMS.......Lieutenant/Firefighter DUANE TAYLOR.......Sergeant/Firefighter JOSH WERMLING......Sergeant/Firefighter MARK LUCKETT...................Safety Officer BLAKE ALVEY....................Firefighter/EMT BRANDON ALVEY...........Firefighter/EMT JOSH CARR.....................................Firefighter BRENNEN GILSTRAP...............Firefighter TAYLOR HAGAN...............Firefighter/EMT ETHAN HALL.................................Firefighter
JALEN HALL...................................Firefighter JEREMY HIGGS............................Firefighter DEREK JESSEE..............................Firefighter COREY JONES...............................Firefighter CORY MCKEEL..............................Firefighter STEVEN MUELLER..........Firefighter/EMT EDDIE PRESTON.........................Firefighter ADAM ROBY..................................Firefighter FRANK RODRIGUES......Firefighter/EMT MITCHELL SEEBER....................Firefighter QUINTEN SMEATHERS...........Firefighter CALEB TAYLOR..................Firefighter/EMT ALEX VOGEL..................................Firefighter
MOSLEYVILLE SCOTT SMITH................................Chief/EMT MARC HENDERSON........................................ .................................... 1st Assistant Chief/EMT JOSEPH HARPER.............................................. .................................. 2nd Assistant Chief/EMT TYLER HENDERSON...........Captain/EMT BRYAN KUEGEL................................Captain COY MURPHY..........................Captain/EMT DALTON ADKINS............Lieutenant/EMT MIKE MURPHY............................Lieutenant AARON RAFFERTY...................Lieutenant KATLIN RAFFERTY....... Lieutenant/EMR
JASON CHAPPELL SR..............Firefighter JEREMY HINTON........................Firefighter BRENT LONG......................Firefighter/EMT KEITH MAY......................................Firefighter NATHAN MAY...............................Firefighter NICK MURPHY..............................Firefighter DYLAN WELBORN......................Firefighter CHRISTIAN CHAPPELL................................. ................................................. Junior Firefighter JASON CHAPPELL JR.................................... ................................................. Junior Firefighter
ST. JOSEPH GREG SCHADLER................................ Chief SHAUN BLANDFORD.................................... ............................. Assistant Chief/Paramedic JAMIE GLENN.................... Assistant Chief DUSTIN WARREN................Captain/EMT JOSH BLANDFORD........................................ ................................. Captain/First Responder KENNY O’BRYAN............................................. ................................. Captain/First Responder BRAD BLANDFORD......Firefighter/EMT RANDY BLANDFORD..............Firefighter BRIAN CECIL......................Firefighter/EMT MIKE CECIL....................................Firefighter AUSTIN GLENN...........................Firefighter BLAKE GLENN.............................Firefighter JACOB GLENN.............................Firefighter
JENNIFER GLENN......................Firefighter SCOTT GLENN..............................Firefighter JOHNATHAN HEATH....Firefighter/EMT JOSH JONES.......................Firefighter/EMT PAUL MURPHY............................Firefighter MARK PAYNE................................Firefighter ANDREW STELMACH.............Firefighter JORDAN THOMAS.........Firefighter/EMT DANNY THOMPSON....Firefighter/EMT CORY WARREN............................Firefighter JARED WARREN.........................Firefighter CHRIS WINFIELD............................................. ............................Firefighter/First Responder JOEY WRIGHT...................Firefighter/EMT JEFFREY YECKERING.................................... ....................................................Firefighter/EMT
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STANLEY STEPHEN SMITH...........................Chief/FR GARRETT CECIL................Assistant Chief LUKE CECIL...............Assistant Chief/EMT DANIEL BOOKER......................Firefighter BRYCE BOWEN................Firefighter/EMT MIKE CANARY SR....................Firefighter WILLIAM DAVIS........................Firefighter JOHN DURBIN.................Firefighter/EMT JAMES EDELEN..........................Firefighter WARREN GOETZ.......................Firefighter CHRIS KRAMPE.........................Firefighter
ADAM MULLICAN....................Firefighter MICHAEL MULLICAN.............Firefighter RANDALL MURPHY................Firefighter BRIAN MYERS.............................Firefighter BECKY PEERMAN..........Firefighter/EMT DAVID PEERMAN..............Firefighter/FR JIMMY SCHAEFFER................Firefighter JESS SETTLES.............................Firefighter DAVID SPALDING.........Firefighter/EMT SARAH WIMSATT..........Firefighter/EMT
THRUSTON-PHILPOT ROBERT NEWMAN......................................... .......................................Chief/EMR/Firefighter TOMMY JOHNSON......................................... ...................Assistant Chief/EMT/Firefighter DAVID ROEHM.................................................. ...................Assistant Chief/EMR/Firefighter RANDY SIGAR.................................................... ...............Assistant Chief/NEMR/Firefighter JIMMY ABRAMS.............................................. ................Engineer/ Lieutenant/Firefighter KEVIN ABSHER................................................. .................Lieutenant/Engineer/Firefighter ANNA BERRY.....................EMT/Firefighter KYLE CASEY..................................Firefighter ROBERT COOPER..........................Auxilary BARRY ESTES...................................Auxilary MARILYN FORRESTER...............Auxilary MATTHEW FORRESTER.............................. ............................................ Captain/Firefighter RONNIE FORRESTER..................................... ..........................................Engineer/Firefighter VICTORIA FORRESTER..............Auxilary PATRICK FRANEY...........EMT/Firefighter ABBEY FREELS.................EMT/Firefighter BRAD FREELS...................EMT/Firefighter BUDDY FUQUA.........Safety Officer/Firefighter COLBY GRAYSON...........EMT/Firefighter CASEY HALL.............. Captain/Firefighter DWAYNE HITE.................................................... ........................Captain/Engineer/Firefighter
LORNE HOLTZCLAW...................................... ...............................Engineer/EMT/Firefighter TINA HOLTZCLAW.........EMT/Firefighter CHELSEY JOHNSON...................................... ..............................................Secretary/Auxilary MICHAEL JONES.............................................. ................................ Safety Officer/Firefighter JEFFREY KINGKADE..................................... ......................................Lieutenant/Firefighter STEVEN LEWIS............................Firefighter CORY MATTINGLY....................Firefighter LESLIE MAYES..................EMT/Firefighter MELISSA MAYES............................Auxilary TRACEY MAYES..............................Auxilary WILL MCCRADY...............EMT/Firefighter NICK MILLER................................Firefighter DEBBIE NEWMAN.........................Auxilary RYAN PAYNE......................EMT/Firefighter PAM RAMBURGER.......................Auxilary MIKE REYNOLDS............................................. ...............................Engineer/EMT/Firefighter STEVEN RILEY.............................Firefighter BILLY SHAIN.................................Firefighter TRISHA SUYAK.................................................. ..........................Assistant Secretary/Auxilary DAVID VANOVER...........EMT/Firefighter HEATHER VANOVER..................................... ..............................................Treasurer/Auxilary
UTICA ERIC GRIMES.................................Chief/EMT DANIEL MATTHEWS........Assistant Chief JEFF POOLE................Assistant Chief/EMT ALLEN BELL.........................................Captain RYAN TRUNNELL.............................Captain AUSTIN MCLIMORE......Lieutenant/EMT ANDREW WILSON.........Lieutenant/EMT LUKE BOARMAN.........................Firefighter HENRY BRINER............................Firefighter ALLISON BURRIS........................Firefighter DANNY FULKERSON................Firefighter
MYLES GRIMES............................Firefighter JAMIE HARRIS..............................Firefighter JEFF HORTON...............................Firefighter ANNA MAJORS............................Firefighter JED MILLS.............................Firefighter/EMT ETHAN POOLE..............................Firefighter JAMIE RHINEBURGER.............Firefighter IAN TAYLOR.........................Firefighter/EMT KYLE TRUNNELL..............Firefighter/EMT KEVIN HAGAN............... Junior Firefighter
WHITESVILLE DEREK MILLS...........................................Chief BARRY ISBILL......................Assistant Chief CHAD UNDERHILL........................................... ............................................Assistant Chief/EMT ETHAN BOEHMANN......................Captain JORDAN KREISLE.................Captain/EMR JESSY NASH.............................Captain/EMR ERIC STONE........................Lieutenant/EMT MATTHEW GILMORE...............Firefighter CASEY HAMILTON..........Firefighter/EMT SAM HOWARD.............................Firefighter
WESLEY HOWARD.....................Firefighter PATSY MAYFIELD.......................Firefighter RONNIE MAYFIELD....... Firefighter/EMR COLBY SMITH....................Firefighter/EMT AUSTIN PEAY................................Firefighter JANSEN TIERNEY............Firefighter/EMT BRANDON WRIGHT..................Firefighter CARSON MONTGOMERY............................ ................................................. Junior Firefighter DALE NASH..................... Junior Firefighter JAKE NASH...................... Junior Firefighter
YELVINGTON MARK BAILEY..........................................Chief NICK WALL.............................Assistant Chief SHANE PATE.........................Assistant Chief LOUIS MURPHY................................Captain DWANE SMEATHERS........Safety Officer AARON BAILEY............................Firefighter LUKE BAILEY.................................Firefighter AUSTIN BEAN...............................Firefighter RICHARD BALL.................Firefighter/EMT CODY CARMAN................Firefighter/EMT
MARY HAMILTON......................Firefighter MICHEAL LEWIS...............Firefighter/EMT BILL MURPHY....................Firefighter/EMT DIANA PAYNE....................Firefighter/EMT DYLAN PAYNE..............................Firefighter JASON PHILLIPS............. Firefighter/EMR KELLY PHILLIPS................Firefighter/EMT ROBERT PURVIANCE...............Firefighter JARET SUMNER...........................Firefighter APRIL WALL...................................Firefighter
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