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Fire And Rescue Members Recognized At Medal Awards Ceremony
Prince William County Fire and Rescue System held its third annual Medal Day Ceremony honoring fire and rescue members for exemplary achievements and heroism. The event was held on Saturday, April 13th, at 10:00 a.m. at the A.J. Ferlazzo Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive in Woodbridge. Assistant Chief Lance McClintock presided over the ceremony.
The fire and rescue members, recognized, exemplified daily commitment to exceptional service to the citizens we serve. The awards demonstrate the level of skill and valor with which we respond to each and every emergency call and how we continuously improve our service to the community and its residents. All of the award recipients have distinguished themselves in the performance of their duties.
Assistant Chief Matt Smolsky and Assistant Chief Lance McClintock, pictured with recipients, recognized the following team members:
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R510 |
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| Technician II Christopher Clark | Technician II Daniel Jackson |
| Technician I Kevin Ganssle | Technician I Michael Baker |
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E517/SWB517 |
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| Lieutenant Todd Bell | Technician I Kelly Hamner |
| Technician I Chadd Holmes | Technician I Shaun Kent |
| T523 | |
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Technician II Cager Mackaravitz Technician II Greg Klatte Technician II Anthony Aquinto |
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| B524 | E504 |
| Captain Brian Ferguson | Captain Marcus Saager |
| Technician II Victor Vega | Technician II Aaron Dillon |
| Technician I Aldo Bonilla | Technician I Neftali Mena |
| Technician I Michael Chergosky | |
| R504 | |
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Lieutenant Tom Klimtzak Technician II Adam Renner Technician I Brandon Simon |
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| E524 |
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Lieutenant William Sanderson Technician II Victor Vega Technician I Zack Markley |
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LIFESAVING AWARD
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Technician I Cody Durham |
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| M526 | E513 |
| Lieutenant Beth Kenavan | Lieutenant Bob Howard |
| Technician II Andrew Sanders | Technician II James Helmick |
| Technician I Chet Prailey | |
| E514 | |
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Technician II Christopher Miller Technician I William Carter Technician I Kurt Hagen |
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T523 |
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| Lieutenant Josh Dempsey | Technician II Nick Nurthen |
| Technician II Josh Thomson | Technician I Joel Bernardo |
| Technician I John Cramsey | |
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| BC591 | M524 |
| Battalion Chief Tom Denner | Lieutenant Matt Eckert |
| Technician II Jeff Chapman | Technician II Leonel Teller |
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| E524 | T524 |
| Lieutenant William Sanderson | Lieutenant Brian Reader |
| Technician II Victor Vega | Technician II Michael Mountain |
| Technician I Nathaniel Deghand | Technician II Adam Renner |
| Technician I Ian Sheedy |
Technician I Zackery Markley |
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M518 |
E518 |
| Lieutenant Justin Antes | Captain Scott Arft |
| Technician I Andrew Gorman | Technician II Neil Shoults |
| Technician I James Martin | |
| Technician I Joseph Felsentreger | |
| A513 | |
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Technician II Kyle Straker Technician I Ryan Turlik |
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| E524 | |
| Captain Brian Ferguson | Technician I Aldo Bonilla |
| Technician II Victor Vega | Technician I Michael Chergosky |
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| M526 | E526 |
| Lieutenant Ryan Tolley | Captain Carl Ericson |
| Technician II Jared Juliano | Technician II Michael Favole |
| Technician I Emily Baden | |
| Technician I Chris Drago | |
| Technician I Bryan Smith | |
| E518 | |
| Lieutenant Jay Byler | Technician II Shaun Polite |
| Technician II Matthew Hall | Technician I Gabriel Lunders |
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| M520 | T520 |
| Lieutenant Alex Stephenson | Lieutenant Kevin Tobey |
| Technician II Stephanie Miller | Technician II Andrew Hale |
| Technician I Zach Burnette | Technician II Christian Alloway |
| Technician I Asley Amezquita | |
| E520 (Dale City Volunteer Fire Department) | |
| Lieutenant Thomas Mazzo | Technician Stacy Pyzowski |
| Firefighter Brandon Taylor | Recruit Maryan Ahmed |
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| M504 | E504 |
| Lieutenant Anthony Adamo | Technician II Jemeel Brady |
| Technician II Ben Draxler | Technician I Rodney Woodward |
| Technician II Rob Dimmel | Technician I Samuel Gorham |
| Technician I Joseph O'Dell | |
| E525 | |
| Technician II Joey Bloedel | Technician I Brian Pelletier |
| Technician I Russell Lane | Technician I John Payette |
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| E515 | E524 |
| Technician II April Spicer | Lieutenant Mike DeAtley |
| Technician II John Ransone | Technician II Peter Francisco |
| Technician I Samuel Field | Technician I John Becker |
| Technician I Nicholas Gonnella | |
| M524 | K515 |
| Technician II Alex Stephenson | Technician II Keith Brock (Retired) |
| Technician II Stephanie Butler | |
| Technician I James Klenk | |
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MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
Technician I Asley Amezquita
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Lieutenant Ken Zack
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Lieutenant Nick Feliciano
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Technician II Chris Gott
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OFFICER OF THE YEAR
Lieutenant Ryan Kirk
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CHIEF'S COMMENDATION AWARD
| Captain Jonathan Newell | Farrah Large |
To view the ceremony, visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PWCFireRescue/.