Every year the chiefs select one firefighter who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. This firefighter is presented with the “Fireman of the Year” award at the annual dinner. The firefighters who have received this award are listed below.
1979 | Jack Smith | 1980 | Dean Petersen |
1981 | Mike Manzi | 1982 | Jerry Lema |
1983 | Jeff McDonald | 1984 | George Nichols |
1985 | Barry Potepan | 1986 | Joe Koches |
1987 | Terry Strong | 1988 | Tom Ford |
1989 | Jim Becker | 1990 | Rich Leonardo |
1991 | Dennis DelBiaggio | 1992 | Carl Gossien |
1993 | Leo Basler | 1994 | Dave Nicholson |
1995 | Tom Grinsell | 1996 | Jim Aste |
1997 | Bill Klatt | 1998 | Troy Land |
1999 | Don Bowen | 2000 | Dan Glandon |
2001 | Manuel Enos | 2002 | Greg Ford |
2003 | Mike Ring | 2004 | Ricky Williamson |
2005 | Mike Thomas | 2006 | Will Scott |
2007 | Jon Savage | 2008 | Matt Knowles |
2009 | Byran McWaters | 2010 | John Miller |
2011 | Daniel DelBiaggio | 2012 | Jack Smith |
2013 | Rick Nicholson | 2014 | Andy Titus |
2015 | Tom Grinsell | 2016 | Ralph Lopez |
2017 | Quincy Russ | 2018 | Robert Anderson |
2019 | Dennis DelBiaggio | 2020 | Terry O’Reilly |
2021 | Ken Dayacamos | 2022 |