The newest honorees in the Firehouse Magazine Heroism & Community Service Awards program were presented in the April edition of the magazine.
Award entries were judged by Deputy Chief Robert Cobb of the Jersey City, NJ, Fire Department; Deputy Chief William Goldfeder of the Loveland-Symmes, OH, Fire Department; and Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff of the Chicago Fire Department.
The program was administered by retired FDNY Rescue 1 Firefighter Paul Hashagen.
Some of the winners are highlighted here. All of the winners can be found listed
Two Salisbury, MD police officers, firefighters when not on-duty cops, and an on-duty firefighter struggled to pull three victims from a burning home. Read their story. John Black, Steven Dickerson, John Dimare, Salisbury Fire Department
A Detroit firefighter rescues a fellow firefighter who gets a big surprise the next day. Read the story. Ronald Mitchell, Detroit Fire Department
One after another, this FDNY firefighter dragged five victims out of a dwelling fire. Read the story. Lt. James F. Congema, FDNY
A Fairfax County, Va. Rapid Intervention Team went into a burning townhouse and rescued a firefighter who was reported trapped within. The team escaped the structure just as the floor collapsed. Read the story. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue RIT Team
A Lake Mary, Fla. firefighter/paramedic rescued a boy and his father from their home after a plane crashed into it, setting it on fire. He was off-duty and was standing in his driveway when he witnessed the crash. Read the story. Ryan Cooper, Lake Mary, Fla. Fire Department
A Miami-Dade captain dove into a canal to rescue a woman who was ejected from a car after a crash. The woman was pronounced dead on the scene. Abel Fernandez , Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue
