2017 EVT of the Year Lane Feted at Apparatus Conference
Source Firehouse.com News
The 2017 Emergency Vehicle Technician of the Year Award was presented to Corey D. Lane from the City of Loveland, CO, Public Works Department at the Fire Department Safety Officers Association’s 30th Annual Apparatus Specifications & Safety Symposium, Monday in Scottsdale, AZ.
The EVT of the Year Award is co-presented by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association and Firehouse, and is sponsored by Spartan Motors.
In presenting the award to Lane, Brian Connely, national sales manager of Spartan Motors, said, “Throughout the course of his 22-year career, Corey has demonstrated a level of superior expertise and diligence in ensuring the safety of firefighters and the maintenance and service of his department’s 23 heavy fire apparatus.”
In the letters nominating him for the award, Lane’s chief and colleagues focused on his “passion for providing service to Loveland Fire Rescue” and his 24/7 commitment to keeping the Loveland fire fleet safe and current on inspections and repairs. Two years in a row, the LFRA fleet availability was over 98 percent. “…this can only happen having the right person leading the charge, that person is Corey Lane.”
As part of the 2017 EVT of the Year Award, Spartan Motors presented Lane with a scholarship to their annual Spartan Fire Truck Training Conference to be held the summer of 2018.
Lane’s wife, Stephanie, also attended the presentation of the award, as well Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Chief Mark Miller and Warren Miller, senior technician and the winner of the 2009 EVT of the Year Award.
Rounding out the top five winners of the 2017 EVT of the Year award, announced in December, are: Jeff Morris, Fleet Crewleader for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department; Al Hasenfratz, EVT/Mechanic, Sylvania Township, OH; William T. Palmer, Lead Fire Mechanic for the Charleston, SC, Fire Department and Casey Stephenson, EVT, Salina, KS, Fire Department.
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