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ECFR Members Recognized During 4th Annual ECFR Awards Ceremony

Published Sep 4, 2021
Members of Escambia County Fire Rescue were honored during the 4th Annual Escambia County Fire Rescue Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 4 at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Watch the video live on YouTube here.

Awards and Recognition 

Medal of Gallantry

  • Lt. Jim Beagle
  • FF Dale Coulter
  • Josh Hunter
  • FF Justin King
  • FF/Paramedic Bill Halfacre
  • FF Robert Stivers
  • Lt. John Van Matre
  • FF Kyle Saxton

Medal of Courage

  • FF Charles Bailey
  • Lt. Keith Chapman
  • Lt. Matt Scallan
  • FF Allen Harrison
  • FF Daniel Keating
  • Asst. District Chief Brandon Stevens
  • FF Nicholas Speer
  • Lt. Daniel Mills
  • FF Jeff Fangman
  • Lt. Wesley Barnett
  • FF Isaac Herring
  • Lt. Daniel Akerman
  • Lt. Jeff Rohrer
  • FF Peter Welch
  • FF Rodney Pittman

Distinguished Service Medal

  • Lt. Dan Kunz
  • FF Victor Govyadov
  • FF Geric Fatheree
  • Lt. James Shaw
  • Lt./EMT Conner Wood
  • FF Geoffrey Carmichael
  • FF Jacob Hoskins 

Final Alarm Medal

  • District Chief Dwain S. Bradshaw

Career Firefighter of the Year Medal

  • FF John Longsworth

Volunteer Firefighter of the Year Medal

  • FF Zach McMillan

Career Fire Officer of the Year Medal

  • Lt. Dimitri Jansen

Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year

  • Lt. Alex Torres

Family of District Chief Dwain Bradshaw
Escambia County Fire Rescue Honors the Memory of District Chief Dwain Bradshaw

NAS Pensacola Responders-5
Medal of Courage for the NAS Active Shooter Event - Lt. Josh Hunter, Firefighter Terrell Jackson, Firefighter Will Morris, Firefighter Zachary Polk, Lt. Brian Diamond, Lt. Jeff Howard and Firefighter Nick Pearson

Man Trapped Under a Vehicle Responders-4
Distinguished Service Medal for Lt./EMT Dan Kunz, Firefighter Geric Fatheree, Firefighter Victor Govyadov, Firefighter/EMT Conner Wood and Firefighter Geoffrey Carmichael

FF Charles Bailey - Structure Fire with Entrapment
Medal of Courage for Firefighter Charles Bailey

Lt. Keith Chapman - Woman Rescued from Structure Fire
Medal of Courage for Lt. Keith Chapman

Tower Recovery Responders-4
Medal of Courage for Lt. Matt Scallan, Firefighter Daniel Keating, and Firefighter Allen Harrison

Lt. James Shaw - Structure Fire Rescue
Distinguished Service Medal for Lt. James Shaw

FF Nicholas Speer and Assist. Dist. Chief Brandon Stevens - Unresponsive Persons Rescue-2
Medal of Courage for Assistant District Chief Brandon Stevens and Firefighter Nicholas Speer

Lt. Daniel Mills and FF Jeff Fangman - Y Street Structure Fire-2
Medal of Courage for Lt. Daniel Mills and FF Jeff Fangman

Lt. Wesley Barnett - Mobile Home Fire Rescue-2
Medal of Courage for Lt. Wesley Barnett and Firefighter Isaac Herring

Water Rescue Responders-2
Medal of Courage for Lt. Daniel Akerman, Lt. Jeff Roher, Firefighter Peter Welch and Firefighter Rodney Pittman

FF Jacob Hoskins - Off Duty Save-3
Distinguished Service Medal for Firefighter Jacob Hoskins

Hurricane Sally Responders-2

Medal of Gallantry for Lt. Jim Beagle, Firefighter Dale Coulter, Lt. Josh Hunter, Firefighter Justin King, Firefighter/Paramedic Bill Halfacre, Firefighter Robert Stivers, Lt. John Van Matre and Firefighter Kyle Saxton

Volunteer Officer and Firefighter of the Year - Lt. Alex Torres and FF Zach McMillan
Volunteer Officer and Firefighter of the Year awarded to Lt. Alex Torres and Firefighter Zach McMillan

Career Officer and Firefighter of the Year - Lt. Dimitri Jansen and FF John Longsworth

Career Officer and Firefighter of the Year awarded to Lt. Dimitri Jansen and Firefighter John Longsworth

For more information about Escambia County Fire Rescue, click here. To learn more about firefighting openings with the county, visit myescambia.com/joinfire. Follow Escambia Fire Rescue on Facebook

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