The Navy F&ES Awards Program was instituted in 1997 to acknowledge essentially the most excellent hearth departments and personnel for attaining the very best diploma of excellence in mission assist and hearth safety administration.
“Everybody on our hearth and emergency groups worldwide involves work with an expectation of an emergency name,” stated CNIC Director of Operations Mark Sinder. “Our firefighters and emergency response groups not solely know the danger of the job, however willingly accomplish that realizing that they preserve our Navy communities secure from hurt. I wish to congratulate this yr’s winners and need them good luck on the DOD degree!”
This yr’s F&ES award recipients are:
- Small Fireplace Division of the Yr: Naval Assist Exercise Naples;
- Medium Division of the Yr: Commander, Navy Area Hawaii (CNRH) District 2;
- Giant Fireplace Division of the Yr: Commander, Fleet Actions Sasebo;
- Fireplace Prevention Program of the Yr: Commander, Fleet Actions Sasebo;
- Army Firefighter of the Yr: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Dealing with) 2nd Class Ryan Fuentes, assigned to Naval Air Station Sigonella;
- Civilian Firefighter of the Yr: Christopher Terlaje, assigned to NSA Souda Bay;
- Army Fireplace Officer of the Yr: Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Dealing with) 1st Class Raul GarciaVillavicencio, assigned to Naval Assist Facility Thurmont;
- Civilian Fireplace Officer of the Yr: Kekoa Gonzales, District 2 of CNRH;
- Fireplace Service Teacher of the Yr: Mark Berry, assigned to Naval Base Guam.
Class standards was developed by the Division of Protection F&ES working group comprised of the chiefs of the service part’s respective F&ES packages. The above winners will characterize the Navy and compete on the DOD degree.
The next are Navy solely awards:
- Emergency Medical Providers Supplier of the Yr: Jeremy McElroy, assigned to District 1 of Commander, Navy Area Mid-Atlantic;
- Fireplace Inspector of the Yr: John Serrato, assigned to CFA Yokosuka;
- Fireplace Chief of the Yr: Jeremy Rhode, assigned to District 2 of CNRH;
- Navy F&ES Lifetime Achievement Award: James LaConte, retired hearth chief of Commander, Navy Area Southeast; and retired Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Dealing with) Anthony Tranumn, previously with CNIC.
- Navy F&ES Corridor of Fame: Joseph Thompson, retired hearth chief for Commandant, Naval District Washington Central Fireplace Battalion; Stuart Prepare dinner, retired hearth chief NAS Fallon; and in reminiscence of Kenneth Jeffery, former assistant hearth chief of Navy Submarine Base New London;
Jeffery final reported for responsibility at SUBASE New London Station 23 on Dec. 25, 2003, when he skilled chest ache and was taken to a cardiac care unit. He handed away a couple of days later.
Recognized for his dialog closure, “See ya on the huge one,” household and buddies have memorialized Jeffery on the Nationwide Fallen Fighters Basis wall in Emmitsburg, Maryland; Connecticut Fireplace Academy Memorial Wall; on the Worldwide Affiliation of Firefighters Memorial in Colorado Springs; and the Coaching Room at SUBASE New London Fireplace Station 23.
“Our CNIC F&ES responders, inspectors and administration workers are all devoted to protecting our personnel secure,” stated CNIC F&ES Director Carl B. Glover Jr. “Their devotion displayed each day exceeds exemplary requirements. BZ (Bravo Zulu) to CNIC F&ES and all of the award winners and nominees.”
Eighty-three nominations had been submitted to compete throughout the 14 classes for this yr’s Navy F&ES Awards.
Alternatives for hearth departments and hearth prevention program of the yr awards had been primarily based on emergency response efficiency; division degree recognition, accreditation and certifications; buyer outreach and public training; coaching and training; innovation and initiatives in security, well being and high quality of life; hearth prevention inspections, engineering, code compliance and enforcement; group and public teaching programs; and innovativeness.
Alternatives for particular person classes had been primarily based on accomplishments, job efficiency, technical competence, management skill, initiative, resourcefulness, program improvement, coaching improvement, efficiency as an teacher, coach or speaker {and professional} credentials.
Commander, Navy Installations Command oversees 47,000 staff situated throughout 70 Navy shore installations in 10 areas all over the world and is charged with sustaining the fleet, enabling the fighter and supporting the household. For extra information from CNIC, go to www.cnic.navy.mil or observe the command’s Fb, Twitter and Instagram.
