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Awards and Recognition

Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue personnel honored at “Salute to EMS Professionals Breakfast”

At an awards celebration on May 19, 2008, several Fire-Rescue personnel were honored for outstanding performance:

  • FF/PM John Heiser & Lt. Doug Stanley, development of Department Protocols
  • FF/PM Karen Niosi - Educator of the Year
  • B/C David DiPetrillo - Innovator of the Year
  • Lt. Troy Lanier - EMT of the Year

In addition, Tim Edkin, Sherri Adams and Suzanne LeBlanc with the City’s Information Technology Department were honored for their outstanding work with MedUSA and MDT.

Award Winners

The event was held at Broward General Medical Center.

Local 765 Firefighters of the Year

  • 2006 Thomas Connor
  • 2005 Jeremy Rifflard
  • 2004 John Bruce
  • 2003 Richard Thorpe
  • 2002 Keith Garner
  • 2001 Kenneth Gurdak and Robert Soto
  • 2000 Rodney Peeler, Joe Hernandez, John Dunn, Jeremy Rifflard and Mike Ragusa
  • 1999 Joseph Battaglia
  • 1998 Jim Sharp
  • 1997 Robert Hoecherl
  • 1996 Donald Jobin
  • 1995 Joseph Battaglia
  • 1994 Carl Dale and Matt Adams
  • 1993 David Pugh
  • 1992 Ann Lindie
  • 1991 Joe Dwyer and Ed Bartusch
  • 1990 Brian Fort
  • 1989 Al Dow
  • 1988 Robert Edgar
  • 1987 Henry Sledge
  • 1986 Mike Ondrejicka
  • 1985 Charlie Barnes and Rodney Coleman
  • 1984 Dave Terrana
  • 1983 Alan Summersgill
  • 1982 Richard Ferschke
  • 1981 Herbie Blabon
  • 1980 Alexander Halverson and Al Morese
  • 1979 Errol Lanier
  • 1978 George Goldey
  • 1977 Dave Elenbaas
  • 1976 Chuck Pendleton
  • 1975 Jim Culp, Bruce Whalley and Rodney Thomas
  • 1974 Ed Remer
  • 1973 Robert Zaborski
  • 1972 Leslie "Fuzzy" Larkin and Royce Mosely