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Firefighter of the Year:
Firefighter
Kris Jensen
Awarded to a firefighter who, during the past
year, has distinguished themselves in an exceptional manner and has improved the
department because of their efforts.
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Officer of the Year
Captain Jeff
Carter
Awarded to an officer who, during the past year,
has demonstrated leadership by example and distinguished themselves in an
exceptional manner, improving the department because of their efforts.
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2nd Class Medal of Valor
Assistant
Chief John Kelly, Jr.
Given
for heroism in the line of duty.
Presented to Assistant Chief
John Kelly
, Jr. for his actions during the fire at the
Garden
Street
School
. While fire companies were
operating on the upper floor of the school, a partial building collapse
occurred. AC Kelly began a search
for firefighters he believed to be trapped as a result of the collapse.
Shortly after, he learned that the firefighters’ operating in that area
had been able to seek shelter in another part of the building and not injured by
the collapse. However, his actions
were at extreme risk to his safety, and in the highest regards for the safety of
the personnel in his command.
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The
Charles J. Smith
Chiefs
Leadership Award
Assistant Chief John Kelly Jr.
Assistant Chief Charlie Smith (ret.)
Presented
to an individual who, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, has throughout their
career been a true example of: Motivation, Empowerment, Vision, Integrity, and
Self Sacrifice. This individual’s
commitment and dedication to leadership has had a significant role in shaping
the future of the fire department.
This award has been named for and presented to retired Assistant Chief
Charles Smith who dedicated over forty years of service to the fire department
and town. He is still a regular
attendee and helper at all fireman’s relief association functions and events.
In addition, Assistant Chief
John Kelly
Jr. was presented with this award for his dedicated leadership and assuming the
role of Acting Chief during 2007 while the town searched for a new fire chief.
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Richard P.
Tortorelli
Community
Service Award
Chief Richard Tortorelli (ret.)
Awarded
to a member who has shown great dedication to the department, and who has
unselfishly given time and hard work to the department and the Town of
Milford
, and who, because of their unselfish acts brings pride to themselves and the
community. This award is presented to personnel who have continuously served
above and beyond the call of duty.
This award was presented to retired Chief Richard
Tortorelli for his many years of dedicated service to the fire department,
community, and his ongoing dedication to maintaining the history of the Milford
Fire Department. In honor of Chief
Tortorelli’s outstanding dedication and commitment, this award has been
officially entitled the Richard P. Tortorelli Community Service Award.
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Kendall
A. Hawes
Meritorious
Service Award
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Deputy
Chief Ken Hawes (ret.)
Awarded to members of the department who distinguish themselves in the pursuit of a specific project and/or program, which
impacts the safety and health of the public or department members in a positive
and significant manner.
This Award was presented
to retired Deputy Chief Kendall A. Hawes for his devotion throughout his career
to fire prevention and safety. Ken
was instrumental in starting the Sparky the Fire Dog program in
Milford
as well as working tirelessly to raise funds to purchase the departments very
first thermal imaging cameras. This
award has been named in his honor and now called the Kendall A. Hawes
Meritorious Service Award.
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Letter of Merit
Capt. Ken Flaherty
Lt. Dean Chappell
Lt. Matt Pervere
During the afternoon hours of December 20, 2007, Rescue 1 was dispatched to
Noon’s
Quarry Road
for a snow blower accident. Upon
arrival, crews found a young girl entrapped in the snow blower by the hood of
her coat. After a very quick
extrication, she was moved to the ambulance and transported to MMC with Capt.
Flaherty and Lt. Chappell assisting
EMS
. Despite the best efforts of
everyone involved, we could not change the end result.
We can only hope that Jaiden is now a guardian angel to all of us.
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Unit Citations
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Rescue of Horse trapped in mud,
N River Road
Feb. 15, 2003:
Firefighters arrived to find a horse submerged up to
its neck in mud and water. Due
to the 10 degree temperature, the horse would not survive if not removed
quickly. With the assistance of
a veterinarian, three firefighters entered the mud and water to place a
harness on the horse in order to lift the horse from the mud.
Receiving
this award were:
FF Keith
Salisbury; Capt. William McKinney;
Capt. Kenneth Flaherty; FF Scott Cobb;
FF Eric Dewitz;
Lt.
Matthew
Pervere;
Lt. Michael Wells (not pictured)
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Motor
Vehicle Accident, Rt. 13 South
Sept.
5, 2004:
While
Firefighters were working to extinguish a chimney fire in another part of
town; a serious motor vehicle accident on
South Street
which trapped one of the drivers in their vehicle.
This required firefighters to extricate the driver with the Jaws of
Life. Despite the limited manpower
due to the other incident, firefighters were able to extricate the trapped
driver within approximately 30 minutes, just as the medical helicopter was
landing to transport the victim to a
Boston
Trauma
Center
. The patient is alive and well
today due to the dedicated teamwork of the firefighters involved.
Receiving
this award were:
FF
Keith
Salisbury; Capt.
Jeffrey Carter;
FF
Greg Balcom; FF Brian Charest;
Capt.
Gary Balcom; Capt. Kenneth Flaherty;
Lt.
William Kincaid;
FF
Matt Mascia (not pictured)
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Motor Vehicle Accident,
Osgood Road
Aug. 23, 2006:
A joyride turned tragic, several teenagers
traveling at a high rate of speed side swiped a tractor trailer sending the
vehicle several yards into the woods. Arriving
firefighters found one victim who had been ejected from the car prior to it
leaving the roadway, and the two front seat passengers trapped in the
extensively damaged vehicle. Due
to the double impact of the trailer and woods, most of the driver’s side of
the car was missing which complicated the extrication.
Both were extricated and transported a short distance to a medical
helicopter.
Recognized for this incident were:
Deputy Tim Cullinan; Lt. William Kincaid;
Capt.
Jason Smedick; Capt. William McKinney;
Capt. Kenneth Flaherty; FF Dean Chappell;
FF Duane Chappell; FF Keith
Salisbury;
FF Walter Hampton; FF James Young;
FF Jonathen Ibarra
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Boat Rescue,
North River Road
April 16, 2007:
When flood waters rose rapidly,
the occupants of a
North River Road
home found themselves and their home surrounded by fast moving water.
Arriving firefighters found the residents standing in their front yard with a
river of fast moving water 100 yards wide separating them from dry land.
Due to the
water conditions, current and safety concerns, a crew from Milford
Fire Department along with a crew and a boat from the Amherst Fire
Department, made two trips across the flooded fields and rescued both
residents and their dog.
Recognized were:
Asst. Chief
John Kelly; Dep. Chief Tim Cullinan;
FF Eric Dewitz; FF Jonathen Ibarra;
FF Greg Balcom; FF Jeffrey Brooks;
FF Sean Plummer (not pictured)
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Building Fire,
Barry Court
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Wilton
Nov. 20, 2007: In the early morning hours, the
Milford Fire Department was requested to respond mutual aid with 2 engines to
Wilton
for a building fire. On arrival
Milford
personnel encountered heavy fire conditions on the second floor of the home.
Another mutual aid community was assigned the third floor to
assist with fire suppression.
Milford
crews on
the second floor were unable to make any headway and the
fire continued to grow. A second
Milford
crew was then
assigned to assist on the third floor. When they
reached the third floor, they found no other personnel, and worked to contain
and extinguish the fire providing relief to the crews on the second
floor.
Personnel recognized were:
Chief
Frank Fraitzl; Asst. Chief
John Kelly; Dep. Chief Mark Britton; Capt. Kenneth
Flaherty;
Lt. Dean Chappell; FF Duane Chappell; FF Jon Esposito; FF Jonathen Ibarra; FF
Benjamin Raymond; FF
Dennis Shepard; FF Jeffrey Sickler
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Years of Service Awards
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20 Years
James Wetherbee,
Jr.
John Kelly
, Jr.
Gary Balcom
Samuel Stevens
William Kincaid
William McKinney
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15 Years
Kris Jensen
Jeffrey Carter
Timothy Cullinan
Jeffrey Brooks
Mark Britton
Kenneth Flaherty
Matthew Pervere
Raymond Riendeau
Jeffrey Sickler
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10 Years
Alfred Solan
Brian Charest
Eric
Dewitz
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5 Years
Eric Miller
Dennis Shepard
Scott Cobb
Jonathen Ibarra
Jeffrey Marshall
Michael
Parkhurst
Greg Balcom
Brett French
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12/28/2008 FXF |
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