December 4th, 2010 Lafayette Township Fire Protection District held its annual awards and Christmas dinner at Stammler's Restaurant in Starlight, In. We celebrated another successful year and hand out awards and recognized those who dedicate themselves to the community here is the list of awards:
Departmental Awards
Dedication and Commitment
Don Allen | Brandon Alexander | Greg Balmer | Andrea Belde | John Bierman | Charles Drecher | Kenny Fultz | Wayne Hammer | Ryan Houchen | Jay Ising | Jeff Miller | John Miller | Jeff Read | Josh Scalf | Todd Schindler | Dave Schickel | Jeremy Shumate |
Exceptional Service
Brandon Alexander | Wayne Hammer | Nathan Millard | Jeremy Shumate |
Outstanding Service
Don Allen | Andrea Belden | Ryan Houchen | Jay Ising | Jeff Miller | John Miller | Josh Scalf | Dave Schickel | Todd Schindler |
Commitment to Training
Brandon Alexander | Jay Ising | John Miller | Josh Scalf | Todd Schindler |
Mentorship
Wayne Hammer | John Miller | Josh Scalf |
Civilian Service Appreciation
Ron Miller | Wes Perryman |
Years of Service Appreciation
Five Years | Jeremy Shumate | Nathan Millard |
Ten Years | Jay Ising | Jeff Read |
Twenty Years | Jeremy Klein | Tony Schindler |
Training certifications obtained this year.
Fire Officer Strategy and Tactics
Brandon Alexander | Ryan Houchen | Nathan Millard |
Safety Officer
Don Allen | John Bierman | Jeremy Klein | John Miller | Josh Scalf | David Schickel |
Fire Officer 2
Don Allen | John Miller | David Schickel |
NIMS 400
Don Allen | Jeremy Klein | John Miller | David Schickel |
NIMS 701.a 702.b 703.a
Don Allen | Jeremy Klein | John Miller | David Schickel |
NIMS 300
Jeff Miller |
EMT Basic
Levi Fisher |
Technical Rescue Awarness
Richard Honadel | Nathan Millard | Jeff Miller |
Mandatory Firefighter
Richard Honadel | Matt VannBree |
Firefighter 1/2
Matt VanBree |
HazMat Awareness & Operations
Nathan Millard |
Swiftwater Rescue Operations
John Miller | Josh Scalf |
Swiftwater Rescue Technician
John Miller | Josh Scalf | David Schickel |
Fire Inspector 2/3
David Schickel |
S.A.V.E System FE-1
Todd Schindler | David Schickel |
G-130 Crosswalk Gap Basic Wildland Fire Training
Todd Schindler |
Wildland Firefighter 1 & 2
Matt VanBree |
Continuing Education
Levi Fisher- Standpipe/High Operations Class
Richard Honadel - Advanced Auto Extracation
Ryan Houchen - Public Information Officer
David Schickel - Fire Investigation
Jeremey Shumate - Motavating Firefighters, Fire ground mistakes that kill
Todd Schindler - IAFC VCOS Symposium