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
