Orcas Island’s Emergency Responders gathered for their 2009 Annual Awards Banquet on Jan. 30 to honor each other in the District’s 62nd year of service. Members and their families enjoyed a lovely evening, and responders were presented with the following awards:
5 year service pins: Lt. Jason Madeiros, Chief Mike Harris, and Capt. Paramedic Jeff Larsen.
10 year service pins: Capt. Rick Anda, EMT Hilary Canty, EMT Kari Schuh, EMT Lance Evans, Lt. Rich Harvey, EMT Gulliver Rankin, and Firefighter/EMT Jim Scheib.
15 year service pin: Commissioner Clyde Duke (past firefighter).
20 year service pin: firefighter Mike Macksey.
30 year service pin: Lt. Jeff Jones, the longest serving member of the department at 32 years 4 months.
The following District Awards were presented:
“EMS Provider of the Year” to FF/EMT George Schermerhorn
“Fire Service Provider of the Year” to Lt. Jeff Jones
“Officer of the Year” to Capt 27 Rick Anda
“Station of the Year” to Deer Harbor Station 24
“Most Inspirational Member of the Year” to Division Chief Paramedic Patrick Shepler
“Volunteer of the Year” to George Schermerhorn
“Mechanic’s Choice Award” to Division Chief Paramedic Mik Preysz
“Chief’s Award” to Dwight Guss
The following Special Awards were presented:
“Health Responder” to EMT Heather Thomas for her amazing dedication to fitness
“Reliable Responder” to FF/EMT Dean Dougherty for always being there to respond
“Heritage Club Award” to Past EMT/Firefighter Ravin Williams & EMT Tom Carter
“Citizen of the Year” to Dawn Atkinson for learning CPR and saving her husband’s life
“Golden Hour Award” for Cardiac Save Dec 14th to Capt. Paramedic Jeff Larsen and Team
“The Maxx Award” to Lt. Jeff Jones for attention to details and always being there when needed
“Service Behind the Scene” to FF/EMT Dylan Wachtel for the hours of research and training instruction.
“Above & Beyond” to Lt. Paul Turner
“Dr. Sullivan’s Special Response Award” for Cardiac Save on Dec. 14th was awarded to:
FF/EMT Own Cheevers, EMT Cameron Fralick, Capt. Rita Harvey, Lt. Jeff Jones, Capt. Maxx Jones, Lt. Chad Kimple, Capt. Paramedic Jeff Larsen, Lt. Jason Madeiros, FF Sherri Madeiros, EMT Bob Phalan and FF/EMT George Schermerhorn.
