Each year, Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue awards members of the agency for their exceptional effort and rewards the following; Officer of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, and Paramedic of the Year. The agency also awards a team of firefighters for outstanding service with a Unit Citation/Commendation Award. FDL Fire /Rescue appreciates these members’ bravery and courage, exceptional service, and achievement to the agency.
Firefighter of the Year: This award was presented to a member who has best exemplified the standards of excellence and service to the community subscribed to by FDL Fire/ Rescue. This individual is a team player who supports others’ efforts to achieve the goals of the agency, supports the agency by embracing its policy and procedures, and by engaging only in constructive criticism that will lead to improvements in the service. FDL Fire/Rescue 2014 Firefighter of the Year is Engineer Steve Bebow.
Paramedic of the Year: This award was presented to a member who has best exemplified the standards of excellence and service to the community subscribed to by FDL Fire/ Rescue. This individual is a team player who supports others’ efforts to achieve the goals of the agency, supports the agency by embracing its policy and procedures, and by engaging only in constructive criticism that will lead to improvements in the service. FDL Fire/Rescue 2014 Paramedic of the Year is Paramedic/Firefighter Nick Czaja.
The Unit Citation/Commendation: This award was presented to a group of FDL Fire/Rescue members who made up a company, which performed in an outstanding manner for service to the community. For rescuing a victim from a house fire, Unit Citations were presented to Firefighter Steve Pieper and Firefighter/Paramedic Eric Rebedew. For managing an unstable emergency medical scene and rendering life-saving care to multiple patients, Unit Citations were presented to Firefighter/ Paramedic Scott Warren and Firefighter/Paramedic Ben Stephany.
The Award of Merit: This award may be presented to a Fond du Lac Fire / Rescue member based on the execution of assigned duties where said duties have been carried out in an outstanding, superior manner such as to merit recognition for service to the agency. For this individual’s commitment to his profession both on duty and off duty, an Award of Merit was presented to Firefighter/Paramedic Jason Roberts.
