Awards were given out during
the day, to include Fire Prevention and EMS Awareness, Hall of Fame inductees, Safety
Award and President's Award. These awards were given out to show the appreciation to each indivual and department for the contributions they have made over
the past year.
Fire Prevention awards were given to Ridge Volunteer Fire Department for the Class I -
Year Around entry and Bel Alton/Cobb Island/Newburg Volunteer
Fire Departments for the Class I-A - Special Project.
For Class II - Year Around award, Cobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and EMS
took this award.
In Class III, Indian Head Volunteer Volunteer Fire Department
and Rescue Squad took both awards for Year Around (Class III) and Special Project (Class
III-C)
In Class IV, Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department took the Year Around (Class IV) award
while St. Leonard Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company took the Special Project (Class IV-D)
award.
In Class V, Bay District Volunteer Fire Department and Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, shared the Year Around award (Class V), while Bay
District Volunteer Fire Department walked away with the Special Project (Class V-E) award.
EMS Awarenss Awards were given to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue
Squad for Class IV Year around, and Class IV-D - Special Projects.
The Roland B. Duke Memorial Fire Prevention Award was given to the department determined
as the Best Over All Fire Prevention Program for 2003. This
award was given to the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department.
Special Judges Awards were given to Harold Younger of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire
Department for "Continued Commitment to his Community - 2003". Another award was
given to Scott Best of the Ridge Volunteer Fire Department for "Up and Coming -
2003".
The W. David Gott Memorial Fire Prevention Award for 2003 was
given to Captain Jeffery Williams of the Indian Head Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue
Squad.
The Frank R. Cotrufo, Jr. Memorial Safety Award for 2003 was
given to Joseph Zienda, Safety Officer at the Bay District
Volunteer Fire Department.
This years SMVFA President's Award was given to Father Aloysius T. Newman - Chaplain of
the SMVFA and Assistant Chaplain of MSFA.
Hall of Fame Inductees for 2004 are:
Rick Bowie, Indian Head VFD & RS
Jack Collison, Ridge VRS
Dallas L. DeMarr, Benedict VFD & VRS
Thomas M. Edwards, Waldorf VFD
Gary Jenkins, North Beach VFD & Calvert ALS
Monty Parks, St.Leonard VFD & VRS
Dr. John Roache, Mechanicsville VRS
Stephen C. Shahan, LaPlata VFD
Paul Sullivan, Ridge VRS
Thomas Tettimer, Prince Frederick VRS
We would like to congratulate all of this years awards at our Annual Convention.
