Patrick County Fire and Rescue Association Annual Honors Banquet
May 4, 2010
The Patrick County Fire and Rescue Association held its annual honors banquet on Saturday, May 1 in the Patrick County High School cafeteria.
Tim Perkins, VDH, was the guest speaker and he commended all of the volunteers for their dedication to their com
PRESS RELEASE:
COUNTY VOLUNTEERS HONORED
BY: PAMELA ROBERSON NOWLIN
The Patrick County Fire and Rescue Association held its annual honors banquet on Saturday, May 1 in the Patrick County High School cafeteria.
Tim Perkins, VDH, was the guest speaker and he commended all of the volunteers for their dedication to their communities.
Blue Ridge District Supervisor Karl Weiss and Crystal Harris, Smith River District Supervisor also thanked each volunteer in attendance for the hard work and dedication. Board Chairman Weiss shook hands with all of the volunteers and their families for their commitments. County Administrator Jay Scudder and Town Manager Terry Tilley were also in attendance. Harris and Tilley are volunteers with the Smith River Rescue Squad and Stuart Fire Department, respectively. Scudder assisted with the temporary shelters set up this past year and saw first hand how volunteers come together away from their families to help others in need.
Several local businesses donated items and money for door prizes, showing their support for emergency services in the county.
Family members of deceased fire department and rescue squad personnel who passed away this year were presented with an American Flag by the Henry County Honor Guard.
Patrick County has approximately 275 fire and rescue volunteers and five of them were honored as top achievers.
Woolwine Fire Department Chief Bennett Shuff, Fire Officer of the Year; Stuart Fire Department Fireman Terry Dalton, Fire Fighter of the Year; Jeb Stuart Rescue EMT Betty Biggs, EMS Pre-Hospital Provider of the Year, CCDF Volunteer Andy Adkins, Jr, Junior Fire Fighter of the Year and Stuart Fire Department EMT-Enhanced Captain Lemont Bryant, First Responder of the Year.
Each Department was presented with their membership service awards pins.
The banquet is held every year to honor the fire and rescue volunteers throughout the county.
Pamela Nowlin
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