STEESE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

August Achievements

achievements

The following members have achieved the following accomplishments during the month of August:

Spencer Bourque: Firefighter 1 Academy & SVFD Jump Seat Qualification

Alex Kindred: Firefighter 1 Academy & SVFD Jump Seat Qualification, EMS Aider

Lisa Peterson: Firefighter 1 Academy & SVFD Jump Seat Qualification

Max Heineken: Firefighter 1 Academy & SVFD Jump Seat Qualification

Zachary Yoder: Firefighter 1 Academy &SVFD Jump Seat Qualification

Kain McAfee: Firefighter 1 Academy & SVFD Jump Seat Qualification

Sam Hatfield: SVFD Jump Seat Qualification, Medic Driver

Joshua Teetsel: Alaska Firefighther 1 Certification

Connor Dayton: Engine 64, Driver Status

Allen Williams: Engine 64 & 65, Driver Status

Noah Hamm: Engine 65, Driver Status and EMT II

Cody Carlson: Engine 65

Austin Heineken: Engine 65, Driver Status

Madison Wilson: Medic Driver

Please join us in congratulating our folks.

Thank you to everyone who helped with their training, testing and check-offs.

July Member Achievements

Please join us in congratulating our members.

The following members have achieved the following accomplishments during the month of July:

Engine 64: Connor Dayton, Allen Williams, Levi Weis

Engine 65: Allen Williams, Austin Heineken

EMT/Aider: Alex Kindred

EMT 3-A: Zachary Hughes

Along with FF Dayton and FF Williams check offs this month they have obtained the status of “Driver” with Steese Volunteer Fire Department.

Congratulations to Alan Heineken!! He started his new job as a firefighter with The City of Fairbanks Fire Department.

Thank you to everyone who helped with their training, testing and check-offs.

Engineer/EMT-2A Tucker Cooper pulled his last shift with us on July 11th. Mr. Cooper has been a scholarship firefighter with our department for four years. His hard work and wry sense of humor will be missed. He has accepted a summer position with Capital City Fire Rescue in Juneau. Good luck Coop, we know you are going to have a great career.

Welcome New Members

We are happy to welcome four new Live in Scholarship Firefighters to our Department. Alex Kindred is here from Thorne Bay, AK, Kain McAfee from Bellevue, WA, Spencer Bourque from Olympia, WA, and Lisa Peterson has moved from the volunteer ranks to the scholarship program.

All of these folks will be attending the CTC Summer Fire Academy & will be ready to respond in August

Recent Promotions

At our recent banquet the following members were promoted please join us in congratulating them on their accomplishments.

We had five member earn their promotion from Firefighter to Engineer; Ruth Church, Collin Hagerty, Zachary Hughes, Evan Kressly & Ian Morey.

Engineer/MICP Ruth Church & Chief Mitch Flynn

Engineer/EMT Collin Hagerty & Chief Flynn

Engineer/EMT Zachary Hughes & Chief Mitch Flynn

Engineer/EMT Evan Kressly & Chief Mitch Flynn

Engineer/EMT Ian Morey & Chief Mitch Flynn

Engineer/MICP Ian Longridge was promoted to Captain.

Captain Ian Longridge & Chief Mitch Flynn

Captain Andrew Rossow was promoted to Battalion Chief.

Valerie Rossow pinning Battalion Chief Rossow’s new badge

Battalion Andrew Rossow, Valerie Rossow & Chief Mitch Flynn

Captain Frank Bracken was promoted to Assistant Chief

Karen Bracken pinning Assistant Chief Bracken’s new badge

Assistant Chief Frank Bracken, Karen Bracken & Chief Mitch Flynn

Good Luck Firefighter Tyndale

After four years of service we are sorry to say that Delmari Tyndale has left our Department. Delmari was a Firefighter/EMT-3A with our department. He also was a peer mentor and role model for our new members and his leadership skills will be greatly missed. We wish him luck on meeting his goals back home in Washington.

Annual Banquet Awards.

Our annual award banquet was on Saturday, we had a great turnout and a great time was had by everyone. Every year we honor the bravery, sacrifice and dedication of our members through these awards; this year’s recipients are examples of these qualities.

Annual Awards

Rookie of the year – Allen Williams

Driver of the year – Zachary Hughes

Medic of the year – Linsey Murphy

Firefighter of the year – David Townsend, II

We would like to recognize the following members for their dedicated years of service to the citizens of Steese Fire District.

10 Years of Service – Michael Holzmueller

The fellow award program provides an opportunity for department members to recognize each other for outstanding service. This is a very special award – an award given by a peer to a peer.

Fellow Firefighter – Zachary Hughes

Fellow Medic – David Townsend, II

The statistical award program recognizes volunteer and live-in members training and volunteer hours.

Most Volunteer Training Hours with 122.5 hours – Lisa Peterson

Most Volunteer Live-In Training with 264.5 Hours— Allan Heineken

Most Volunteer Live-In Hours with 4592.5 hours – Collin Hagerty

Most Volunteer Hours (non live-in) with 2173.5 hours – Sarah Czech