Fort Fairfield Volunteer Firefighters
Host Annual Awards Banquet
By: David Deschesne
Fort Fairfield Journal, February 5, 2014
Fort Fairfield Fire Department awardees (from left): Capt. Matt McPherson, Firefighter of the Year; Chief Mike Jalbert; Shane Leighton, Best Attendance; and Sebastian Rodriguez, Firefighter I & II graduate. They are standing in front of FFFD’s 100 foot ladder truck, which was acquired from U.S. government surplus last year and was recently placed into service in Fort Fairfield. photo/David Deschesne
On Saturday Evening January 18th, 2014 the Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual awards & banquet night at the Frontier Fish & Game Club in Fort Fairfield. There were about 45 people in attendance for the event which also featured a pot luck supper.
Receiving awards were: Matt McPherson, Firefighter of the Year; Shane Leighton, Best Attendance and Sebastian Rodriguez, Firefighter I & II graduate.
All Fort Fairfield firefighters were recognized for their years of service as follows:
Name Yrs. of Service
Dale Beaulieu 27
Darryl Doughty 18
Mike Jalbert (Chief) 14
Jonathan Cote 14
Randy Parady 12
Jeff Leighton 9
Matt McPherson 8
Mitch Dufour 6
Jim Ireland 6
Steve Hersey 5
Drake Leighton 5
Jesse Bell 4
Shane Leighton 4
James Bradley 3
Ben Sturgeon 2
Stephanie Beaulieu 2
Dale McCarty 2
Mike Osgood 1
Sebastian Rodriguez 1
Brian Patten 0
Kenny O’Bar 0
Chad Guerrette 0
Lucas Michaud 0
Troy Blier 0
Door Prizes were donated as follows:
SHO-ME SPOTLIGHT K&T Fire Equipment & Sales
LED STREAMLIGHT HAND LIGHT-Northeast Fire Apparatus Sales & Equipment
Allen’s Uniform- Rescue Knife
Northeast Fire Apparatus Sales & Equipment- Key Chain Flashlight & Screwdriver
Bergeron Protective Clothing- Safety Goggles
Jones & Bartlett- Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills Book
Jones & Bartlett- Building Construction for the Fire Service
Jones & Bartlett- Hazardous Materials Managing the Incident
Jones & Bartlett- Fundamentals of Technical Rescue
Jones & Bartlett- Fire Service Instructor
Jones & Bartlett- Industrial Fire Brigade
Brady- Topics for the Paramedic
Brady- IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting & Fire Department Operations
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Rescue Knife
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Firefighter Prayer Beer Mug
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Ball Cap
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Sign
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Firefighter Travel Mug
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Firefighter Beer Mug
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Firefighter/EMT Beer Mug
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Flashlight
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Flashlight
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Fire Truck Calendar
Fort Fairfield Volunteer Fire Dept- Fire Piggy Bank
Tim Hortons- $10 Gift Card
Tim Hortons- $10 Gift Card
Tim Hortons- $10 Gift Card
R & J’s Market- One Large Pizza
Rite Aid- Box of Chocolates
Harvest Market- One Large Pizza
Hillside IGA- $15 Gift Card
Hillside IGA- $15 Gift Card
Jack’s Barbershop – One Free Hair Cut
Jack’s Barbershop – One Free Hair Cut
Car Quest- 5 Gallon Gas Can
One of a Kind Flower Shop- Vase & $25 Gift Certificate
A Hair Above- $10.00 Gift Certificate
My Father’s Coffee House & Bakery- $5.00 Gift Certificate
Subway- One Large Sub
Subway- One Large Sub
Subway- One Large Sub
Subway- One Large Sub