King named Firefighter of the Year

More details will be coming, but in the meantime, here are highlight's from Saturday night's Brentwood Fire & Rescue Department's annual awards ceremony:

Congratulations to Engineer Ronnie King, pictured top right, named Brentwood’s 2009 Firefighter of the Year. He was honored for his outstanding contributions in the area of Water Supply ISO Compliance and Recruit Firefighter Development. King joined the department in 2002 and was promoted to engineer in 2005.

Firefighter Chris Shore, bottom right, received the department’s first ever Meritorious Service Award for his rescue of a fellow firefighter following a floor collapse at a structure fire in October of last year. No injuries were reported as a result of Shore’s actions.
Four different Medical Service Awards were presented for crews or individuals whose intervention directly saved a life. This honor is awarded to recognize successful resuscitation of a patient found not breathing and/or in cardiac arrest. Assistant Chief Brian Goss stated that the four lives saved this year were a direct result of new technology, superior training of fire personnel, and a greater awareness of the public resulting in increased bystander CPR.

Other award recipients included Engineer Ron Woodmansee, Letter of Commendation; Firefighter Katie Williams, Civic Award; and a Unit Citation for Station #2, B shift.