Fire & Rescue Department

Graduates - Recruit Class #10
Recruit Class 10 took the Fire Fighter "Oath of Honor" and are now fully qualified firefighters with Clearwater Fire & Rescue. Congratulations!

Left to Right: (back row) FF Patrick Davis Jr., FF Robert Winer, FF Travis Connolly, FF Eric Miller, FM Andrew Leeth, FF Mark Wing, (front row) FF Ryan Snelling, FF James Groth, FF Sean Premo, FF Wendy Arnold, FF Michael Cannarelli, and FF Jason Haynor

2007 Firefighter of the Year Presentation
Award winner Stanley Loveday with Fire Chief Geer

City of Clearwater Employees of the Month
October 2006 – Fire Inspector II James Keller

Top Shock Awards
2006 – Robert Palisi

Firefighter of the Year
2003 - FF/LM Stephen Colbert
2004 - FF Doug Swartz
2005 - Lt. Larry Willams
2006 - FF James Brent Bronson
2007- Lt. Stanley Loveday

Turner Award Team Award
2003 - Lesli Bland, Michael Hutto, Jayson Lynn
2004 - Bradley Golomb, Alex Monte, Shawn Taber
2005 - FM Kevin Boaden,, Lt. Brent Bronson, and FM James Westerman
2006- DO Michael Faulkner, FM Stephen Colbert, and Lt. Gary Spence

SWAT Team Awards
Spring 2005 - Sean McKay, Brent Bronson, Mathew Burmood, Paulie Capo, Chris Hoyne, Alex Monte, Anthony Tedesco, Jeff Patterson
2005 Annual International "Medic Up" Competition - 1st Place team

2006 Retirees
32 years - Robert Cruickshank
29 years - Herman Pittman
28 years - John Lee
27 years - Bill Sheppard
23 years - Joe Taylor
20 years - Randy Bacher
20 years - Greg Holding
11 years - Greg Zinge

2007 Retirees
30 years - Larry Dean
30 years - James Peppe
20 years - Ron Willms

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2006 Turner Award Winners
DO Michael Faulkner, FM Stephen Colbert, and Lt. Gary Spence

City of Clearwater Employee of the Month
October 2006
Fire Inspector II James Keller