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DOD Fire and Emergency Services Awards

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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced the winners of the 2024 DoD Fire and Emergency Services Awards.

Congratulations to the following nine winners:

  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Small Category:Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia
  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Medium Category:355th Civil Engineer Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
  • DoD Fire Department of the Year – Large Category:673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
  • DoD Fire Prevention Program of the Year:Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
  • DoD Military Firefighter of the Year:Senior Airman Adam Olea, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
  • DoD Civilian Firefighter of the Year:Stevan Ames, Naval Station Mayport, Florida
  • DoD Military Fire Officer of the Year:Technical Sergeant Nathaniel Hobbs, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
  • DoD Civilian Fire Officer of the Year:Captain Takanori Saito, United States Army Garrison Japan
  • DoD Fire Service Instructor of the Year:Joseph Suddarth Jr., Eglin Air Force Base, Florida