CFD Awards Dinner

On Saturday December 12, 2009 the members of the Clinton Fire Department held our annual Christmas Party and Awards Dinner. The evening was attended by members and invited guests in honor of the hard work the members put in in 2009. Several presentations were made at during the evening.

Michelle Harrison, President of the Clinton Emergency Services Foundation presented CFD President Jerry Malecki with a check in the amount of $6,000.00. The Emergency Services Foundation held fundraisers during 2009 to raise money for the Clinton Fire Department and the Clinton Rescue Squad. CFD greatly appreciates the hard work that Michelle and the rest of the Foundation members put in to assist us in buying equipment.

Bill Langston Sr. was recognized for going Exempt after serving the Clinton Fire Department for 63 years. We can not thank Bill enough for his service to the community. Henry Freyer was also recognized for going exempt with over 15 years of service.

The following is a list of members who joined the CFD during 2009:
Active Members: Steve Seguine, Rich Duffy, Christian Cole
Junior Members: Chris Bittenmaster, Justin Horvath, Tyler Platt, Kasey Stephens, Conner Shea, Tom Crampton

Years of Service awards:
10 Years - Quintus Joubert
20 Years - Jim Querry
30 Years - Jerry Malecki
35 Years - Drew Stephens

The following were recognized for responding to 50% or more of the alarms for the year:
Mike Burtnick - 52%
Jeff Hedden - 52%
Walt Dorf - 55%
Darrell Dulack - 56%
Jeffrey Plaisted - 56%
Craig Allen - 57%
Scott Wintermute - 65%
Jerry Malecki - 81%

The final award of the evening was Firefighter of the Year and was presented to Jerry Malecki. Jerry responds to a lot of calls but also did a lot of work behind the scenes and was greatly appreciated by the CFD Officers. Great job Jerry.

A special thank you to Lynn Wintermute and Carol Dorf for putting a wonderful evening together.