The Townsend Volunteer Fire Department And Broadwater Rural Fire District Awards Dinner
Author: Ed Shindoll, Fire Chief at Broadwater Co. Rural Fire District
The Townsend Volunteer Fire Department And Broadwater Rural Fire District Awards Dinner Ed Shindoll, Fire Chief at Broadwater Co. Rural Fire District Sunday, January 22, 2023, the Townsend Volunteer Fire Department and the Broadwater Rural Fire District met at Watson’s event center for their annual awards dinner. We had prime rib, cheesy potatoes, corn, salad, and rolls for dinner with apple crisp for dessert.
There were 81 people in attendance including EMTs, law enforcement, firefighters, spouses and families. There were also many retired firefighters and EMTs in attendance. We reviewed the activities for 2022. There were 13 wildland fires that burned 199.8 acres. There were 2 big structure fires that burned businesses in the rural area and 1 structure fire in the city that burned a business. Most of our calls this past year were for vehicle accidents and helping our EMS partners.
Awards for this year were given to deserving firefighters.
5-year member pins were given to Sam and Sheree Beauchamp and Vivian Boaz.
10-year member pins were given to James Emanuel and Fred Kessel.
The 15-year member pin went to Doug Longfellow
The 2022 firefighter of the year was Larry Virnig from the Duck Creek Station.
The 2022 Rookie firefighter was Julie Kittle from the Townsend Station.
Everyone stated that the dinner was very good, and no one left the party hungry. There was a lot of camaraderie between the firefighters, new and old, before, during, and after the meal.
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