Emergency responders honored at Opelika Chamber Valor Awards
Emergency responders from a number of Lee County agencies were honored last night.
The responders and dispatchers were honored at the Valor Public Safety Awards held by the Opelika Chamber at the Bottling Plant.
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During the awards, Opelika Fire Department officials held the presentation of colors, with the invocation from Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones. Attendees also heard from 9/11 FDNY heroes, including battalion chiefs John Bruckner and Herb Penner, Lieutenant Tony Tomesheski, firefighters Douglas Adams and Steve Spellman, and field manager of the 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, Billy Puckett.
Lee County Emergency Management Agency’s Emergency Management Professional of the Year is Nicholas Glover.
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East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Medical Service’s EMS Medic of the Year is Ben Hardy.
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East Alabama Medical Center Emergency Medical Service’s EMS Dispatcher of the Year is Sara Jackson.
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Opelika Fire Department’s Firefighter of the Year is Drew Dawe.
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Opelika Police Department’s Communications Operator of the Year is Dylan Munnerlyn.
Image: Opelika PD (from L-R: Communications Operator Dylan Munnerlyn, Chief Shane Healey, Officer CJ Rodgers)
Opelika Police Department’s Police Officer of the Year is CJ Rodgers.
Image: Lee County Sheriff’s Office (from L-R: Sheriff Jay Jones, Sheriff Deputy Jonathan Kennedy, Dispatcher Destiney Bass, Corrections Deputy Richard Knox)
Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Dispatcher of the Year is Destiney Bass.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Corrections Deputy of the Year is Richard Knox.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Sheriff’s Deputy of the Year is Jonathan Kennedy.
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