The Holley-Navarre Fire District held its annual Christmas party and awards dinner Friday, December 14 at the Club at Hidden Creek. The District recognized members achieving milestones in their career. Chief Ron Norton presented the awards for Meritorious Service and the Firefighter of the Year.
Chief Norton also shared some statistical data for the year 2018 (January through November). For this period HNFD has answered 3,440 calls for service up from 3,013 last year for the same time period. HNFD averaged 10.2 calls per day or one every 2.3 hours, an increase from 9.4 calls per day last year. With this average, HNFD is poised to surpass 3,700 calls for 2018. Last year’s total was 3,434 total calls.
Meritorious Service Award: The Meritorious Service Award is issued to fire district employees for meritorious service to the district in five-year increments.
Individuals awarded the Meritorious Service award for service to the District minimum of 10 years.
Lieutenant Shawn Laws (2008)
Thank You! We appreciate your dedication and commitment to the community.
Firefighter of the Year: This award is presented to a line firefighter who has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, is an outstanding firefighter and person and provides service to the district above the normal level.
This year’s award goes to a firefighter who exhibits qualities and characteristics of the highest standard. He performs and completes all activities and tasks thoroughly with enthusiasm and integrity. The Holley-Navarre Fire District has been and continues to be well-represented by this individual who actively serves his community both on and off-duty. He is a role model for rookies, an encouragement to his peers, and an inspiration to his superiors.
Firefighter of the Year for 2018: Engineer Michael Hall
Navarre is lucky enough to have The Weekend Food Program of Navarre.They help feed over 600 children from the Navarre area and the Pirate Plunge is an important fundraiser to help them continue the great work that is helping children in Navarre.
There is a new event for this year that is the New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance at the Navarre Convention Center.
Click this link to learn more about both events
https://www.navarrepirateplunge.com/
