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Herculaneum City Park
776 Joachim Ave

Past Award Winners

FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR

2002 – Herculaneum Fire Department

2004 – Mapaville Fire Protection District

2005 – Mapaville Fire Protection District

2006 – DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District

2007 – Herculaneum Fire Department

2008 – Shady Valley Fire Protection District

2008 – Springdale Fire Protection District

2009 – Antonia Fire Protection District

2010 – Hematite Fire Protection District

2011 – Rock Community Fire Protection District

2012 – Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2013 –Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District

2014 – Festus Fire Department

2015 – Goldman Fire Protection District

2016 – Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

2017 - Crystal City Fire Department

2019 - Rock Community Fire Protection District

FIRE CHIEF OF THE YEAR

2004 – Darryl Reed
Mapaville Fire Protection District

2005 – Tom Fitzgerald
DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District

2006 – Paul Mayer
DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District

2007 – John Newsome
Antonia Fire Protection District

2008 – Bob Dunn
Saline Valley Fire Protection District

2009 – Gary Peters
Goldman Fire Protection District

2010 – Glenn Nivens
Antonia Fire Protection District

2011 – Matt Mayer
Rock Community Fire Protection District

2012 – Dave Scott
Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2013 – Mike Schrage
Crystal City Fire Department

2014 – Chuck Boyer
Festus Fire Department

2015 – George Keller, Jr.
Goldman Fire Protection District

2016 – Terry Soer
Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

2017 - Tony Bova
Crystal City Fire Department

2018 - Greg Shuster
Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

2019 - Brian Gaudet
Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2021 - Assistant Chief Jay Wolk
Mapaville Fire Protection District

2023 - Robert L. Hipes, Jr.
Hematite Fire Protection District

FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR

2001 – Chris Baker & Kevin Baker
Herculaneum Fire Department

2002 – Mike Peterein
Herculaneum Fire Department

2004 – Sarah Biondolino
Herculaneum Fire Department

2005 – Marlyn Edmonds
Goldman Fire Protection District

2007 – Ed Zimmerman
Rock Community Fire Protection District

2009 – Robert Schlingmann
Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2010 – Dave Brown
Hillsboro & Hematite Fire Protection Districts

2011 – Pat Friedmeyer
Crystal City Fire Department

2012 – Brian Gaudet
Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2013 – Rob Schrage
Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District

2014 – Kevin Cremer
Festus Fire Department

2015 – Kevin Baker
Herculaneum Fire Department

2016 – Mick Fischer
Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

2017 - Karry "Dink" Friedmeyer
Crystal City Fire Department

2017 - Kyle Schnable
Antonia Fire Protection District

2018 - Scott Nengel
Antonia Fire Protection District and Crystal City Fire Department

2019 - Tyler Reed
Herculaneum Fire Department

2023 - Zach Smallegan
Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District

2023 - Nick Uzzetta
High Ridge Fire Protection District

LIFE SAVING AWARD – TECHNICAL & HEROIC
2002
Dunklin Fire Protection District
Herculaneum Fire Department

2003
Jason Darian – Hillsboro Fire Protection District
Andrew Woods – Hillsboro Fire Protection District

2004
DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District
Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2006
Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District
James Waynick – Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District

2007
Erich Weichers – Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District

2010
Hematite Fire Protection District
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2013
Goldman Fire Protection District

2014
Hematite Fire Protection District
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2015
Festus Fire Department

2017
Kevin Cremer - Festus Fire Department

2018
DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District
DeSoto Fire Department
Valle Ambulance District

2021
T J Phillips and Spencer Portell
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

MERITORIOUS ACTION AWARD
2004
David Jones, Cedar Hill Fire Protection District

2006
DeSoto Rural Fire Protection District

2008
Chris Baker, Herculaneum Fire Department

2009
Hematite Fire Protection District
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2015
Kevin Dennis, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

EMS DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR
2013
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2015
Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2023
Valle Ambulance District

EMS CHIEF OFFICER OF THE YEAR
2013
Jesse Barton, Valle Ambulance District

2015
Mike Cage, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2019
Curt Stueve, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2023
Jesse Barton, Valle Ambulance District

PARAMEDIC/EMT OF THE YEAR
2013
Gary Stefan, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2015
Tim Todd, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2018
Kenneth Strathmann, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2019

Ashleigh Smit, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2021

James Shoffstall, Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District

2023
Emily Stefan, Valle Ambulance District