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Darien - Woodridge Fire Protection District - 7550 Lyman Avenue Darien, IL 60561
Serving Darien, Woodridge and unincorporated DuPage County
Fire Chief / Administrator Wayne R. Messenger
12th Annual Service Awards Ceremony
Saturday, May 6, 2006
Employees
and officials were recognized for their years of service along with other
awards.
Service
Awards
20 Years - Lt. David Lambright and Lt. John Tabisz (pictured below with Chief Robert Tinucci)
15 Years - Lt. Mark Cooper
10 Years - Commissioner Sam D’Agostino and Administrative Assistant Kathy Trapp
5 Years - FF Matthew Duffy, Administrative Secretary, Elizabeth Goldrick, FF/PM Jennifer Phillips, and FF/PM Frederick Reynolds
Good Samaritan Service Awards
15 Years - Lt. Daniel Krakora and FF/PM James Karasek
5 Years - FF/PM Brian Isley, FF/PM Jennifer Phillips and FF/PM
Frederick Reynolds
Award of Merit was presented to Firefighter Rytis
Juzolenas (pictured below with Chief Robert Tinucci) for his efforts
in the updating and enhancements to the District’s pre-plan maps and floor
plans. He is to be commended for
his skill and ability to utilize a computerized drawing program to create
professional and accurate drawings to assist and guide the emergency crews on a
daily basis. It is for this
year-long project and continued work that he was recognized for this award.
Employee of the Year 2005 award
was presented to Lt. Daniel Krakora (pictured below with Chief Robert
Tinucci) as nominated by his fellow employees and judged to be the most
deserving. Dan has been cited to be
very organized and professional in his manner to coordinate the District’s
Emergency Medical Service Program. His
attributes include his caring approach to assist all of the medical personnel in
their continuing education and to act in the liaison role between our personnel
and Good Samaritan EMS Department. He
is directly responsible for the development of the specifications and in-service
preparations for the recently purchased ambulance.
He provided oversight and training of our personnel for the new
computerized reporting systems. His
long-standing involvement in the EMS Division has provided numerous benefits to
our district and our personnel.
Certifications Attained
Fire Apparatus Engineer – FF/PM Erik Baran, FF Rytis Juzonlenas, FF/PM Matthew McClenning
Firefighter II – FF/PM Shawn Lamb, FF Gregory Spiewak.
Fire Service Vehicle Operator – Lt. Patrick Foley, Lt. James Skrabel, FF/PM Steven Gorsky, FF/PM James Karasek
Technical Rescue Awareness – Lt. Mark Cooper, Lt. James Skrabel, FF/PM Brian Isley, FF/PM Darren Lino, FF/PM Shawn Lamb
Fire Officer I – FF/PM J. Vincent Phillips
Training Program Manager – Lt. James Skrabel
Vehicle
& Machinery Operations – B/C Joseph Worden