Meeting Dates, Agendas & Minutes
Darien-Woodridge
Fire Protection District
7550 Lyman Avenue
Darien, Illinois 60561
(630) 910-2200
(630) 910-2203 - FAX
Fire Chief / Administrator
Wayne R. Messenger
Darien-Woodridge Fire District
14th Annual Service Awards Ceremony
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Awards Committee
FF/PM Erik Baran
Commissioner Ed Cryer
Fire Chief / Administrator Wayne Messenger
Trustee George Nelson
FF/PM Jennifer Phillips
Administrative Assistant Kathy Trapp
Personnel Service Awards
5 Years
FF/PM Erik Baran
Trustee Thomas Cameli
FF/PM Anthony Hatcher
FF/PM
J Vincent Phillips
10 Years
FF/PM Richard Conner
FF
Joseph Molinari
15 Years
FF/PM Steven Gorsky
20 Years
FF Terry Ticknor
30 Years
Steve Dire
B/C John Maggio
Chief Wayne Messenger
Lt. Stephen Porter
FF/PM Carl Witt
B/C Joseph Worden
Certifications Attained
Lt.
Mark Cooper Fire Service Vehicle Operator
FF Matthew Duffy Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Lt. Valerie Feld Fire Service Vehicle Operator, Haz-Mat Incident
Command
B/C
Patrick Foley - Vehicle & Machinery Operations
FF/PM
Steven Gorsky Fire Investigator
FF/PM
Anthony Hatcher Fire Officer I
FF/PM
Brian Isley Vehicle &
Machinery Operations, Fire Service Vehicle Operator, Fire Officer I Provisional
FF/PM Keith Kaschub Fire Apparatus Engineer
FF/PM Shawn Lamb Hazardous Materials Operations, Vehicle &
Machinery Operations
Lt.
David Lambright Fire Service Vehicle Operator
FF David Miller Fire Apparatus Engineer
FF/PM J Vincent Phillips Fire Service Vehicle Operator
FF/PM Richard Sanborn Haz-Mat Incident Command
FF/PM Brian Skopec Firefighter II, Technical
Rescue Awareness, Hazard Material Awareness
Lt.
John Tabisz Haz-Mat Incident
Command
FF/PM Jamie Tunk Firefighter II, Technical Rescue Awareness, Hazard Material Awareness
Retirements
Commissioner Sam J. D'Agostino - 10 Years of Service
Chief Robert J. Tinucci, Ret - 34 Years of Service
Award of Merit
Award of Merit is presented to any active member of the Fire District who has performed an act of unusual character requiring initiative or ability worthy of special recognition. The Award of Merit was presented to Lt. John Tabisz for his actions in June 2007. While at a family function a relative started choking and John went to her aid. After three attempts of the Heimlich maneuver he was successful in expelling a piece of food. His quick action prevented a happy family occasion from turning into a saddening experience.
Lifesaving Award
Lifesaving
Award
is to be presented in those cases where a human life is saved by another person
or persons. The Lifesaving Award was
presented to Firefighter James Hobbs for his actions on May 28, 2007.
While off-duty he rescued a woman who was sound asleep while her home was
filling up with smoke from burnt food on the stove.
After hearing the smoke detector from the home and seeing smoke in the
residence he forced entry, found the source of the smoke and turned off the
stove. He then did a search of the
home and found the women asleep on the couch.
It took several attempts to wake her up and then he was able to remove
her from the home. His quick actions
prevented a tragedy and saved a womens life.
Employee of The Year
Employee of the Year is to be presented to any active member of the Fire District who has exceeded the expectations of their fellow employees. Nominations for this award are made by fellow employees and to be considered for this award, an employee must have demonstrated outstanding merit and/or performance throughout the previous year. We expressed our sincere appreciation to Fire Prevention Bureau Director Robert Morris. He was recognized for his performance and dedication to the Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District. His ability to continually go above and beyond in the performance of his duties and his dedication to the District and the residents we serve is to be commended and respected by all.