Grande Prairie emergency services members recognized at award ceremony

Mar 9, 2019 | 6:00 AM

The Grande Prairie Fire Department held its awards and medals presentation at City Hall on Friday.

Close to 20 awards were presented.

Fire Chief Preben Bossen says some of the awards given were to firefighters and emergency services who have been serving the community for decades.

“It’s a bit of a special breed that we get,” says Bossen. “It seems people stay for a long time. We have a lot of staff that have been here for 20 or 30 years and it’s just to reach out and celebrate milestones and a big thank you for the services they provide.”

The award recipients were:

Alberta Emergency Services – 22 Year Bar:

Kerrie McCulloh
Suzanne Baile
Preben Bossen
Janine Saastad
Rick Dahl
Tony Lutzmann
Ward Redwood
Steve Larsen
Brad Ramer
Chad Cormack
Kevin Thiessen
Kevin Bowie

Alberta Emergency Services – 32 Year Bar:

Preben Bossen
Rick Dahl
Tony Lutzmann

Fire Exemplary Services Medals & Bar:

20 Year Medal – Ben Sargent
30 Year Bar – Rick Dahl, Ward Redwood

Awards of Merit:

Ryan Ulrich
Amber Metcalf,
Kurtis Walker

Fire Chief Award – Kristina Purcha

Firefighter of the Year – Rob Martin

Dispatcher of the Year – Jennifer Martin

by Justin Dionne