On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Council member Andrew Friedson came to Company 17 to meet our membership and to tour our station. Andrew picked a great night to visit since we dedicated the new brush truck to Clark and we awarded our Volunteers for their service in 2024. ALL of our MEMBERS make a difference in their individual rolls at the LDVFD. Many hours are spent away from their families, and their sacrifices do not go unnoticed. The following personnel were recognized:

Drills:
Nicholas Stapleton, 1st place, 35 drills
Gregory Albrecht, 2nd place, 20 drills
Fernando Fontan, 3rd place, 16 drills
Erica O'Leary, 4th place, 12 drills
Christpher Fortier, 5th place, 11 drills

Collateral Duties
[fundraising, special events, projects]:
Michael Eanes, 1st place, 228 hours
Gregory Albrecht, 2nd place, 188 hours
Patricia Baker, 3rd place, 168 hours
Linda Albrecht, 4th place, 164 hours
Justina Baker, 5th place, 116 hours

Calls:
Fernando Fontan, 1st place, 593 calls
Richard Gregory, 2nd place, 547 calls
Kayla Russell, 3rd place, 503 calls
Lilianna Romero, 4th place, 352 calls
Nicholas Stapleton, 5th place, 334 calls

Standbys:
Fernando Fontan, 1st place, 2345 hours
Richard Gregory, 2nd place, 2036 hours
Kayla Russell, 3rd place, 2032 hours
Lilianna Romero, 4th place, 1565 hours
Nicholas Stapleton, 5th place, 1464 hours

Chief's Award:
Adam Bradfield

President's Award:
Murphy Richards

Firefighter of the Year:
Nicholas Stapleton

EMS Person of the Year:
Lilianna Romero

Probationary Member of the Year:
Julia Remmers

Volunteer of the Year:
Richard Gregory