ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 301830Z JUL 02 ZYB MIN PSN 530517J21 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N4// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 235/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL// SUBJ/NOMINEES FOR DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARDS// REF/A/DOC/DOD/10OCT2000// AMPN/REF A IS DODI 6055.6.// POC/HELEN MILLER/LT/OPNAV N461B1/LOC:--/TEL:703 601-1604// RMKS/REF A ESTABLISHES THE DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARDS PROGRAM. THESE AWARDS RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING FIRE DEPARTMENTS, OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL MILITARY AND CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTERS, AND HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE DOD FIRE SERVICE. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING NAVY NOMINEES WHO WILL COMPETE WITH THOSE OF THE OTHER SERVICES AND THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FOR THE DOD AWARDS. A. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR - NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. B. MILITARY FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR - ABH1 SCOTT A. BOWMAN, NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY THURMONT, MARYLAND. C. MILITARY FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR - DC1(SW) ROBERT F. TURNER, NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY THURMONT, MARYLAND. D. CIVILIAN FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR - CHIEF EDWARD STILLWELL, NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. E. CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR - CAPTAIN JOHN C. WRIGHT, NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. F. FIREFIGHTER HEROISM AWARD (TEAM AWARD) - ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF TONY GILLIAM, DRIVER OPERATORS SCOTT STAVELY AND ROBERT HAYES, FIREFIGHTER CHARLES CHIAVERELLI, NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA. 2. COMPETITION MADE SELECTING THIS YEAR'S NAVY NOMINEES INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING. I AM PROUD OF THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WARFIGHTER READINESS AND SUPPORT MADE BY THIS YEAR'S FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARDS NOMINEES. 3. RELEASED BY VADM CHARLES W. MOORE, JR.// BT