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NAVADMIN 143/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N4B/-/JUN//
SUBJ/2003 NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARD WINNERS//
REF/A/DOC/DODI6055.6/10OCT2000//
REF/B/INST/OPNAVINST 11320.23F/22FEB2000//
REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/191900ZMAR2004//
NARR/REF A IS THE DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM.  REF B IS
THE SHORE ACTIVITIES FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PROGRAM.
REF C ANNOUNCED THE NOMINATION PROCESS AND REQUESTED NOMINATION
PACKAGES FOR THE 2003 NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES (F&ES) AWARDS.
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POC/MR. ROBERT LEAKE/PROGRAM MANAGER/-/LOC:CNO N461B2
/TEL:(703)601-1690//
RMKS/1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF
THE 2003 NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARD WINNERS.  THE AWARD
WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE AWARDS AND RECOGNITION LUNCHEON ON
16 AUGUST 2004, IN NEW ORLEANS, LA.  THE WINNERS AUTOMATICALLY
BECOME THE NAVY'S NOMINEES FOR THE DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
AWARDS.  THE DOD WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE DOD FIRE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING CONFERENCE ON 18 AUGUST 2004, ALSO BEING
HELD IN NEW ORLEANS, LA.
2. THE 2003 NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE AWARD WINNERS ARE:
    A. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR:  REGIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT,
COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES, JAPAN.
    B. MILITARY FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR:  MASTER CHIEF DAMAGE
CONTROLMAN (SW) RONALD W. ROLLER, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74).
    C. CIVILIAN FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR:  ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JOHN
D. SMITHGALL, NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE, WILLOW GROVE, PA.
    D. MILITARY FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR:  MACHINERY REPAIRMAN FIRST
CLASS (SW) CHRIS A. GATES, USS HUE CITY (CG 66).
    E. CIVILIAN FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: DRILLMASTER THOMAS
EPPERSON, U.S. FLEET ACTIVITIES, SASEBO, JAPAN.
    F. FIRE FIGHTER HEROISM AWARD OF THE YEAR:  FIRE PROTECTION CREW
CHIEF AKIHITO SATO, REGIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL
FORCES, JAPAN.
3. THE 2003 NAVY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE AWARD RUNNERS-UP ARE:
    A. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR:  FIRST RUNNER-UP; CHINHAE FIRE
DEPARTMENT, COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES, CHINHAE, KOREA.  SECOND
RUNNER-UP; NAVAL AIR STATION BRUNSWICK, BRUNSWICK, ME.
    B. MILITARY FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:  CHIEF DAMAGE
CONTROLMAN (SW/AW) DAVID A. COMBS, CENTER FOR NAVAL ENGINEERING
LEARNING SITE, INGLESIDE, TX.
    C. CIVILIAN FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:  ASSISTANT FIRE
CHIEF FOR FIRE PREVENTION MARTIN V. GALLER, NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING
STATION, LAKEHURST, NJ.
    D. MILITARY FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:  DAMAGE
CONTROLMAN SECOND CLASS (SW) MIGUEL A. VAZQUEZ, USS ANZIO (CG 68).
    E. CIVILIAN FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:  FIRE INSPECTOR
LARRY A. BEAL, U.S. NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, NAPLES, ITALY.
    F. FIRE FIGHTER HEROISM AWARD OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:
FIREFIGHTER/EMT JONATHAN T. YAHR AND MATTHEW D. CROSLIN (TEAM
AWARD), NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING STATION, LAKEHURST, NJ.
4. WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE
AWARD WINNERS.  COMPETITION AT THIS LEVEL IS KEEN AND MADE SELECTING
THIS YEAR'S NAVY WINNERS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.  ALL PARTICIPANTS
SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND
WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION.
5. RELEASED BY MS. WHITTEMORE, N4B.//
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