PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY 2008 VALOR AWARDS CEREMONY

April 12, 2008
HYATT REGENCY
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY

Click Here for a Photo Gallery from the Event (Photos Provided by Charles Keith)

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Captain Bryan Emenecker / Valor
Captain David Dilks / Meritorius Service
Captain Joseph Wooden / Meritorius Service
Firefighter Dwayne Dixon / Meritorius Service
Firefighter Philip Tally / Commendation
Camden City Fire Department, IAFF Locals 788 & 2578
254 Chestnut Street
January 1, 2007

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Lieutenant John Taylor / Valor
Firefighter Calogero Trapani / Valor
Firefighter Peter Greco / Valor
Firefighter Michael Martinelli / Commendation
Firefighter Michael Golabek / Commendation
Hackensack Fire Department, Locals 3172 & 2081
89 State Street
January 10, 2007

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Firefighter CarlosA. Lopez / Commendation
Firefighter Kenneth L. Mullarney / Commendation
Jersey City Fire Department, Local 1006
20 Rutgers Avenue
February 4, 2007

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Squad 1, Engine 5, Ladder 3, Rescue 1 / Unit Citation
North Hudson Regional Firefighters, Local 3950
534 - 51st Street
February 8, 2007

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Firefighter James Moyer, Jr. / Valor
Firefighter Michael K. Colbridge, Sr. / Valor
DC John M. Colucci / Commendation
Lieutenant Ross Kownatsky, Sr. / Commendation
Firefighter Daniel Butkovic / Commendation
Firefighter Steven Marks / Commendation
Firefighter Robert W.Carr, Jr. / Commendation
Firefighter Patrick Moyer / Commendation
Mount Laurel Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 4408
Elbo Lane and Longbridge Drive
February 14, 2007

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Firefighter Milton Asprocolas / Valor
Firefighter Jared Schulman / Valor
Lieutenant Joseph Horvath / Meritorius Service
Edison Fire Department, Locals 2883 & 1197
4 Lydia Lane
March 29, 2007

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Captain Anton Peskens / Valor
Firefighter Tino Micalizzi / Valor
Firefighter Joseph Piccininni / Valor
Firefighter Richard Englans / Valor
Hoboken Fire Department, Locals 1078 & 1076
311 - 13th Street (Fox Hill Gardens)
May 9, 2007

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Lieutenant Kenneth Milcsik / Valor
Firefighter William Doherty / Valor
Edison Fire Department, Locals 2883 & 1197
82 Plainfield Avenue
June 2, 2007

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Lieutenant Art West / EMS Commendation Award
Firefighter Stephen Ioannucci / EMS Commendation Award
Firefighter Raymond Taylor / EMS Commendation Award
Firefighter Daniel DiRenzo / EMS Commendation Award
Cherry Hill Fire Department, Locals 3198 & 2663
316 Monroe Avenue
June 12, 2007

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Captain William J. Murnane / Valor
Firefighter Krzystof Sroka / Valor
Firefighter Abnathy Mason / Meritorious Service
Engine 9 & Engine 15 / Meritorious Service
Newark Fire Officers, Local 1860
69 Broadway
June 26, 2007

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Captain Brian Wheary / Valor
Firefighter Michael O'Gara / Valor
Asbury Park, Local 384
610 Sewall Avenue
September 20, 2007

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Captain John Kelly / Valor
Firefighter Courtland Heyniger / Meritorious Service
Asbury Park, Local 384
1704 Grand Avenue
October 4, 2007

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Chief Robert J. Gallos, Jr. / Valor
Mount Laurel Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 4408
Route 73 South, Winslow Township
October 11, 2007

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Rescue 1, Engines 8 & 10, Squad 7
Ladders 1 & 2
Camden City Fire Department, IAFF Locals 788 & 2578
1307 Everett Street
October 11, 2007

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Lieutenant Fred Delima / Valor
Captain Paul Mueller / Meritorious Service
Firefighter Wayne Hodo / Meritorious Service
Firefighter Keith Bierwisch / Meritorious Service
Fireifghter Darren Zignoli / Meritorious Service
Firefighter Joseph Kovecses / Meritorious Service
Firefighter Kenneth McEachin / Meritorious Service
Deputy Chief Matt Hibbett / Commendation
Lieutenant Charles Henderson / Commendation
Acting Lieutenant Glenn Spadone / Commendation
Firefighter John Holmes / Commendation
Firefighter Tony Outerbridge / Commendation
Firefighter Ron O'Dowd / Commendation
Firefighter Todd Nixon / Commendation
Firefighter Victor Velez / Commendation
Irvington Engine 44, Engine 42 / Unit Citation
Newark Battalion 4 & 2, Engine Co. 18, 6, 9 / Unit Citation
Nedwark Fire Department USAR Team, Engine Company 10 & Ladder 5 / Unit Citation
Irvington Fire Department, Locals 2004 & 305 w/Newark Local 1860 &
Newark Fire Fighters
October 19, 2007

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Engine 842, Rescue 84 & 82
Quint Company 85 / EMS Unit Citation
Gloucester Township Camden County Firefighters, IAFF Local 3249
College Drive
November 20, 2007

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Lieutenant Duane Borwegen / Valor
Firefighter Philip mcManus / Valor
Firefighter William Pellegrino / Valor
Edison Fire Department, Locals 2883 & 1197
12 Lilly Court
December 2, 2007

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SENATOR CHRISTOPHER J. JACKMAN UNIONISM AWARD

Robert Hilliard

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LOCAL AFFILIATE OF THE YEAR

Irvington Firefighters Local 305
Irvington Fire Officers Local 2004

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HUMANITARIAN AWARD

Firefighter Eugene A. Enfield, Jr.
Edison Fire Firefighters, Local 1197

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