{"id":12336,"date":"2023-05-23T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=12336"},"modified":"2023-05-25T06:51:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T06:51:16","slug":"commander-navy-installations-command-honors-navy-fire-emergency-services-first-responders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=12336","title":{"rendered":"Commander, Navy Installations Command Honors Navy Fire & Emergency Services First Responders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cThese awardees represent the best-of-the-best across Navy Installations Command\u2019s 3,200 F&ES personnel, said Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, commander of Navy Installations Command. \u201cThey selflessly serve to protect and respond under the most difficult circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lindsey spoke of the 31 lives saved by CNIC F&ES responders in calendar year 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou touch people\u2019s lives every day,\u201d said Lindsey. \u201cI\u2019m honored to serve with you and very impressed by the work you do \u2013 whether it\u2019s responding to a shipboard fire, protecting our warfighting assets, or preventing fires from happening through education, inspections, and training.\u00a0 You never fail to answer the call for help.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s awards received 84 nomination submissions to compete for the 14 award categories.<\/p>\n

Fire Officer Cristopher Cruz, assistant chief of operations at Naval Station Rota, spent his youth dreaming of becoming a firefighter \u2013 a dream that became a reality when he joined Navy F&ES at the age of 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been able to work with incredibly diverse departments and great fire chiefs from around the Navy, which have helped improve my leadership abilities,\u201d said Cruz.<\/p>\n

Cruz, from Yona, Guam, was selected not only as the Navy F&ES Civilian Fire Officer of the Year, but was also selected as the Department of Defense Fire Civilian Fire Officer of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honor to represent all the amazing fire officers in Navy F&ES,\u201d Cruz said of the award. \u201cI am so thankful to accept this award on behalf of all the great firefighters I have worked for this past year. They deserve the real credit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every Sailor is a firefighter, but some Sailors carry those skills with them to shore duty. Aviation Boatswain\u2019s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Neil Ferrer, from San Francisco, was selected as the Navy F&ES Military Fire Officer of the Year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy primary job as an aircraft director on the flight deck was coming to an end and it was time to move to shore duty,\u201d said Ferrer, assigned to Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Gulf Coast Fire & Emergency Services in Florida. \u201cMy LPO told me that there is more to being an ABH than just moving aircraft all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferrer attended fire school in Texas, and went on to be stationed in Rota, Spain, where he gained his first experiences as a firefighter on shore duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Sailor, especially at sea, we are expected to be proficient and expert in our fields,\u201d said Ferrer. \u201cIn high tempo environments, the pressure and obstacles that we have to overcome forces us to work as a unit and build unbiased camaraderie within each other to complete the mission. It\u2019s the same as being a firefighter. Once we hear the alarm, it is second nature that we respond as soon as and as safely as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Navy F&ES Military Fire Officer of the Year is awarded to military personnel E-6 and above.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my utmost honor to be awarded as the Navy\u2019s Military Fire Officer of the Year,\u201d said Ferrer. \u201cI can honestly say that I was grateful enough just being selected for CNRSE, but for the Navy? It\u2019s more than what I could ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferrer said that he is thankful for having a great leadership behind him and guiding him to be the best version of himself. He is also thankful for his junior Sailors that trust him to lead them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis cannot be done by one person alone,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s a team effort where everyone relies on everybody to be competent and to watch each other\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 50 CNIC Fire & Emergency Services personnel from around the regions and family members attended the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur CNIC F&ES responders, inspectors, and management staff are all dedicated to keeping our personnel safe,\u201d said Carl B. Glover Jr., director of CNIC F&ES. \u201cTheir devotion displayed daily exceeds exemplary standards. BZ to all the CNIC F&ES award winners and nominees.\u201d<\/p>\n

2022 F&ES Award recipients and runner-ups:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small Fire Department of the Year: Naval Support Facility Thurmont<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic District 10, Naval Station Great Lakes<\/p>\n

Medium Fire Department of the Year: Naval Station Mayport<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic District 6, Naval Submarine Base New<\/p>\n

London and Naval Station Newport<\/p>\n

Large Fire Department of the Year: Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic District 3, Virginia Beach<\/p>\n

Fire Prevention Program of the Year: Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, District 3,<\/p>\n

Virginia Beach<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka<\/p>\n

Military Firefighter of the Year: ABH2 (AW\/SW\/IW) Edward Lujan, Naval Support Facility Thurmont<\/p>\n

Runner-up: ABH2 (AW) Lorenzo Resendiz, Naval Air Station Sigonella<\/p>\n

Civilian Firefighter of the Year: Tylor Snell, Naval Station Mayport<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Daisuke Nagasawa, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka<\/p>\n

Military Fire Officer of the Year: ABH1 (AW\/SW\/IW) Neil Ferrer, Commander, Navy Region Southeast, Gulf Coast Fire & Emergency Services<\/p>\n

Runner-up: ABH1 Jeremy Padilla, Naval Support Activity Naples<\/p>\n

Civilian Fire Officer of the Year: Christopher Cruz, Naval Station Rota<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Kevin Moyer, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay<\/p>\n

Fire Service Instructor of the Year:\u00a0 Joseph Tabor, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic<\/p>\n

District 3, Virginia Beach<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Shinji Yuasa, Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo<\/p>\n

Category criteria was developed by the Department of Defense F&ES working group comprised of the fire chiefs of the service component\u2019s respective F&ES programs. The above winners represent the Navy and also competed at the DoD level.<\/p>\n

Navy-only awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

EMS Provider of the Year: Albert Curley, Naval Station Mayport<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Kenneth Massengale, Naval Support Activity Annapolis<\/p>\n

Fire Inspector of the Year: Rudolph Medina, Metro San Diego<\/p>\n

Runner-Up: Stacy Cruz, Joint Region Marianas<\/p>\n

Fire Chief of the Year: David Michaelsen, Commander, Navy Region Northwest<\/p>\n

Runner-up: Robert Wimes, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka<\/p>\n

The Navy F&ES Hall of Fame was established in 2003 to recognize significant and distinguished contributions to the Navy firefighting services.<\/p>\n

Navy F&ES Hall of Fame Inductees:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Arndt, Assistant Chief (ret.), Naval Station Great Lakes (formerly Commander, Navy Region Midwest).<\/p>\n

Mark Hendley, District Fire Chief (ret.), Naval District Washington Central Battalion<\/p>\n

Joseph Clinton Booth Duke Sr., Fire Chief (deceased), Naval Air Station Patuxent River<\/p>\n

The Navy F&ES Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have been firefighters for at least 20 years, to include 10 years of service to Navy F&ES, and whose remarkable achievements in the fire service exemplify outstanding performance.<\/p>\n

Navy Lifetime Achievement Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cmdr. Matthew Matthias, USNR (deceased), Navy Reserve Commander, Navy Installations Command<\/p>\n

Commander, Navy Installations Command is responsible for worldwide U.S. Navy shore installation management designing and developing integrated solutions for sustainment, development of Navy shore infrastructure, and execution and oversight of multiple quality of life programs and services. CNIC oversees 10 Navy regions, 70 bases and more than 48,000 employees who sustain the Fleet, enable the Fighter and support the Family. Follow CNIC on Facebook at Facebook.com\/NavyInstallations, Twitter @cnichq and Instagram @cnichq.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThese awardees represent the best-of-the-best across Navy Installations Command\u2019s 3,200 F&ES personnel, said Vice Adm. Yancy Lindsey, commander of Navy Installations Command. \u201cThey selflessly serve to protect and respond under the most difficult circumstances.\u201d Lindsey spoke of the 31 lives saved by CNIC F&ES responders in calendar year 2022. \u201cYou touch people\u2019s lives every day,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12338,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12336\/revisions\/12338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}