ALCOAST 351/08 COMDTNOTE 11320 SUBJ: COAST GUARD AND DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE AWARDS 1. EACH YEAR THE COAST GUARD PARTICIPATES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING CONFERENCE, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS FIRE RESCUE MEETING. IN ADDITION TO RECEIVING FIRE TRAINING, EACH SERVICE SPONSORS AN AWARDS PROGRAM SELECTING A FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND FIRE PERSONNEL, FOR THEIR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE FROM THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR. COMMANDANT (CG-1132) SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FROM COAST GUARD FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR FIRE SERVICE AWARDS WHICH RECOGNIZE THE COAST GUARDS MOST OUTSTANDING FIRE DEPARTMENT, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN FIRE FIGHTERS, FIRE OFFICERS AND FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM. COAST GUARD AWARD RECIPIENTS COMPETE WITH AWARD WINNERS FROM THE OTHER MILITARY SERVICES AND THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY FOR RECOGNITION AS THE MILITARIES BEST OVERALL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE SERVICE MEMBERS. 2. WHILE MUCH OF THEIR WORK GOES UNNOTICED BY LARGE SEGMENTS OF THE COAST GUARD, EACH OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS PROVIDE OUTSTANDING AND OFTEN TIMES HEROIC SERVICE IN PROTECTING BOTH OUR MEMBERS AND OUR VALUABLE OPERATIONAL ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF COAST GUARD MISSIONS. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THIS YEARS COAST GUARD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARD RECIPIENTS: A. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD: COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, KODIAK, AK. FIRE DEPARTMENT KODIAK RESPONDED TO OVER 600 RESCUE, MEDICAL AND FIRE EMERGENCY CALLS, AS WELL AS MAINTAINED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT STATE AND NATIONAL REGISTRY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION. THE DEPARTMENT FACILITATED NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NFPA TRAINING COURSES, FIRE INSPECTOR I AND II, FIRE OFFICER I AND II, EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATOR INSTRUCTOR AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN EMT II AND III TRAINING FOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS. THEY ALSO DEVELOPED AND COORDINATED THE ANNUAL EMERGENCY MASS CASUALTY DRILL. B. FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, KODIAK, AK. FIRE DEPARTMENT KODIAK PERFORMED OVER 400 DOOR TO DOOR FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTIONS OF COAST GUARD HOUSING UNITS, PERFORMED QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS ON 162 OCCUPANCIES TOTALING OVER 2.5 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDING SPACE, AND ORGANIZED FIRE PREVENTION WEEK FIRE SAFETY CAMPAIGNS PROVIDING LECTURES, DISPLAYS, FIRE DEPARTMENT. TOURS, AND FIRE DISPLAYS TO OVER 1700 BASE AND COMMUNITY PERSONNEL. C. CIVILIAN FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR: ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF THOMAS DEMI, COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, KODIAK, AK. ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DEMI IS A CERTIFIED ICS INSTRUCTOR AND PROVIDED ICS 300 TRAINING FOR OVER 100 COMMAND STAFF PERSONNEL AS WELL AS THE CITY OF KODIAK FIRE, POLICE AND ALASKA STATE TROOPERS. HE WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN COORDINATING THE BASE AND COMMUNITY 2007 FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN NETTING A 57 PERCENT INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. D. CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR: LEAD FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL OLIVER, COAST GUARD INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND, KODIAK, AK. LEAD FIREFIGHTER OLIVER WAS ESSENTIAL IN REWRITING THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HE IS AN EXCELLENT TEAM LEADER AND IS RESPECTED BY HIS PEERS. FIREFIGHTER OLIVER EXPERTLY MANAGED THE DEPARTMENTS PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT INVENTORY AND DEPARTMENT SUPPLIES AND OVERSAW THE WORK REQUEST PROGRAM FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES AND FACILITIES. E. FIREFIGHTER HEROISM AWARD: FIREFIGHTER KYLE KORTIE AND FIRE ENGINEER JAMES MILLER, COAST GUARD TRAINING CENTER PETALUMA, CA. FIRE FIGHTER KYLE KORTIE AND FIRE ENGINEER JAMES MILLER RESPONDED TO AN EMERGENCY CALL OFF BASE IN THE LOCAL PETALUMA COMMUNITY FOR A HEART ATTACK VICTIM. THEIR QUICK RESPONSE, MEDICAL STABILIZATION, AND PREPARATION OF THE VICTIM FOR AIR TRANSPORT WAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN AS INSTRUMENTAL FACTORS IN THE PATIENTS SURVIVAL. 3. EACH OF THESE AWARD WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A COAST GUARD PLAQUE FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND WILL COMPETE WITH OTHER DOD SERVICE AWARD WINNERS FOR THE DOD FIRE SERVICE AWARDS. ADDITIONALLY, COAST GUARD AWARD RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE SERVICE RECOGNITION DURING THE DOD FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING CONFERENCE IN DENVER, COLORADO AT THE FIRE SERVICE AWARDS DINNER BANQUET ON 15 AUGUST 2008. 4. I CONGRATULATE ALL COAST GUARD FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEARS AWARDS PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGE ALL COAST GUARD FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FIRE SERVICE MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE DURING NEXT YEARS AWARDS PROCESS. I COMMEND YOUR SELFLESS SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN KEEPING THE COAST GUARD FAMILY SAFE. 5. COMDT (CG-1132) POC IS MR. MICHAEL L. SMITH, 202-475-5205. 6. RADM MARK J. TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WORK LIFE SENDS. 7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.