Joe Bockman NSVFA President, Senator Abbie Cornett, District 45 (Bellevue, NE)

Heroism Awards, Presented for Outstanding Heroism

Fire Prevention Cooperative Award Presented to Northeast CO-OP

Fire Prevention Awards Recipients

Outstanding Firemanship Awards Recipients

Smokey Paw Award Presented to Schuyler Fire Department

Joe Bockman (left), NSVFA President, presented Senator Abbie Cornett, District 45, Bellevue, with a plaque for her dedication and leadership as a Nebraska State Senator in promoting the interests of Nebraska's volunteer firefighters and volunteer rescue personnel.

Heroism Awards, for outstanding heroism were presented to Brad Robinson and Travis Schmidt of the Blue Springs Fire Department.  The awards were presented for their efforts to save firefighter, Jeremy Wach.

A Fire Prevention Cooperative Award is presented each year by the Nebraska Forest Service and the NSVFA. Rhonda Cerny (left) presented the award to Northeast Co-op in recognition of their outstanding interagency fire prevention efforts and achievement. From left to right are: Cerny, Candy Torres of Allen; Brian Kilstrom of Dakota City; Bob Kneifl of Ponca; and Matt Ott of South Sioux City.

Four fire departments received Fire Prevention Awards at Fire School in Grand Island. From left to right are: Linda Vandenberg, David City Fire Department; Nathan Flowers, Gering Fire Department; Carissa Smith, Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department; and Dave Heywood, Snyder Fire Department.

Receiving plaques for Outstanding Firemanship were, front row (l to r): Daniel Kreikemeier, Snyder Fire Department; Scott Moses, North Platte Fire Department; Wayne Sackschewsky, Waco Fire Department; and Robert Martin, Lexington Fire Department. Second row: Nathan Flowers, Gering Fire Department; Bruce Campbell, Wymore Fire Department; Wilbur Henderson, Wymore Fire Department; and Brian Schmidt, Madison Fire Department. Also receiving the award, but not able to be present were: Jesse Wurdeman, Mitchell Fire Department; and Merlin Stuhr, Waco Fire Departments. Plaques for the awards given at fire school were provided by Ball Insurance and the NSVFA.

Dave Heywood (right) presented the Smokey Paw Award to the Schuyler Fire Department, represented by John Eggleston. The award was presented at the 71st annual Fire School in Grand Island.