Brevard County Fire Rescue Honors Peter Brooks as Firefighter of the Year During Annual Awards Ceremony
By Space Coast Daily // April 18, 2024
Christopher Stevens named Paramedic of the Year
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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County Fire Rescue hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony recognizing the outstanding efforts of their personnel for 2023.
Awards were presented to the following recipients for their outstanding service to our community:
■ Unit Citation – Robert Frost, Shane Kennedy, James Harris
■ Lifesaving Awards – Jonathan Torres-Resendiz, Ariel Dominguez, Travis Perdomo and Brandon Struss
■ Volunteer of the Year – Brian Claudius
■ Civilian of the Year – Angelica Arreola
■ Ocean Rescue Lifeguard of the Year – Daniel Maloney, Sr.
■ Inspector of the Year – Mark Weiss
■ Dispatcher of the Year – William Latza
■ Recruit of the Year – Joseph Kollaritsch
■ Paramedic of the Year – Christopher Stevens
■ Firefighter of the Year – Peter Brooks
■ Instructor of the Year – Fergus Kelly
■ Company Officer of the Year – Brian Herndon
■ Chief Officer of the Year – Johan Toro-Colon
■ Tim Mills Commemorative Award – Carrie Dehler
In addition, each member of the Brevard County Ocean Rescue team received a campaign ribbon, as the lifeguards completed the most rescues on record for the Ocean Rescue program.
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