Firefighters are in more neighborhoods all across our city than any other city employee.
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, back center right, observes Battalion Chiefs Lesley Morgan, left, Jeff Eldridge and Don Bowman as they receive the Meritorious Service Award Monday night at the Bessie Smith Hall.
Chattanooga Fire Department Awards
Unit commendations› Quint 16, Quint 10, Squad 1 and Squad 19 green shift recognized for the actions during a vehicle extrication on Amnicola Highway on June 30, 2015.› Engine 5, Ladder 5 blue shift recognized for actions during a response to a fire on Kirby Avenue on July 15, 2015.› Quint 10 red shift recognized for actions during a response to a hazardous materials incident on Riverport Road on June 17, 2015.› Quint 8 red shift recognized for actions during a fire on Airpark Drive on July 23, 2015.› Engine 4 red shift recognized for actions during a fire on Camden Oaks Drive on April 6, 2015.› Chattanooga Fire Department Honor Guard recognized for ongoing service, on and off-duty.
Awards for response to July 16, 2015, shooting
› Meritorious Service Award: Battalion chiefs Don Bowman, Jeff Eldridge and Lesley Morgan› Unit Commendation: Assistant Chief Danny Hague and Capt. David Tallent› Unit Commendation: Quint 10 green shift Capt. William Dautrich, senior firefighter Dale Aslinger and firefighter engineer Mark Jenkins and Quint 6 green shift Capt. Teri Rose, Lt. Brad Freeman, senior firefighter Rusty Mobley and firefighter Robert Davis
In its second year in existence, an awards program recognizing Chattanooga’s firefighters for their deeds carried the heavy burden of 2015’s unprecedented tragedy, unexpected heroism and fearlessness in the face of disaster.
During the ceremony Monday night at a packed Bessie Smith Cultural Center, the Chattanooga Fire Department Awards Program, led by Chief Chris Adams, honored firefighters who braved gunfire and blazing summer heat to render aid during the July 16 shootings, who caught a baby dropped from the third-story window of a flaming apartment, who entered a smoking structure before water was even sprayed into the fire to find a victim unconscious on the floor, and incidents where hazardous materials threatened and car crash victims had to be quickly extricated.