Awards

George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award

The Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award recognizes individuals for extraordinary accomplishments in fire service training.

The winner of the George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award will have:

Displayed a deep commitment to furthering the cause of the fire service through training
Advanced the cause of firefighter operational effectiveness and safety
Gone above and beyond the call of duty in training
Brought creativity and innovation to fire training programs, or will have shown great persistence in pursuing an innovative program
Served as a positive model for other fire instructors and firefighters throughout the country

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award has been given out during the General Session at FDIC since 1998. In 2009, the award was renamed for Tom Brennan, who was the editor of Fire Engineering for eight years and a technical editor until he passed away in 2006.

Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

Frank Brannigan (1998)
Tom Brennan (1999)
Vince Dunn (2000)
Alan Brunacini (2001)
Don Manno (2002)
Ray Downey (2003)
John Eversole (2004)
James Page (2005)
Leo Stapleton (2006)
Dr. Denis Onieal (2007)
John Mittendorf (2008)

Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

John Norman (2009)
Ronald Jon Siarnicki (2010)
John F. “Skip” Coleman (2011)
Jack Murphy (2012)
Glenn Corbett (2013)
Ronny J. Coleman (2014)
Bill Peters (2015)
Jerry Tracy (2016)
Rick Lasky (2017)
Billy Goldfeder (2018)
Bill Gustin (2019)

FDIC Courage & Valor Award

FDIC Courage & Valor Foundation

The Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award is presented annually at FDIC to recognize a firefighter who was shown exemplary courage on the fireground.

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