Elgin Citizens, Firefighters Recognized At Friday Ceremony

The Elgin Fire Department will recognize several citizens along with members of the department for significant accomplishments throughout the past year at a recognition ceremony Friday evening. This recognition ceremony will take place in the Grand Ballroom at the Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S. Grove Avenue, starting at 6:30 p.m., according to a news release.

More than a dozen citizens will be recognized on this evening for outstanding contributions to
the mission of the Elgin Fire Department. Chief David Schmidt will present citizens with the Elgin Fire
Department Chief’s Appreciation Award as well as the Elgin Fire Department Citizens Life
Saving Award.

Members of the Elgin Fire Department will be recognized for emergency scene exemplary performance with the company award. There will also be the presentation of three Medal of Merit awards. This will be the third year for the Elgin Fire Department “Phoenix” award, which will recognize companies that revived a patient in full cardio-respiratory arrest and the patient survived to be discharged from the hospital.

This year was an exceptional year for the “Phoenix” Award, nine patients in Elgin that were in full cardiac arrest survived to be discharged from the hospital in 2017, according to fire officials.

The evening will also recognize department members for long term service to special teams and functions within the department, according to the news release.

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