Evanston Firefighter Retires After 2 Decades With EFD

EVANSTON, IL - Evanston Fire Department Firefighter/Paramedic Mike Hasanov is retired as of Monday, Oct. 3.

Hasanov had been with the department for more than 20 years and was honored with a retirement ceremony at the Evanston Fire Headquarters on Monday.

Hasanov has "been an integral and committed member of the department for over 20 years. He was a traditional firefighter in that he was always willing to go the extra mile by utilizing his skill and abilities as an expert craftsman to improve fire stations, tools and equipment. He certainly will be missed," Deputy Chief Brian Scott said.

His "walk-out" ceremony will be Tuesday.

After 20 years of dedicated service to the Evanston Fire Department, Mike Hasanov says his goodbyes, Happy Retirement !! pic.twitter.com/aGrFWjsBCx
— Evanston Fire (@EvanstonFD) October 3, 2016

Photo courtesy city of Evanston