​Concord Firefighters Receive Awards

CONCORD, NH — The Concord Fire Department held its annual awards ceremony last week. Here are the awards issued to staffers and others for their work during the last year.

A Helping Hand award to Mr. Sam Durfee for saving the life of a person who was not breathing at a local movie theater.

A Helping Hand Award to Lt. Mike Pearl, Concord Police Department, and Dr. David Hirsch, Concord Hospital for their work with Battalion Chief Sean Brown in developing policies for dealing with active shooter events and conducting several exercises involving the police and fire departments.

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A Meritorious Service Award was presented to Firefighter Christian Lund for his work in organizing and delivering “Operation Crash,” a simulated fatal crash scenario to the faculty, staff, and students of the New Hampshire Technical Institute to raise awareness of the consequences of unsafe driving.

A Meritorious Service Award was presented to Lt. Ken Kiehl, Assistant Fire Marshal, for organizing and overseeing fire protection at the Statehouse during recent renovations.

An Emergency Medical Services Excellence citation was presented to Deputy Chief Sean Toomey, Lt. Christopher Andrews, Firefighter Paramedic John McBride, and Firefighters Philip Tirrell, Jr., Chris Dolloff, Kris Otterson, and Sam Cahan for saving the life of a woman who suffered a cardiac arrest at a local business. Retired Firefighter Paramedic Ian Butman also received a Helping Hand Award for his lifesaving assistance at this incident.

An Emergency Services Excellence citation was awarded to Deputy Chief Sean Toomey, Captain Tim Robinson, Firefighter Paramedics Paul DiGeronimo and Matthew Cole, and Firefighters Ron Piroso and Eric Anderson for saving the life a person in cardiac arrest at a local shopping mall.

A Unit Citation was awarded to Battalion Chief Aaron McIntire, Captain Tim Robinson, Firefighter Paramedic Keith Richardson, and Firefighters Alex Matson III, Ronald Palmer, and Robert Andrews for their work in keeping an overdose patient from jumping from a third story window and assuring that he received appropriate medical care.

Firefighter Matthew Fallon was named the Firefighter of the Year for his faithful and dedicated service over his 18 years with the Department, as well as for organizing and overseeing a very successful 50thanniversary celebration for the Heights Fire Station, his continued service to members of this and other fire departments in time of need, and his many contributions as a member of the leadership team of Local 1045 of the International Association of Fire Fighters.

Nineteen members of the Department received pins honoring their military service.

Submitted by Concord Fire Chief Dan Andrus.