Annual Firefighter Awards Each summer at our annual banquet, Depauville firefighters honor several of their members for their contributions over the past year. In addition to years of service awards, given at five year increments, the membership selects four individuals for special recognition.

Firefighter of the Year - Awarded to an individual based on his or her contribution over the course of the year. This person should exemplify what it means to be a firefighter in the eyes of the public. The recipient is selected by the outgoing chief.

Sanford Award - Given out for a special act or service to the department or the community. The recipient is selected by the outgoing president.

Non-Member Special Act or Service - Presented to an individual who made a significant contribution to the department.

YEAR	AWARD	PRESENTED TO	IN RECOGNITION OF
1998	Firefighter of the Year	Michael "Rookie" O'Neill
	Sanford Award	Entire Department	Ice Storm '98
	Non-Member Award	Charlie Lyman	Unflagging support as a Commissioner
1999	Firefighter of the Year	Larry Girard
	Sanford Award	Mike Cantwell	Service as Engineer Foreman
	Non-Member Award	Susan O'Neill	Support in all our endeavors
2000	Firefighter of the Year	Mike O'Neill
	Sanford Award	Mark Daye	Service as Rescue Lieutenant
2000	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2001	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2002	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2003	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2004	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2005	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2006	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award	Patricia Patchen
2007	Firefighter of the Year	Michael Cantwell
	Sanford Award
2008	Firefighter of the Year	Ryan Cantwell
	Sanford Award	Jean Gardner
2009	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2010	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award	Patricia Patchen
2011	Firefighter of the Year	Larry Girard
	Sanford Award
2012	Firefighter of the Year	William Evans
	Sanford Award	Jean Gardner
2013	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2014	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2015	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award
2016	Firefighter of the Year
	Sanford Award

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