White River Township Fire honors employees of the year

The White River Township Fire Department honored employees who went above and beyond earlier this year.

Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics with friends and family attended the department’s annual awards banquet in February. The special event was held for the department to come together as a family and a community and to reflect on the achievements of 2023, officials said.

Here are the honorees:

2023 Employee of the Year

Capt. Dale Saucier

2023 EMT of the Year

EMT Noah Hall

2023 Firefighter of the Year

Engineer Rick Woehlecke

2023 Kyle Martinicic Paramedic of the Year

Paramedic Brittany Chisholm

2023 Lt. Steve Dillman Officer of the Year

Lt. Ryan Cox

2023 Community Service Award

Chief Kevin Skipper

2023 Medal of Honor

Firefighter/Medic Bobbie Bowles

Firefighter Tyler Derringer

Firefighter William DeWitt

Engineer Rick Woehlecke

2023 Medal of Lifesaving

Lt. Josh Allison

Lt. Bryan Baker

2023 Medal of Merit

Lt. Jason Bailey

Paramedic Jaxon Incollingo

Firefighter Brian McRoberts

2023 Rookie of the Year

Firefighter/Medic Jeremy Quire