26th Annual VCFD Awards Ceremony

The Ventura County Fire Department honored 59 people yesterday for their outstanding service in support of public safety during the 26th annual VCFD Awards. “Each of the people honored today rose to the occasion to enhance public safety in our community,” Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said. “They exemplify excellence. And some went far, far above expectations to save lives. They are role models and inspirations for all of us to emulate.” 00:00 Deputy Chief Chad Cook 04:49 Firefighter of the Year Battalion 1 - Captain Steve Kaufmann 08:27 Firefighter of the Year Battalion 2 - Engineer Albert Trevisan 10:35 Firefighter of the Year Battalion 3 - Engineer Bret Chambers 13:07 Firefighter of the Year Battalion 4 - Captain Ryan Flitt 14:55 Firefighter of the Year Battalion 5 - Captain Clayton Cundiff 17:50 Company of the Year - Haz-Mat 50: Captain Pat Kelley, Engineer Ethan Miller, Firefighter Justin Simandle, Firefighter PM Aimin Alton 22:11 Support Awards Description 22:50 Wildland/Aviation Unit Employee of the Year - Elizabeth Ayala 25:06 Administrative Services Employee of the Year - Denise Carrizosa 26:42 Business Services Employee of the Year - David Kirby 29:30 Fire Protection Employee of the Year - Larry Williams 32:28 Community Ed Employee of the Year - Firefighter Spencer White 37:20 Support Services Employee of the Year - Christopher Morda 40:20 Dispatcher of the Year - Marnie Henson 43:50 Explorer of the Year - Sean Aslam 46:17 Volunteer of the Year - Sharon Bohn 48:13 Pandemic Response - COVID Officers 52:56 Crystal Stratton 54:15 Live Scan Program 59:24 Lifesaving Citation Medal 59:48 Scott Dettorre 1:05:13 Emily Tipps 1:09:54 Humberto Quintana 1:12:24 Milo Bustillos 1:14:22 Mikayla Lutzke 1:16:37 Marquita Ellias and D. Nancy Hood 1:20:02 DJ Fierro, Brad Bosworth and Arturo Mendoza 1:24:13 Firefighter Garrett Prather 1:26:53 Law Enforcement Officer Martin Nunes 1:31:01 Battalion Chief Nicholas Cleary We apologize but due to technical difficulties the final award presentations are unavailable.