Public Fire Safety Education Award Recipients

2023 Firefighter/Department Recognition Recipient

Sharon Bogle, Dayton FIre Dept.

2023 Community Partner Recognition Recient

Amy Lucht, Care Resource Connection

 
Past MSFCA Public Fire Safety Education Award Recipients

Year Firefighter/Department Recognition Recipient Community Partner Recognition Recipient Civilian Recognition Recipient
2022 Scott Carriveau, Maple Lake Fire Dept.    
2021 Zack Bonnema, Chaska Fire Dept. Tony Guerra Sheletta Brundidge
2019 Dean Anderson, Assistant Fire Chief - Fergus Falls Fire Dept. Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend Refinery Jan Makowski
2018 Kristy Wisnlewski, Firefighter - Andover Fire Dept. Central Minnesota Council on Aging  Cheryl Burt
2017 Eva Hansen, Lieutenant Lake Minnetonka Communications N/A
2016 Sarah Buhs, Captain - Cloquet Area Fire District N/A Boyd Huppert
2014 Jeff Lundquist, Community Risk Reduction
Coordinator - SBM Fire Dept.
N/A N/A
2013 Mark Lynde - Brooklyn Park Fire Rescue N/A N/A
2012 Jamie Novak
Jonathan Malat
Robert Zoller
Knewtson Health Group
Excelsior Fire Dept. 
N/A
2011 Kari Mechtel
Kevin Gravalin, Fire Marshal
John Linder
N/A N/A
2010 Sue Bergeron - St. Paul Fire Dept. 
Jamie Novak - St. Paul Fire Dept. 
Shelby Wolf - West Metro Fire
Taber Akin - Lakeville Gov't. Television 
Jim Schiffman - Lakeville Gov't. Television 
Tim Klauser - Lakeville Gov't. Television 
Tom Joachim
2009 Kelly Murphy-Ringate - Excelsior Fire Dept. 
Daniel Bernardy - Inver Grove Heights Fire District
Kathy Nickleby - SBM Centennial Elementary
School
N/A
2008 Marilyn Arnlund, Deputy Fire Marshal -
Maple Grove Fire 
N/A N/A
2007 Kevin Reed N/A David Griggs
2005 Sara Cwayna - Plymouth Fire Dept.  N/A Eric Hansen
2004 Becky Booker - SBM Fire Dept.  Bob Eriksson - Aveda Corporation N/A
2003 Tim Kaldahl - Hutchinson Fire Dept.  Corliss Stark - KSAX-TV Jim Berkman - KXRA Radio
2002 Sara Larson - Golden Valley Fire Dept.  Trish Van Pilsum - WCCO-TV N/A
2001 Jim Roach - Mission Fire Dept.  N/A N/A
2000 Sara Cwayna - Plymouth Fire Dept.  John Granahl - Shockley Communications Michael Chmiel
1999 Mike Turnball - White Bear Lake Fire
Dave Schreier - Emergency Apparatus Maintenance 
N/A N/A
1996 N/A Dennis Berry - General Safety
Dave Schreier - Emergency Apparatus Maintenance 
George Honiotes - Saturn of St. Paul
N/A