Award Recipients

2020

• Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department
• Zion Police Department

2019

• Gerald Ramirez (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Evan Horan (Firefighter)
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Engineer Ayman Reffat
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Eric Pursche Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Deputy Louis Csorba
  Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• Sergeant Brian Gallaher
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department
• Officer Eric Hill
  Zion Police Department

2018 – Click here for photos.

• Tom Stahl (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Lt. Joseph Schimanski
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Lt. Brandon Martin
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Lt. Rocco (Rocky) Campanella
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Sergeant Dave Tomasello
  Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• Detective Sergeant Christopher Willets
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department
• Patrolman Joseph Hixson
  Zion Police Department

2017 – Click here for photos.

• Tom Stahl (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Kevin Klincik (Firefighter/EMT)
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Jordan Hook (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Nick Urbanik (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Deputy Timothy Fish
  Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• John M. Kusch (Officer and Dispatch Administrator)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department
• Officer Derek Zaloudek
  Zion Police Department

2016

• Christian Samuels (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Lt. Thomas Flader (Firefighter)
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Christine Ward  (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• IAFF Local 1999
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Deputy Justin Hill
  Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• K-9 Officer William Bogdala and K-9 Lando
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department
• Officer Nicholas W. Richards
  Zion Police Department

2015

• Justin Biggs (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Josh Keene (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Lt. Keenan Stone (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Christian Samuels (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Sergeant Eric Barden
  Zion Police Department
• Stephen Campobasso, Deputy Sheriff
  Lake County Sheriff’s Office
• Officer Adam Zeis
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department

2014

• Dane Costello (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Joe Hernandez (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Steve Huddleston (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
• Officer Matthew Thornton
  Zion Police Department
• Detective Christopher Willets
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department

2013

• Chris Arnold (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Zion Fire/Rescue Department
• Nicholas Arzer (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Beach Park Fire Protection District
  
• Jose Toledo (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Newport Township Fire Protection District
• Lt. Eric Zack (Firefighter/Paramedic)
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Fire Department
• Detective Kenneth Vaughn
  Zion Police Department
  
• <span style=”font-Commander James Vepley
  Village of Winthrop Harbor Police Department

2012