EMS Provider of the Year Award

 

On June 21, 2019, the Fairview Fire District was dispatched to a report of a woman that had given birth prematurely. Firefighter/EMT Christopher Hann and Lieutenant/EMT Jake Lawlor responded and arrived to find a newborn infant in the tub that was pale and not crying. Additional crew from the station arrived at the scene and advanced life support was on the way.

Immediate efforts began to resuscitate the newborn infant. At the same time, the infant was carried out to the mobile life support ambulance as it is arriving on the scene. Crew members placed the infant in this unit and immediately began transport to a local hospital with Fairview personnel on board.

The crew at the scene continued to assist the mother and transported her to a local hospital. After a long hospitalization, the baby was discharged.

For their life-saving efforts, FASNY is proud to recognize Hann and Lawlor with this prestigious award.

Adapted from a nomination by Chief Christopher Maeder, BA, EMT-P, Fairview Fire District

Past Award Recipients

2006	Chief Leonard Martin	Keeseville Fire Department
2006	Firefighter George Bassler	Keeseville Fire Department
2006	Firefighter Ronald Ouimette	Keeseville Fire Department
2006	AEMT-CC Patrick Barriere	Keeseville Fire Department
2007	Firefighter James Rosse II	South Schodack Fire Department and Castleton Ambulance
2008	Firefighter/EMT Mark W. Gilson	Olcott Fire Co.
2009	No Award Given
2010	Valerie White	Community Ambulance
2011	Karen L. Rathke	Southside Fire Company
2012	Kyle J. Reitan	Miller Place Fire Department EMS Corps
2013	Karen L. Haab	Springs Volunteer Fire Department
2014	William Street	Ulster Hose Company #5
2015	Joel Melamed	Albertson Fire Company
2015	Andrew Melamed	Albertson Fire Company
2016	Riley DeJong	Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps
2017	Brandon Sutton	Rapids Volunteer Fire Co.
2018	Ian King	Southampton Volunteer Ambulance
2018	Shane Sharkey	Southampton Volunteer Ambulance
2019	Christopher Tracey	Brighton Volunteer Fire Co. No. 5