Congratulations to William Weigt, the 2009 AMW All-Star. All of our first responder nominees are heroes, and you can browse through all of their stories.
Nominees
Captain
City of Tampa Fire & Rescue
Tampa, FL
Following in the footsteps of his father, Captain Frank Wells has been a dedicated firefighter for 22 years and was awarded the 2008 Firefighter of the Year Award by the City of Tampa. He is...
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Volunteer Firefighter/EMT
Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department
Hilliard, FL
Firefighter Jillian Moore participated in extinguishing many of the brush fires plaguing Nassau County, Florida in 2008. She began volunteering at the Grey Gables/Nassau Village Fire Department in...
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Police Officer
Suisun City Police Department
Suisun City, CA
Last June while on patrol Officer Philip Steemers overhead the scanner dispatching the fire department. A one year girl had drowned in the pool. Officer Steemers told the dispatch he was heading...
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Washington State Patrol
Trooper
Mount Vernon, WA
On September 2, 2008 Trooper Ed Collins joined in the pursuit of a suspect attempting to escape capture after shooting six people including a sheriff's deputy in Skagit County. Realizing the intensity...
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Deputy Sheriff
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Clearwater, FL
On May 7, 2008, Glen Powell, whose wife had recently filed for divorce, entered the St Pete Judicial Building in St Petersburg, FL where Deputy Sheriff B.J. Lyons and his partner were assigned to the...
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Fire Fighter
Jefferson Parrish Fire Department
Metairie, LA
Jeffrey Stromeyer is a career firefighter with the Jefferson Parish Fire Department. He was inspired by his father and older brother, who are also career firefighters. His certified trainings...
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Police Officer
Philadelphia Police Department
Philadelphia, PA
On Sept 23, 2008, Sergeant Patrick McDonald was conducting a vehicle investigation for the Philadelphia Police Department when he approached a passenger who was, unknown to him, wanted for... More »
Patrol Officer
Powder Springs Police Department
Powder Springs, GA
On Sunday September 14, 2008 Lieutenant Jim Freeland was on patrol for the Powder Springs Police Department in Georgia when calls came over about a hit-and-run in the area. Lieutenant Freeland, along...
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Detective
Middletown Police Department
Middletown, PA
In April of 2008, Detective David Sweitzer of the Middletown Borough Police Department apprehended a pedophile who is accused of sexually assaulting at least thirteen boys between the ages of 4 and 14...
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