Edging past more than 500 fire departments, the Vandenberg Fire Department was named the 2009 Department of Defense medium-unit fire department of the year at the annual DoD Fire and Emergency Services Award Banquet in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 27
The DoD award for the medium-unit fire department of the year is a competition between all branches of the military and is intended to recognize a unit’s heroism, devotion to service and skill.
“The award is very much earned,” said Mark Farias, Vandenberg fire chief. “We have a strong desire to consistently improve, and by doing that, we prove that we’re the best.”
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