CCFES Honors Outstanding Members with Awards

1/17
Roderick Chumbley and Jordan Allred receive the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
2/17
Anthony Ciorba receives the Community Service Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
3/17
Brandon Denson receives the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
4/17
Nichole Drgan receives the Meritorious Service Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
5/17
Eli Muse, Korey Satterfield, Scott Villanacci, and Ben Kiefer receive a Unit Citation from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
6/17
Manny Zapeta and Chris Ginn receive the Community Service Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
7/17
Wesley Rice, Cody Doyle, Joseph Crawford, and Nicholas Woodall receive the Firefighter Lifesaver Award, alongside Donnie Arp, Christian Brinkley, Devin Cleveland, Nick Rodriguez, Rex McCarley, Michael Zuchengno, and Chad Davis, who all received a Unit Citation for the same event.
8/17
FAO Megan Hamilton was honored with the Firefighter Lifesaver Award, alongside her husband, Canton Police Officer Jesse Hamilton, who received the Civilian Lifesaver Award for their heroic, off-duty actions in saving the lives of two children.
9/17
Dan Jablonski, Tyler Walton, Korey Satterfield, Mike Zapeta, Austin Owen, Josh Lemons, Joel Saunders, Ben Kiefer, and Nathan Pelletier receive a Unit Citation from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
10/17
Matt Hudson, Chris Buckner, Evan Halik, Stacey Johnston, and Mahdi Bouhmadouche receive the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
11/17
Eric Parr receives the Community Service Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
12/17
Beau Witcher, Wesley Newman, Megan Hamilton, Brad Hough, Cody James, and Heather Laughlin receive the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
13/17
Mike Thomas, Jeffery Satterfield, Mike Schmitz, Noel Smith, Brody Miller, Matt Richter, Brenden Hicks, Connor Bourn, and Dean Hege receive the Unit Citation from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
14/17
Woodstock Firefighter Trevor Gobbel, and Cherokee Firefighters Matt Hutcherson, Chad Davis (on behalf of Chad Huff), and Jordan Allred receive the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
15/17
Christian Brinkley, Milton Zapeta, William Pflugrad, Leighton Graham, and Ryon Nick receive a Unit Citation from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.
16/17
Noah Tweedy receives the EMS Lifesaver Award.
17/17
Jordan Allred, Matthew Lilliquist, Matt Hutcherson, Ben McGowan, and Reece Young receive the EMS Lifesaver Award from Chief Robinson and members of the CCFES Command Staff.

This month, Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services (CCFES) proudly recognized the exceptional achievements of its personnel with a series of awards. These honors reflect the bravery, dedication, and commitment of our members to protect and serve the Cherokee County citizens.

"We are incredibly proud of our personnel and grateful for their continued excellence on and off duty," said Eddie Robinson, Fire Chief of Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services. "These awards highlight just a few of the many ways our team goes above and beyond the call of duty every day."

EMS Lifesaver Award

Presented to personnel whose decisive actions directly contributed to saving a life during an emergency medical response.

Recipients:
Jordan Allred (x3), Mahdi Bouhmadouche, Chris Buckner, Roderick Chumbley, Brandon Denson, Jon Gottfried, Trevor Gobbel, Evan Halik, Megan Hamilton, Thomas Hudson, Chad Huff, Matthew Hutcherson, Matthew Hutherson, Cody James, Stacey Johnston, Heather Laughlin, Josh Lemons, Matthew Lilliquist, Ben McGowan, Wesley Newman, Beau Witcher, Reece Young, Austin Wyatt

Firefighter Lifesaver Award

Awarded for heroic actions that directly resulted in saving a life.

Recipients:
Joseph Crawford, Cody Doyle, Megan Hamilton, Wesley Rice, Nicholas Woodall

Civilian Lifesaver Award

Presented to a community member whose life-saving actions made a critical difference during an emergency.

Recipient:
Jesse Hamilton (Canton PD Officer)

Unit Citation

This team-based award recognizes groups that demonstrated exceptional performance, coordination, and dedication during a major incident or operation.

Recipients:
Mark Alexander, Donnie Arp, Brandon Barton, Connor Bourn, Christian Brinkley (x2), Devin Cleveland, Chad Davis, Anthony Ciorba, Leighton Graham, James Gravitt, Jesse Hamilton, Dean Hege, Kyle Hicks, Jacob Householder, Daniel Jablonski, Benjamin Kiefer, Josh Lemons, Payton McClusky, Brody Miller, Eli Muse, Ryon Nick, Austin Owen, Nathan Pelletier, William Pflugrad, Wesley Rice, Matt Richter, Nicolas Rodriguez, Jeffery Satterfield, Korey Satterfield, Joel Saunders, Mike Schmitz, Noel Smith, Jade Styk, Michael Thomas, Reggie Thurmon, RC Vaughn, Scott Villanacci, Tyler Walton, Christopher Wilson, Michael Zuchengo, Manny Zapeta, Milton Zapeta

Meritorious Service Award

Recognizing sustained excellence and professional performance over time.

Recipient:
Nichole Drgan

Community Service Award

Presented to members who have gone above and beyond in serving the public and representing the department in a positive light.

Recipients:
Anthony Ciorba, Chris Ginn, Eric Parr, Manny Zapeta

Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services thanks each of these individuals for their outstanding contributions. Their dedication continues to make our community a safer and stronger place.

Posted : April 21, 2025

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