The Gamber & Community Fire Company presented honors and awards to its members for 2018 after the regular company meeting on Monday, March 18, 2019.

The Gerald L. Lindsay Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award was presented to Firefighter William Reardon.

Chrissy Green was presented with the Herman Hoff Memorial Award for outstanding service in fund raising.

Jeannie Green was honored as the Administrative Member of the Year.

Rookie of the Year went to Firefighter Todd Tracey.

The following members responded to the most fire suppression/rescue/water rescue calls for 2018 in order:

1 - Shawn Chenoweth - 309
2 – Todd Tracey - 240
3 – Sean Baldwin – 229
4 – Chad Hastings – 175
5 – Chuck Doyle – 172
6 – Charlie Green – 150
7 – William Reardon – 140
8 – Dale Bollinger – 119
9 – Emily Franklin – 117
10 – Clay Myers - 112

The following members had the most fire suppression training hours for 2018 in order:

1 – Stacia Hutton – 151
2 – Patrick Livesay – 144
3 – Sean Baldwin – 119.5
4 – Todd Tracey – 109.5
5 – Emily Franklin – 88.5
6 – Chris Windsor – 86
7 – Frank Smith – 72
8 – George Fritz – 48
9 – Charlie Green – 44
10 – Michael Franklin - 43

The following members had the most EMS training hours for 2017 in order:

1 – Alexandra Mitchell – 165
2 – Kevin Lentzner – 61.5
3 – Bridget Weishaar - 33

The following members had the most fundraising hours in 2017 in order:

1 - Jeannie Green 570 Hours
2 - Nancy Zepp 419.5 Hours
3 – Mike Sullivan 337.5 Hours
4 – Chrissy Green 318 Hours
5 – Stan Mertz 315 Hours
6 - Bill Sullivan 290.5 Hours
7 - Mike Franklin 281.5 Hours
8 – Charlie Green 253.5 Hours
9 – Lee Kestler – 247.5 Hours
10 – Kenny Linton – 247 Hours

Membership Pins For 2018

5 Years
Shari Schaeffer and Chris Wilson

10 Years
Adam Bell, Donna Reckline, and Paul Welsh

15 Years
Chris Kelly and Karie Green

25 Years
Jeff Leppert and Bridget Weishaar

35 Years
Curtis Brothers, Shawn Chenoweth, Brendan Gable, and Ronnie Green

40 Years
Duane Ludwig and Bill Sullivan

45 Years
Pat Brauning, Danny Green, and Bob Klinefelter

20 Year Life Active Pin and Gold Card
Tim Brown and Charlie Green

A Chief's Unit Citation was also presented during the meeting by Chief Charlie Green. The award recognizes the efforts of Gamber members on July 25, 2018 when a series of heavy storms moved through Carroll County. In under five hours, crews responded to fourteen swift water rescue calls, spent time in two other fire stations, and rescued a total of eleven people from the water. Members recognized included: Sean Baldwin, Dale Bollinger, Bruce Bouch, Shawn Broughton, Jack Brown, Joel Caple, Shawn Chenoweth, Jeff Fleming, Mike Franklin, Chad Hastings, Jeremy Hutton, Patrick Livesay, Clay Myers, Joseph Petrowicz, Ian Runkles, Bo Stansbury, George Syfert, Chris Windsor, and Derek Zavetz.