ESA is pleased to present three awards to students in each of our Professional Fire Fighter Programs.  These awards recognize outstanding performance.   

Emergency Services Academy Ltd. Award for Academic Excellence, Professional Fire Fighter Program

This award is given to the student with the highest average on the written examinations of the NFPA 1001 program.  Rewrite marks are not calculated into this average.  A condition of this award is that the student must be successful on all practical evaluations.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the ESA Academic Excellence Award:

    Fire 0104    Alex Pheasey
    Fire 0109    Rees Germsheid
    Fire 0204    Brian Fieger
    Fire 0209    Mike St. John
    Fire 0304    Greg McCrimmon
    Fire 0309    Mike Sutherland
    Fire 0403    Jeff Wigosh
    Fire 0406    John Bencic
    Fire 0409    Nils Gorseth
    Fire 0503    Chris Rubuliak
    Fire 0508    James Tozer
    Fire 0603    Shane Hardie
    Fire 0606    Grant Thiele
    Fire 0609    Ryan Charter
    Fire 0703    Jason Powell
    Fire 0709    Jason Conway
    Fire 0803    Kyle Spraakman
    Fire 0809    Bradley Maloney
    Fire 0903    Nathan Belair
    Fire 0906    John-Paul Hawkins
    Fire 0909    Blair Grinde

Emergency Services Academy Ltd. Candidate Competition Award, Professional Fire Fighter Program

This award is given to the student who scores the highest total score on the practice interview, aptitude examination, and the U of A Fire Fighter Physical Assessment in the last week of the ESA Professional Fire Fighter Program.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the ESA Candidate Competition Award:

    Fire 0109     Andrew Christian
    Fire 0204     Dallas Shupak
    Fire 0209     Mark Holloway
    Fire 0304     Tom Coyne
    Fire 0309     Mike Sutherland        
    Fire 0403     Keith Nanninga
    Fire 0406     Dallas D'Aoust
    Fire 0409     Nils Gorseth
    Fire 0503     Chris Rubuliak
    Fire 0508     Sean Rilling
    Fire 0603     Joel Clarkson
    Fire 0606     Kyle Schmidt, Greg Sakulich
    Fire 0609     Jeffrey Montemurro
    Fire 0703     Travis Tourneur
    Fire 0709     Randy Krieger
    Fire 0803     Joseph Jamieso
    Fire 0809     Ryan Zammit
    Fire 0903     Daniel Jerrett
    Fire 0906     Fraser O'Neill
    Fire 0909     Travis Warren

Harold Criss Professionalism Award, Professional Fire Fighter Program

This award is voted on by ESA faculty and staff involved with the ESA Professional Fire Fighter Program, by staff from any of the supporting training facilities, and by the members of the Fire Fighter class.  The winner is the student judged to best demonstrate professionalism, leadership, and ability.

Congratulations to the following recipients of the Harold Criss Professionalism Award:

    Fire 0104     Brian Forseille
    Fire 0109     Clint Snidar; Todd Rattee
    Fire 0204     Timothy Znamerowski
    Fire 0209     Mark Holloway
    Fire 0304     Tom Coyne
    Fire 0309     David Hill; Brent Acorn
    Fire 0403     Christina Charpentier
    Fire 0406     Wayne Rose
    Fire 0409     Nick Sopczak
    Fire 0503     Chris Rubuliak
    Fire 0508     Joe McKay
    Fire 0603     Stephen Gurnett
    Fire 0606     Greg Sakulich
    Fire 0609     Jeffrey Montemurro
    Fire 0703     Tim Wise; Jay Cavanagh
    Fire 0709     Jason Conway
    Fire 0803     Martin Beaulieu
    Fire 0809     Ryan Zammit
    Fire 0903     Matthew Austin
    Fire 0906     John-Paul Hawkins; Michael Kuzio
    Fire 0909     Blair Grinde