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Deputy Mayor Cox (left) and Mayor Mike Burkett (right) presenting VFF Robert Cooper (middle) with his 5 year service award

Severn, Ontario: On Wednesday, November 1 Mayor Mike Burkett, Deputy Mayor Judith Cox, and Fire Chief Tim Cranney presented service awards to Severn's volunteer firefighters (VFFs) and welcomed new VFFs to the ranks of Severn's Fire and Emergency services team.

Service awards were presented to 10 VFFs in the presence of friends, family, representatives of Council, and members of Severn Fire to honour and recognize the combined 105 years of dedicated and continuous service to the Severn community. 

Photo Gallery: November 1 Service Awards will appear here on the public site.

The recipients of the service awards included those that have served for 5, 10, 20, and 30 years. 

5 years of service

  • Robert Cooper
  • Jake Hawkins
  • Kevin Klaver
  • Nicklaus Leslie
  • Nolan Lynch

10 years of service

  • Cory Cook
  • Terry Errico
  • Brayden Short

20 years of service

  • Matt White

30 years of service

  • Mike Brandon

 

"We owe each of you a tremendous amount of gratitude and appreciation for all the long hours and years of service given to our community. On behalf of Council, staff, and Severn residents, not only do we thank you for your remarkable service and bravery, but for your love of your community that led you to become a volunteer firefighter. Thank you for all that you do, and a sincere welcome to our new recruits that have made a commitment to help others in times of need, and whose actions will make a true difference in our community."

Mayor Mike Burkett

Nine new VFF recruits completed over 132 hours of training as part of the recruitment process. Some of the training exercises were Auto Extrication, Incident Command, Firefighter Survival, Ropes and Knots, Traffic Control, Radio Communications, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment and of Self-contained Breathing Apparatus. 

Township of Severn is currently recruiting volunteer firefighters. Firefighting is one of the most diverse and challenging professions known today. It is this diversity that inspires most individuals to enter the service, both as volunteers and career Firefighters. Review details about the VFF recruitment process on our Recruitment page. Applications close December 1. 

To learn more about Severn's Fire and Emergency Services department visit our Fire and Emergency Services page. 

Media contact

Tracy Roxborough
Communications Officer
Phone: 705-325-2315 x249
Email Tracy