Congratulations 2011 Ayers & Carver Award Recipients!
Chris Johnson - FIOANH Training
The FIOANH's 2011 John T. Ayers Fire Instructor of the Year Award and Peter J. Carver Fire Officer of the Year Award were presented at the 20th Annual New Hampshire Fire & Emergency Medical Services Committee of Merit Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011. The ceremony took place at the New Hampshire Fire Academy.
The 2011 John T. Ayers Fire Instructor of the Year Award was presented to Chief Christopher T. Silver, Hampton Fire/Rescue. Chief Silver was nominated in recognition of his longstanding commitment to improving fire service education in New Hampshire, throughout New England, and beyond.
Chief Silver is an instructor at the New Hampshire Fire Academy, the Interstate Emergency Unit, Safe-IR, and is a Hands-On Training Program Instructor at Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). He co-authored the New Hampshire Rapid Intervention certification program and has been involved in numerous other aspects of program development. Chief Silver's teaching style of delivering a high quality education with great respect for the student has positively impacted countless firefighters while simultaneously mentoring the next generation of instructors.
The 2011 Peter J. Carver Fire Officer of the Year Award was presented to Battalion Chief Guy T. Newbery, Concord Fire Department. Chief Newbery was nominated in recognition of his over 31 years of service and his dedicated leadership as a Shift Commander. Chief Newbery is well known as an exceptional Incident Commander. He is also known to be fair but demanding of those under his command. He demonstrates his concern for all current members and retirees of the department though his leadership of the Concord Firefighters Relief Association. Chief Newbery is said to embody the values that we all seek in a leader: fairness, integrity, commitment, compassion, deep pride in the department and fire service, technical expertise, and unrelenting devotion to his community and coworkers.
Please join the Board of Directors in congratulating this year's two very deserving recipients, as well as everyone else recognized by the New Hampshire Fire & Emergency Medical Services Committee of Merit!
Respectfully,
Fire Instructors & Officers Association of New Hampshire
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Concord, NH 03302
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