The Gamber & Community Fire Company presented honors and awards to its members for 2022 after the regular company meeting on Monday, April 17, 2023.

The Gerald L. Lindsay Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award was presented to Chad Hastings.

The Rookie of the Year Award went to Kayla Sherfey.

Carol Taylor was presented with the Herman Hoff Memorial Award for outstanding service in fund raising.

Susan Sullivan was honored as the Administrative Member of the Year.

Charlie Green was recognized as the outgoing fire chief and for serving thirteen years in that position.

Wyatt Frederick was recognized as the outgoing president of the Junior Fire Co.

The following members responded to the most fire suppression/rescue/water rescue calls for 2022:

1. William Dunton – 225
2. Chad Hastings – 194
3. Dale Bollinger – 145
4. Chuck Doyle – 119
5. Shawn Chenoweth – 116
5. Frank Smith – 116
7. James Love – 99
8. Jack Bez – 91
9. Brandon Tignor – 85
10. Emily Franklin – 79

The following members had the most fire suppression training hours for 2022:

1. Sean Baldwin - 194
2. Laura Jones – 154
3. Todd Tracey - 89
4. Chad Hastings - 61
5. Rose Blair – 60
5. Jeremy Hutton - 60
7. Steve Hudziak - 57
8. Emily Franklin - 49
9. Evan Dayhoff - 44
9. Susan Norton - 44

The following members had the most EMS calls for 2022:

1. Rylie Fuller - 67
2. Jack Bez - 35
3. Kayla Sherfy - 32
4. Mitchell, Alex - 30

The following member had the most EMS training hours in 2022:

William Dunton – 72 hours

Membership Pins For 2022

5 Years
Debra Evans Dick
Joey Petrowicz
William Reardon
Maytinee Reardon

10 Years
Ashley Hetrick

15 Years
Jon Jaret
Victor Popien

20 Year- Life Active
Chris Kelly
Colleen Kelly
Ian Runkles

25 Years
Charlie Green
Nick Thompson

30 Years
Cliff Yeager

35 Years
Tim Brown
Mike Franklin
Mike Hill
Jeannie Green

40 Years
Cheryl Hill
Tommy Green
Clay Myers

45 Years
Ed Kreczmer

Top Ten Fundraising Hours for 2022

1. Jeannie Green- 495 Hours
2. Charlie Green- 404 Hours
3. Rose Pandolfini- 403 Hours
4. Carol Taylor- 359 ½ Hours
5. William Strotz- 339 Hours
6. Stan Mertz- 335 Hours
7. Chrissy Green- 330 Hours
8. Emily Franklin- 292 Hours
9. Anne Reardon- 287 Hours
9. Matt Lau- 287 Hours