Congressman Vern Buchanan has announced the winners of the eighth annual 16th Congressional District Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Awards. Buchanan established the awards to give special recognition to local fire and rescue and EMS personnel who have provided distinguished service to his constituents.
“We owe so much to our police, firefighters, and EMS,” Buchanan said. “Our community is made safer and more prosperous because we have first responders watching our backs. When called upon, they often arrive at scenes of danger and trauma, to which they reliably bring strength and composure. These brave men and women spend hundreds of hours in training so that they are prepared when they get ‘the call.’”