Of the nine fire departments that received Ohio EMS Star of Life Awards Wednesday during a ceremony in Columbus, the Middletown Division of Fire was among the recipients for lifesaving efforts performed in 2018. The Ohio EMS Star of Life Awards were created by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services created an award 19 years ago to recognize outstanding achievements and to honor those in Ohio’s EMS system whose accomplishments rise above the day-to-day excellence of that system. Middletown Fire Lt. Brian Wright recommended fire/EMS crew members that responded May 12, 2018 to the Middletown Regional Airport for a skydiving accident. That crew included Middletown firefighters Jim Malin, Jacob Smith, Jason Venters, Chris Butler and Josh Meyers.