A local firefighter received a special award. The Jackson Exchange Club named Jackson Fire Department’s Wesley Crowder as Firefighter of the Year. Crowder works as a driver and hazmat technician at Station One. Crowder joined the Jackson Fire Department in 2005 and has volunteered with the Madison County Fire Department for 20 years. “It’s different. I ain’t much on receiving awards and stuff. I mean I love the job I do, and I do it because that’s what I like to do, and I don’t do it for any specific reason other than to help people and serve people,” said firefighter of the year Wesley Crowder.