2023 Awards

Clarendon County Fire Rescue Awards 2023

Clarendon County Fire Rescue celebrated its Annual Christmas Banquet and Awards Night, on December 11th. Around 200 members and guest were in attendance. A special thanks to Sumter Fire Department and South Lynches Fire Rescue for coverage, to allow our members to attend. The award recipients are as follows:

Rookie of the Year
Matthew “Bubba” Jones

Division 1 Excellence Award
Dale Hodge

Division 2 Excellence Award
Tripp Kennedy

Division 3 Excellence Award
Kevin Moye

Firefighter of the Year
Tracy Benenhaley

EMT of the Year
Deanna Gray

Officer of the Year
Russell Lambert

Paramedic of the Year
Stephanie Hughes

Hall of Fame
Gill Frierson

Hall of Fame
Junior Odom

Hall of Fame
Stephanie Hughes

Years of Service

5 Years

Bruce Baker

Leroy Dennis

Alex Morris

Steve Smith

Zachary Byrd

Cody Justice

James Pierson

Steven Smith

Melvin Worrell

Matthew Cartledge

Thad Kennedy

Robert Richbourg

Sabrina Tackett

10 Years

Caleb Austin
Blake Johnson
Jason Osteen
Paul Shipp

15 Years

Joshua Jordan
Michael Way

20 Years

Donnie Feagin
Dale Hodge
James “Lee” Mahoney

25 Years

John Wesley Hanson

30 Years

Kirk Hall

45 Years

Bobby Ridgeway