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HOME | Fireslayer of the Year Nomination

2007-2008 Fireslayer of the Year Award Ballot

The fireslayers whose stories are told here risked their lives to save the life of another.

MSA knows that any of the more than one million firefighters in the U.S. and Canada would do the same.

The Fireslayer of the Year Award honors the passion that drives all the men and women of the fire service to perform selfless acts of bravery in service to others.

By honoring a single firefighter, MSA honors all firefighters.

The nominations for the 2007-2008 Fireslayer of the Year award are:


Firefighters James Mulkey and Favion Skelton
City of Seneca Fire Department
Seneca, South Carolina
Nominated by Chief Shane Phillips


When Firefighters James Mulkey and Favion Skelton rolled up on a fire call at a South Carolina assisted living facility, all the residents had been accounted for but one...
Read More About Nominee 1

 
Lt. Sommer Duran and Capt. Ron Roger
Alamosa Fire Department
Alamosa, Colorado
Nominated by Chief Don Chapman


When Duran and Rogers arrived on scene, the doors were locked. There was no anxious homeowner on the lawn, no concerned neighbor pointing to a window....
Read More About Nominee 2

Firefighter Mitch Dryer
City of Oneida Fire Department
Oneida, New York
Nominated by Chief Don Hudson


Just two months after coming home from Iraq, Mitch Dryer joined a firefight that nearly cost him his life.....
Read More About Nominee 3

Lt. Robert Distelrath, Firefighters Michael Risher and Brendan Milewski
Detroit Fire Department
Detroit, Michigan
Nominated by Senior Chief Kenneth Routin


Lt. Robert Distelrath, and Firefighters Mike Risher and Brendan Milewski had just finished their morning business when they received the call. Two children, ages one and three, were trapped in a burning house on Detroit's East side...
Read More About Nominee 4

 
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