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Fire Commissioner’s Award Recipients

Year Recepient Company
1982 Fire Lieutenant Anthony J. Orlando Engine Co. 21
1983 Fire Fighter Robert M. Staunton Ladder Co. 4
1984 Fire Fighter Patrick A. Munroe Engine Co. 22
1985 Fire Fighter John R. Greene Ladder Co. 4
1986 Fire Fighter Robert M. Linnell Engine Co. 7
1987 Fire Fighter James M. Hardy Ladder Co. 19
1988 Fire Captain James M. Flaherty Hqtrs (detail to L-23)
1989 Fire Fighter Robert M. Staunton Engine Co. 21
1990 Fire Captain Paul V. Farren Hqtrs (detail to L-23)
1991 Fire Fighter Franklin A. O’Leary Rescue Co. 1
1992 Fire Fighter Steven McGillicuddy Ladder Co. 10
1993 Fire Fighter Brendan Collins Ladder Co. 15
1994 Fire Lieutenant Stephen F. Minehan Ladder Co. 15
1995 Fire Lieutenant John L. Collins Ladder Co. 4
1998 Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Connolly Ladder Co. 11
2000 Fire Lieutenant William G. Austin Engine Co. 21
2001 Fire Lieutenant Scott G. Malone Ladder Co. 10
2003 Fire Lieutenant Paul D. Lucas Engine Co. 18

Established in 1983 by the Boston Fire Safety Council to be presented annually to that member of the Boston Fire Department receiving the highest medal for bravery as determined by the Boston Fire Department Board of Merit.

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