Unit Commendations & Unit Citations

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Crews received awards with regard to a 9-13-14 Aspen Street house fire in which crews responded exceptionally. Battalion Chief Bonnar explained that through the coordinated efforts of an OFPD off-duty Lieutenant (Bill Leddin) and the Orland Park Police Department, along with the first arriving companies on the scene, the victim was removed from the fire within six minutes of the original call and the fire was under control in 10 minutes.

Unit Commendations:

OFPD Lt. Johnson
OFPD Lt. Merck
OFPD Lt. Purtill
OFPD Eng. Nietfeldt
OFPD Eng. Rivero
OFPD Eng. Winkelman
OFPD Ff. Pape
OFPD Ff. Zielinski
OFPD Ff. Candidate Postma
OPPD Officer Losurdo
OPPD Officer Schoonveld
OPPD Officer Staszak
OPPD Officer Zorbas

Unit Citations:

OFPD B/C Bonnar
OFPD Lt. Leddin
OFPD Lt. Schuneman
OFPD Eng. Nagel
OFPD Eng. Tufts
OFPD Eng. Walsh
OFPD Ff. Buenzow
OFPD Ff. Carter
OFPD Ff. Johnson
OFPD Ff. Proctor
OFPD Ff. Candidate Dublin