Fanwood Fire Department and Rescue Squad volunteers received awards for up to 45 years of service to our town at their annual awards dinner on January 21, 2023. Mayor Colleen Mahr was on hand to swear-in the FD and FRS officers. Congratulations to those volunteers who were recognized for their years of service. Because there was no awards dinner in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID, awards for those years were also presented, to wit:
FIRE DEPT:
5 Years of Service – Matt Ridge
10 Years of Service – Tony Grasso Jr
15 Years of Service – Joe Route, Dan Piccola, Brian Piccola, Sean Manette
20 Years of Service – Frank Dietl, Jimmy Drewes
25 years of Service – Steve Szanto
30 Years of Service – Doug Germinder, Bruce Padulsky
40 Years of Service – John Piccola, David Zawodniak
45 Years of Service – Rick Regenthal
Highest Percentage Firefighters:
2020 – Dante Clausen
2021 – Dante Clausen
2022 – Ken Gorman
Highest Percentage Fire Officer:
2020 – Chief John Piccola
2021 – Chief John Piccola
2022 – Captain Vincenzo Bianco
RESCUE SQUAD:
| Member | Award | Year eligible |
| Elizabeth Buckridee | 10 Year | 2020 |
| Brian Downing | 10 Year | 2020 |
| Nancy Mustachio | 15 Year | 2020 |
| Jamie Pedinoff | 35 Year | 2020 |
| Nicholas Tripodi | 5 Year | 2021 |
| Joan Lozowski | 10 Year | 2021 |
| Patricia Buckridee | 15 Year | 2021 |
| Jimmy Drewes | 20 Year | 2021 |
| Melissa Padulsky | 20 Year | 2021 |
| Eric Breidenstein | 25 Year | 2021 |
| Nam-June Joe | 5 year | 2022 |
| Dave Zawodniak | 30 year | 2022 |
