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2026 Awards Ceremony and Dinner
The DC Fire & EMS Foundation co-hosted the 2026 DC Fire and EMS Department Awards Ceremony and Dinner on April 10, 2026. Thank you to our sponsors and donors who helped make this amazing night happen! Contact us for information on how to become a sponsor at the 2027 ceremony!
Video Honoring Mid-Air Collision First Responders
Video Honoring Technician Stephen Shipp, Jr.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Platinum Level
Guests of Sponsor ServePro of Washington
Fire Chief John Donnelly, his wife
Germaine Donnelly, and special guests
Foundation Board Member Tommy Wells and his wife Barbara Wells
Foundation Board Member Dr. Robert Holman and Assistant City Administrator Chris Rodriguez
Special Guest Lovey Stovall and K9 Bill
DCFD Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
Department MCs BFC Brian Palmer and BFC Jeff Coombe
Foundation Executive Director
Amy Mauro
DC Fire and EMS Department Honor Guard
Foundation Board Co-Chairs Chander Jayaraman and Fire Chief John Donnelly with Zach Leonsis,Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Zach Leonsis accepting Fire & EMS Champion Award on behalf of Ted Leonsis, Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Guest MCs Fred Smoot and Brian Mitchell, retired Washington Commanders
Guest MC Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board
Guest MC Aimee Cho, Journalist and Reporter, NBC4 Washington (WRC-TV)
Lindsey Appiah, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
Sonia Shipp receives the Benjamin Grenup Recognition of behalf of her husband Technician Stephen Shipp, Jr.
The parents of two boys rescued from a fire thank their life savers from Engine 11, Truck 6, and Rescue Squad 2
Eastern Concert Choir
Eastern Concert Choir
Families of Flight 5342 honor the first responders
to the January 2025 Mid-Air Collision
Families of Flight 5342 honor the first responders to the
January 2025 Mid-Air Collision
Mid-Air Collision Honorees
Eastern Concert Choir
Fire Boat Company of the Year Honorees
Pre-Hospital Care awardee with Children's Hospital Partners
Paramedic of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, and Administrative Employee of the Year
Administrative Officer and Paramedic of the Year
Chief Officer of the Year
Cardiac Arrest Survivor thanks her MPD and DC Fire EMS (Engine 14, Medic 17 and EMS 4) life savers
Cardiac Arrest Survivor thanks his life savers
from Engine 9
Engine 9 members with GWU Hospital Partners
Administrative Unit Citation Awardees
Fire Chief Excellence Awardees
AFC Gary Steen, Medical Director Dr. Sean Morgan, and Chief of Staff John Coombs
Retiring AFC Daniel McCoy with Chief Donnelly
Additional Photos by Valerie-Wraggs Freeman
Foundation Board Member Retired Assistant Chief Milton Douglas and his wife Ingrid Bucksell
Sponsor Vespers CEO Dr. Milad Pooran and Guest
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