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EMS Hero- Mike Lopez (SFD), Tom Chavez (SCFD8), Kasey Austin (SFD) (not pictured: Mike Dawson (SFD), Cindy Pavlischak)
EMS Hero award winners: Mike Lopez (Spokane Fire Department), Tom Chavez (Spokane County Fire District 8), Kasey Austin (Spokane Fire Department), (not pictured: Mike Dawson (Spokane Fire Department), Tim R. Loncon (Spokane County Fire District 3) & Cindy Pavlischak)
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Special Services- Sarah Foley (SFD CARES)
Special Services award winner: Sarah Foley (Spokane Fire Department C.A.R.E.S) with EMS Council Vice Chair, Gino Palomino
![EMS Instructor](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/instructor-300x200.jpg)
EMS Instructor- Shaun Pitts (EMS Connect)
EMS Instructor award winner: Shaun Pitts (EMS Connect) with EMS Council Chair, Tom Chavez
![Telecommunicator- Veronica Hamm (SREC)](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/telecommunicator-300x200.jpg)
Telecommunicator- Veronica Hamm (SREC)
Telecommunicator award winner: Veronica Hamm (SREC) with EMS Council Vice Chair, Gino Palomino
![Safety- Tom Chavez (SCFD8)](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/safety-300x200.jpg)
Safety- Tom Chavez (SCFD8)
Safety award winner: Tom Chavez (SCFD8) with EMS Council Vice Chair, Gino Palomino
![EMS Agency- SCFD8](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/agency-300x200.jpg)
EMS Agency- SCFD8
EMS Agency winner: Spokane County Fire District 8
![BLS Responder- Eric Olson (SCFD2)](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bls-responder-300x200.jpg)
BLS Responder- Eric Olson (SCFD2)
BLS Responder award winner: Eric Olson (SCFD2) with EMS Council Chair, Tom Chavez, and EMS Council Vice Chair, Gino Palomino
![ALS Responder- Lauren Anderson (LFN)](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/als-responder-300x200.jpg)
ALS Responder- Lauren Anderson (LFN)
ALS Responder award winner: Lauren Anderson (Life Flight Network) with EMS Council Vice Chair, Gino Palomino
![ALS Responder and Travis Prewitt from Spokane Medical Society](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/als-responder-aed-winner-300x200.jpg)
ALS Responder and Travis Prewitt from Spokane Medical Society
ALS Responder award winner: Lauren Anderson with Travis Prewitt from the Spokane County Medical Society, receiving a grant towards an AED
![Outstanding Lifetime Service- Tim R. Loncon](https://www.emsoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/lifetime-service-300x200.jpg)
Outstanding Lifetime Service- Tim R. Loncon
Outstanding Lifetime Service award winner: Tim R. Loncon (joined virtually) with EMS Council Chair, Tom Chavez
Congratulations to all of our ‘Excellence in EMS’ Award winners!