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Awards

Delaware City Fire Company Awards

Chief Emeritus Charles Neel Award

Robert E. Trivett (2006)
Robert B. Neel (2005)
David G. Carpenter Jr. (2004)
H. Matthew Netsch (2003)
Gerald C. Brennan Jr. (2002)
John R. Finnegan Jr. (2001)
Schuyler E. Jones (2000)
John R. Finnegan Jr. (1999)
William E. Hart Jr. (1998)
William E. Hart Jr. (1997)
Paul H. Johnson Sr. (1997)
Mark A. Breeding (1995)
Thomas Wilson Jr. (1995)
Marion F. Ruba Sr. (1994)
James D. Rosseel (1993)
James D. Rosseel (1992)
Edward N. Bennett Jr. (1991)
Stephen M. Bennett (1991)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (1996)
William A. McMichael III (2007)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2008)
Michael Miklus IV (2009)
Ronald B. Neel (2010)
William D. Kiger IV (2011)
Paul H. Johnson Sr. (2012)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2013)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2014)
Brian C. Reeder (2015)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2016)
Ronald B. Neel (2017)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2018)
Brian C. Reeder (2018)
Ronald B. Neel (2018)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2019)
Brian C. Reeder (2019)
William E. Hart Jr. (2019)

President & Chief Member of the Year Award

Peter E. Hallett Sr. (1985)
Allan E. Poppe (1985)
Thomas Wilson Jr. (1985)
John F. Long Sr. (1985)
Joseph S. Patterson (1987)
Charles Neel (1986)
William C. Poppe Jr. (1988)
James D. Rosseel (1988)
Daren W. Ludlam (1990)
Marion F. Ruba Sr. (1990)
Robert C. Costango Sr. (1991)
Schuyler E. Jones (1991)
William Dawe (1992)
Charles A. Hall III (1992)
Mark A. Breeding (1993)
Paul H. Johnson Sr. (1994)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (1994)
James F. Rosseel (1995)
William E. Hart Jr. (1996)
Dennis Havens (1996)
John R. Finnegan Jr. (1997)
Robert B. Neel (1997)
David L. Jones II (1998)
William A. McMichael III (1999)
Vincent F. Malloy (2000)
David L. Jones II (2001)
Robert C. Costango Sr. (2002)
Edward A. Kalinowski Sr. (2002)
James F. Rosseel (2002)
Jasper H. Lakey (2003)
John M. Atkinson (2004)
Peter E. Hallett Jr. (2005)
Vincent F. Malloy (2006)
David B. Veasey Jr. (1992)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (1987)
Waldemar W. Poppe Sr. (2007)
Michael Miklus IV (2008)
John M. Atkinson (2009)
Kyle M. Mench (2009)
Mark A. Breeding (2010)
James A. Watson (2011)
Albert V. Schrack (2012)
Cheryl A. Dennis (2012)
William J. Sahm Jr. (2013)
Charles Neel (2014)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2015)
Ronald B. Neel (2016)
Perry G. Harding (2016)
Albert V. Schrack (2016)
Brian C. Reeder (2017)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2018)
John F. Long Jr. (2019)
Brian C. Reeder (2019)
James D. Rosseel (2021)
James D. Rosseel (2020)

President Emeritus Harry Bright Memorial Award

Adolph W. Poppe Jr. (1997)
Dennis Havens (1998)
James F. Rosseel (1998)
Jasper H. Lakey (1999)
Edward A. Kalinowski Sr. (2001)
Antonio Morales Sr. (2002)
Vincent F. Malloy (2003)
Charles Neel (2004)
John M. Atkinson (2005)
Michael Miklus IV (2006)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2000)
Vincent F. Malloy (2007)
John M. Atkinson (2008)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2009)
James A. Watson (2010)
Debra G. Watson (2011)
William J. Sahm Jr. (2012)
William A. McMichael III (2013)
Jasper H. Lakey (2014)
Harry J. Bright (2015)
Debra G. Watson (2018)
Robert C. Costango Sr. (2017)
Robert C. Costango Sr. (2016)

Chief Arthur B. Hope Heroic Firefighter of the Year Award

William A. McMichael III (1992)
William E. Hart Jr. (1995)
Gerald C. Brennan Jr. (2005)
Margaret A. Brennan (2005)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2005)
Michelle L. Newton-Smith (2008)
Samuel S. Boots (2010)
James R. Grimm Jr. (2010)
Kyle M. Mench (2010)
Charles Neel (2010)
John M. Pollinger III (2010)
Brad A. Speakman (2010)
James D. Rosseel (2010)
Paul H. Johnson Sr. (2011)
Victoria T. Havens (2014)
Andrew Plotts (2014)

Cadet Member of the Year

Kyle M. Mench (2006)
Joseph F. Walsh IV (2007)
Dennis K. Layton Jr. (2008)
James W. Dennis (2011)

Vincent F. Malloy 1st Responder of the Year

Michelle L. Newton-Smith (2008)

Chiefs Award

Mark A. Breeding (2008)
Robert B. Neel (2008)
John R. Finnegan Jr. (2009)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2009)
Francis Walker (2010)
William D. Kiger IV (2010)
David G. Carpenter Jr. (2011)
Michael J. Doebley (2011)
Edward A. Kalinowski Sr. (2011)
Michael Miklus IV (2012)
Michael Miklus III (2011)
David W. Hall Jr. (2013)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2013)
Allan T. MacKenzie II (2014)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2014)
David W. Hall Jr. (2015)
Perry G. Harding (2015)
Charles Neel (2015)
Samuel S. Boots (2016)
Kenneth W. Getty (2016)
Joshua M. Sinex (2016)
James F. Rosseel (2016)
Raymond M. Lyons (2017)
William E. Hart Jr. (2017)
Paul H. Johnson Sr. (2017)
Ronald B. Neel (2018)
Barbara L. Taylor (2018)
Christian A. Jackson-Puglisi (2018)
Kayla L. Bright (2019)
John M. Pollinger III (2019)

Presidents Award

David G. Carpenter Jr. (2008)
Edward A. Kalinowski Sr. (2008)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2008)
Francis Walker (2008)
Cheryl A. Dennis (2008)
Kevin L. Wilson (2008)
Dennis E. Godek (2008)
Thomas W. Bendler Jr. (2009)
Jasper H. Lakey (2009)
William A. McMichael III (2009)
Dennis K. Layton Jr. (2010)
John M. Pollinger III (2010)
Samuel S. Boots (2010)
Kenneth W. Getty (2010)
Brad A. Speakman (2010)
James F. Rosseel (2011)
Albert V. Schrack (2012)
David W. Hall Jr. (2012)
Michael J. Cook (2012)
Harry J. Bright (2012)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2013)
Harry J. Bright (2013)
James A. Watson (2013)
Robert C. Costango Sr. (2013)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2012)
James A. Watson (2014)
Cheryl A. Dennis (2014)
Diane L. Guthrie (2015)
Keith M. Lehman (2015)
William A. McMichael III (2015)
Cheryl A. Dennis (2016)
David L. Jones II (2016)
Cheryl A. Dennis (2017)
Diane L. Guthrie (2017)
James F. Rosseel (2017)
William A. McMichael III (2018)
Charles I. Neel (2019)
Kitt F. Neel (2019)

Vincent F. Malloy - Michelle L. Smith Emergency Medical Responder of the Year

Mark A. Breeding (2009)
Patricia A. Schrack (2010)
Jessica K. Sidlo (2011)
Patricia A. Schrack (2012)
Albert V. Schrack (2013)
Edward A. Kalinowski Sr. (2015)
Tanicsha J. Nowlin (2017)
Catherine A. Willauer (2018)
Barbara L. Taylor (2019)

Civilian Recognition for Heroic Actions

Charles Hitchens Jr. (2010)

William C. Poppe, Sr. - Cadet Memorial Award

Dillan M. Hoffman (2012)
Waldemar W. Poppe III (2013)
Nicholas B. Neel (2014)
Patrick J. Reeder (2015)
Patrick J. Reeder (2016)
Kayla L. Bright (2017)
Joshua L. Bright (2018)
Kayla L. Bright (2018)
Kayla L. Bright (2019)

New Castle County Awards

New Castle County Volunteer Firefighters Association Firefighter of the Year Award

Charles Neel (1988)
Jasper H. Lakey (1993)

New Castle County Firefighters Association Harold "Sonny" Wilkins Longevity Award

Charles Neel (1997)
Jasper H. Lakey (2001)
Jasper H. Lakey (2005)
James F. Rosseel (2010)
Herbert W. Netsch Jr. (2012)
Debra G. Watson (2019)

New Castle County Volunteer Firefighters Heroic Firefighter of the Year

Kenneth H. McMahon (1991)
Joseph M. Press Sr. (1991)

New Castle County Fire Chiefs Association Presidents Award

James D. Rosseel (2002)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2011)

New Castle County Fire Police Association Fire Policeman of the Year

Francis Walker (1995)
Adolph W. Poppe Jr. (1998)
William J. Sahm Jr. (2015)
Dennis K. Layton Sr. (2019)

New Castle County Ambulance Association EMT of the Year

James D. Rosseel (1998)
William A. McMichael III (2001)
Tammy L. Finnegan (2005)
John M. Atkinson (2006)
Robert E. Trivett (2007)

New Castle County Volunteer Firefighters Association Presidents Award

Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2016)

New Castle County Volunteer Firefighters Association Louis J. Amabili Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award

Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2019)

Delaware Statewide Awards

Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association Fireman of the Year

Charles Neel (1995)
Jasper H. Lakey (2010)

Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association Hall of Fame

David L. Press Sr. (1977)
Joseph M. Press Sr. (1991)
James D. Rosseel (1996)
Jasper H. Lakey (2004)
William A. McMichael III (2005)
Gerald C. Brennan Jr. (2006)
Margaret A. Brennan (2006)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2006)
Kenneth H. McMahon (1991)
Charles Neel (1995)
John M. Atkinson (2008)
Ander R. Breeding (1988)

Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association Ladies Auxiliary Hall of Recognition

Jane Neel (2002)

Delaware State Fire Chiefs Association Heroic Firefighter of the Year

Kenneth H. McMahon (1991)
Joseph M. Press Sr. (1991)
David L. Press Sr. (1977)
John M. Atkinson (2009)
Ander R. Breeding (1987)

Delaware State Ambulance Association EMT of the Year

James D. Rosseel (1998)
William A. McMichael III (1999)

Delaware State Ambulance Association Lifetime Achievement Award

John M. Atkinson (2007)
William A. McMichael III (2004)

Delaware State Ambulance Association Heroic EMT of the Year Award

Gerald C. Brennan Jr. (2005)
Margaret A. Brennan (2005)
Waldemar W. Poppe Jr. (2005)

Delaware Children Fire Safety Foundation - Excellance in Fire Safety Education

William E. Hart Jr. (2000)
Antonio Morales Sr. (2000)
Philip H. Smith (2000)

Delaware City Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary

President Emeritus Jane Neel Award

Charles I. Neel (2014)

Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association

CVVFA Chief Gary "Happy Jack" Easton Youth Leadership Award

Kayla L. Bright (2017)
Patrick J. Reeder (2016)
Nicholas B. Neel (2015)
Waldemar W. Poppe III (2014)
Kayla L. Bright (2018)
Joshua L. Bright (2018)

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Recent Calls

  • Fri Jun, 9 2023 @ 08:38

    Nature: Small Outside Fire

    Location: New Castle

    Address: 1000 Gray St

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  • Thu Jun, 8 2023 @ 20:39

    Nature: Structure Fire - Residential (Multiple)

    Location: 236 - Pine Valley Apartments - Build 4B

    Address: 500 South Dupont Hwy

    City: ,

  • Thu Jun, 8 2023 @ 18:38

    Nature: Citizen Assist / Service Call

    Location: Delaware City Trailer Park

    Address: 53 Delaware City Trailer Park

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