Make
your plans to be in
ATLANTA for the
Firefighters’
Recognition Day
activities on
FEBRUARY 6, 2007. A
great day of
activities has been
planned for this
date:
7:30
AM -
Contingent of fire
apparatus from
throughout the State
begins arriving for
staging at Turner
Field (Gold Lot &
Green Lot) ) and
subsequent
deployment around
the Capitol for the
Recognition Day
Ceremonies that
begin at 10:00 AM.
Following the Burn
Foundation luncheon
(1:30 PM),
firefighters will
return to their
apparatus for
DE-MOBILIZATION at
Turner Field.
7:30 - 9:15
AM - State
Insurance
Commissioner John W.
Oxendine will host a
continental
breakfast for
firefighters. Local
fire marshals will
also be deputized
during this
time. This function
will be held in the
State Capitol
Building in the
South Wing on the
second floor.
10:00 AM -
11:30 AM 35TH
Annual FIREFIGHTERS
RECOGNITION
CEREMONIES at the
State Capitol (South
Wing, Second Floor),
sponsored by the
Georgia State
Firefighters
Association. Now set
by law for the first
Tuesday in February,
the Firefighters
Recognition Day
sponsored by the
Georgia State
Firefighters
Association honors
the important role
that firefighters
play in the safety
of their community
and the
State. Invited
speakers include
Governor Sonny
Perdue, Lt. Governor
Casey Cagle,
Secretary of State
Karen Handel,
Insurance
Commissioner John W.
Oxendine, Attorney
General Thurbert
Baker, Speaker of
the House Glenn
Richardson, and
several key
Committee Chairs.
The
ceremonies will be
called to order by
GSFA President Wayne
Hadden and will
commence at 10:00 AM
with the
presentation of
colors by the
(Cherokee County
Fire Emergency
Services Color
Guard) and music by
the Valdosta Fire
Department Bagpipe
Band. Firefighters
and guests are
requested to be
assembled in the
South Wing of the
Capitol by 9:45 AM
During
the ceremonies
Governor Perdue will
applaud
contributions made
by all fire service
personnel in Georgia
(this is YOUR Day!),
and also recognize
and present
commendations to
GSFA award
recipients:
Lifesaving Valor Award:
Macon-Bibb County Fire
Department; &
Allen
”Butch” Eleam ,
Summerville Fire Dept.
Firefighter of the Year:
James H. Crawley,
Thomson Fire Department
Rookie
Firefighter of the Year:
James C. Ray, Ft.
Oglethorpe Fire Dept.
12:00 PM A
luncheon sponsored
by the Georgia
Firefighters Burn
Foundation will
follow the Capitol
ceremonies and will
be held at the
Georgia State
Student Center on
Courtland
St. Reservations are
not being taken -
first come, first
served. For further
information, call
GFBF at 404-320-6223
or 800-273-2877.
1:30
PM Following
the Burn Foundation
luncheon
firefighters will
return to their
apparatus and to
Turner Field for
de-mobilization.
7:30 AM
- Apparatus begin
arriving for staging
at Turner Field
7:30 AM
- Commissioner
Oxendine’s Breakfast
at State Capitol
10:00 AM
- FIREFIGHTERS
RECOGNITION DAY
Ceremonies at State
Capitol
12:00 PM
- Georgia
Firefighters Burn
Foundation Luncheon
at Student Center
Please
note the changes in
times for the
Recognition Day
activities. The
ceremonies were
originally scheduled
for 10:45 AM, but
the time was moved
back to 10:00 AM. to
accommodate the
Governor’s schedule.
All of the other
activities were
changed to
correspond with this
change.