2013 Firefighter of The Year

AUXILIARY, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. LINDSAY>> THE THUNDER BAY AREA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION RECENTLY NAMED THE 2013 FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. 2013 FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR THUNDER BAY AREA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION>> CAROL JEAN, OR C-J, HOP-PEE OF THE MAPLE RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SELECTED AS THE AREA'S FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR. SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 15 YEARS WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, E-M-T AND DEPARTMENT SECRETARY. SHE ALSO FOUNDED THE MAPLE RIDGE AUXILIARY, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDRAISING AND SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. CAROL JEAN "CJ" HOPPE 2013 FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR>> TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS WERE HONORED FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. CAPTAIN ROBERT KASZUBOWSKI WAS GIVEN THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONORING HIS 29 YEARS WITH THE ALPENA TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND CHIEF RALPH KLOTZ OF THE ALCONA TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS GIVEN THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE ASSOCIATION. THE THUNDER BAY AREA FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION IS COMPRISED OF 18 DIFFERENT