Fountain Inn Honors Exceptional Public Safety Personnel at Annual Awards Banquet

The Fountain Inn Police Department and the Fountain Inn Fire Department recently held their annual awards banquets to recognize and honor outstanding service from their dedicated personnel.

Fountain Inn Police Department Award Recipients

Promotions:

• Sergeant Billy Hamby
• Sergeant Heather Hendrickson
• Corporal Wesley Ellisor
• Corporal Stephen Piercy
• Corporal Jacob Stansell
• Corporal Joshua Taylor

Awards:

• Field Training Sergeant: Sgt. Luke Mavar
• K9 Awards: Officer Desiree Atwood, Officer Clark Kunz
• Police Commendation: Officer Desiree Atwood
• Educational Achievement: Sgt. Joel Rivera, Sgt. Ceara Austin
• Certificate of Merit: Mary Berry, Lynn Melton, Dispatch Supervisor Jan Rice, Sgt. Jeffrey Robertson, Cpl. Joshua Taylor, Officer Desiree Atwood, Sgt. Troy McBride
• Instructor Award: Sgt. Troy McBride, Sgt. Ceara Austin
• FTO: Officer Sean Jackson, Det. James Paris, Officer Desiree Atwood, Sgt. Billy Hamby
• SRO: SRO Zach Christy
• Good Conduct: Det. James Paris, Mary Berry, Courtney Gambill, Officer Sean Jackson
• Intermediate Training: Sgt. Ceara Austin, Cpl. Jacob Stansell, Cpl. Stephen Piercy, Officer Desiree Atwood, Officer Hunter Ledford, Officer Corey Shepherd, Officer Jason Wilcox, Officer Braeden Cox, Officer Diego Loyola
• Communications Award: Diana Gonzalez
• 5 Years of Service: Cpl. Stephen Piercy, Lynn Melton
• 25 Years of Service: Sgt. Jeffrey Robertson
• Dispatcher of the Year: Diana Gonzalez
• Officer of the Year: Officer Sean Jackson
• Carlton Patrick Pope Excellence in Policing Award: Sgt. Ceara Austin
• Chief’s Award: Mary Berry

Fountain Inn Fire Department Award Recipients

Awards:

• Firefighter of the Year: Clay Campbell
• Engineer of the Year: Hunter Camp
• Officer of the Year: Jeremy Sparks
• Hoppis Award: Hunter Camp, David Dixon
• Chief Watson Award: Thomas Stevens

Promotional Badge Pinning:

• Engineer: Williams, Dickson, Santoro
• Lieutenant: Stevens, Beason, Garrett

Badge Pinning:

• FF Rector, FF Hampton, FF Mussario, FF Patrick, FF Tinsley, FF Diaz, FM Crenshaw

Ten Year Service Pin:

• Chad Beam

Unit Citation:

• Captain Jeremy Sparks, Engineer Landon Epps, Lt Jody Garrett, Firefighter Clay Campbell, Firefighter James Moore

Hurricane Helene Service Pin:

• Captain Michael Knotts, Lt Thomas Stevens, Engineer Jon Pittman, Engineer Thomas Williams, Firefighter Douglas Moultrie, Firefighter Mark Mussario, Firefighter Blake Rector, Captain Ben Roberts, Lt Clayton Beason, Engineer Connor Dickson, Engineer Hunter Camp, Firefighter Ryan Tinsley, Captain Jeremy Sparks, Lt Jody Garrett, Engineer Landon Epps, Firefighter David Dixon, Engineer John Santoro, Firefighter Clay Campbell, Firefighter Dannaca Diaz, Firefighter James Moore, Firefighter Chad Beam, Firefighter Russ Beam, Fire Marshal Rodney Crenshaw, Chief Russell Alexander

The Fountain Inn Police and Fire Departments extend their sincere gratitude to all award recipients for their exceptional service and dedication to the community.