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Monroe honors Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year, awards medical director citations to four responders
Summary
Monroe City recognized Detective Adam Zimmerman as Police Officer of the Year and Firefighter Dave Kale as Firefighter of the Year. Four firefighters received a Medical Director's Award for a September cardiac arrest response that left the patient conscious before hospital arrival.
Monroe City recognized members of its Department of Public Safety with annual awards at a council meeting that drew family members, colleagues and department leaders.
Detective Adam Zimmerman was named the department's 2024 Police Officer of the Year, and Firefighter Dave Kale received the 2024 Firefighter of the Year award. In addition, Dr. Daniel Kempel, medical director for the Monroe County Medical Control Authority, presented the Medical Director's Award to four first responders — Captain Dan Little, Lieutenant Cody Kegers, Firefighter Paramedic Zach Gilsdorf and Firefighter EMT Jacob Ansell — for their work on a September call in which the patient was in cardiac arrest and was awake and talking before arriving at the hospital.
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