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Des Moines Fire Department honors lifesavers, marks first Medal of Honor since 2015
Summary
The Des Moines Fire Department held its 2026 awards ceremony, recognizing unit and individual lifesaving actions, service and a chief's medal for a fast records'management implementation; Mayor Connie Boesen and city leaders attended.
The Des Moines Fire Department presented a slate of unit and individual awards at its 2026 annual ceremony, honoring firefighters, civilian rescuers and partner agencies for a year of lifesaving responses and departmental improvements.
The ceremony, introduced by awards-committee member Joe Tava and attended by Mayor Connie Boesen and City Manager Scott Sanders, included unit citations for a barn fire response (crews rescued about 15 animals on 01/06/2025), multiple individual life'saving citations and organizational awards. Chief Jonathan Wong…
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