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Bedford firefighter Aidan Durocher receives VFW National EMT award
Summary
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8401 presented its National EMT Award to Bedford Firefighter/Paramedic Aidan Durocher; the department and the council recognized his clinical skill, mentorship and dedication to public safety.
Gary Backus of Veterans of Foreign Wars Richard K. Harvell Post 8401 presented the VFW’s National EMT Award to Firefighter/Paramedic Aidan Durocher at the Bedford Town Council meeting on June 24.
Backus read a letter from the Fire Chief praising Durocher’s “professionalization, compassion, and commitment to public service,” and noting his “exceptional clinical skills, sound judgment under pressure, and strong sense of duty to the community.” Durocher accepted the award and said it was “an honor to receive the award and it was a testament to the work he puts in every day trying to not only make himself a better firefighter/paramedic, but also try to make this Department and everybody around him better and to serve the people of Bedford.”
Council members and town officials recognized the award as an acknowledgment of both individual performance and department-wide mentoring and training. The presentation and Durocher’s remarks were part of the council’s new-business agenda before other personnel and legislative items.
