The Rotary Club of Niceville-Valparaiso recognized the top police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians for 2022 from each local department for their outstanding service to our community Feb. 20. The award recipients included: Niceville Fire Department Firefighter of the Year, Fireman Gage Reed; Valparaiso Fire Department Firefighter of the Year, Engineer Ethan Randolph; Niceville Police Department Officer of the Year, Officer Christopher Fulford; Valparaiso Police Department Officer of the Year, Officer Charles “Chuck” Dumbaugh; East Niceville Fire District Firefighter of the Year, Firefighter Tyler Lawrence; North Bay Fire District Firefighter of the Year, Firefighter Tyler Gagner; Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year, Deputy Ezekiel Dixon; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) Security Forces Airman of the Year, Senior Airman Abigail Saterfield; Eglin AFB Security Forces Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Technical Sergeant Caleb Foy; Eglin AFB Security Forces Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Master Sergeant Floyd Ford; Eglin AFB Security Forces Category I Civilian of the Year, Officer Jonathan Sowell; Eglin AFB Security Forces Category II Civilian of the Year, Officer Gregory Wise; Eglin AFB Military Firefighter of the Year, Staff Sgt. Josue Rosado Velez; Eglin AFB Fire Department Civilian Firefighter of the Year, Pedro Morales; Eglin AFB Fire Department Military Fire Officer of the Year, Master Sgt. Edward Thomas; and Eglin AFB Fire Department Civilian Fire Officer of the Year, Whitney Stine.
From left: Technical Sergeant Caleb Foy, Eglin AFB Security Forces Noncommissioned Officer of the Year; Fire Chief David Birch, East Niceville Fire District; Senior Airman Abigail Saterfield, Eglin AFB Security Forces Airman of the Year; Officer Christopher Fulford, Niceville Police Department Officer of the Year; Firefighter Tyler Lawrence, East Niceville Fire District Firefighter of the Year; Deputy Ezekiel Dixon, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy of the Year; Undersheriff Charlie Nix, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office; Kevin Sutton, President of Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club; Firefighter Tyler Gagner, North Bay Fire District Firefighter of the Year; Captain Todd Harris, North Bay Fire District; Master Sergeant Edward Thomas, Eglin AFB Fire Department Military Fire Officer of the Year; Mr. Whitney Stine, Eglin AFB Fire Department Civilian Fire Officer of the Year; Officer Charles “Chuck” Dumbaugh, Valparaiso Police Department Officer of the Year; Staff Sergeant Josue Rosado Velez, Eglin AFB Fire Department Military Firefighter of the Year; Officer Gregory Wise, Eglin AFB Security Forces Category II Civilian of the Year; Fire Chief Michael Clayton, Eglin AFB Fire Department. Not Pictured: Engineer Ethan Randolph, Valparaiso Fire Department Firefighter of the Year; Fireman Gage Reed, Niceville Fire Department Firefighter of the Year; Master Sergeant Floyd Ford, Eglin AFB
