George D. Post Instructor of the Year
Nominations are being accepted through December 31, 2022. Nominate an instructor for this prestigious award.
The George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award recognizes individuals for extraordinary accomplishments in fire service training. Winners of the award are recognized on the main stage during FDIC in April, held in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Individuals who are selected for this prestigious award have:
- Advanced the cause of firefighter operational effectiveness and safety;
- Gone above and beyond the call of duty in training;
- Brought creativity and innovation to fire training programs, or will have shown great persistence in pursuing an innovative program; and
- Served as a positive role model for other fire instructors and firefighters throughout the county.
Past Recipients
1974 – Harvey Grant; Delaware
1975 – Floyd “Bill” Nelson; Iowa
1976 – George Shonske; Indiana
1977 – Glen Boughton; Kansas
1978 – Curt Holter; Minnesota
1979 – Milo Jacobs; South Dakota
1980 – Billy Harris; Arkansas
1981 – Matthew Jackson; West Virginia
1982 – Morton Shurtleff; Massachusetts
1983 – Dr. Jeffery Mitchell, PhD; Maryland
1984 – Ronald E. Moore; New York
1985 – Julius Halas; Florida
1986 – Peter Duran; New Mexico
1987 – Christopher J. Naum; New York
1988 – Michael Callen; Connecticut
1989 – Willa K. Little; Maryland
1990 – Frank Schaper; Missouri
1991 – Dennis Compton; Arizona
1992 – Frank Docimo; Connecticut
1993 – David Ross; Canada
1994 – Kevin Coleman; West Virginia
1995 – Michael T. Reimer; Florida
1996 – Robert Fleming; New Jersey
1997 – David Dodson; Colorado
1999 – Doug Cline; North Carolina
2000 – Francis “Frank” Brannigan; Maryland
2001 – Robert M. Linsinbigler, Jr.; Pennsylvania
2002 – Alan Brunacini; Arizona
2003 – Mike Wieder; Oklahoma
2004 – Billy Goldfeder; Ohio
2005 – Jim Crawford; Pennsylvania
2006 – John Tippett; Maryland
2007 – Forest Reeder; Illinois
2009 – Daniel Madrzykowski; Maryland
2010 – Robert Colameta, Jr.; Massachusetts
2011 – Brian P. Kazmierzak; Indiana
2012 – Anthony Avillo; New Jersey
2013 – Mark Emery; Washington
2014 – Steve Kerber; Illinois
2015 – Eddie Buchanan, Virginia
2016 – Peter VanDorpe; Illinois
2017 – Aaron Fields; Washington
2018 - Paul Combs; Ohio
2019 - Anthony Kastros; California
2020/2021 - Patrick J. Kenny, Illinois
2022 - Joseph Nedder, Massachusetts