Hale honored its first Safe Firefighter of the Year Award winner at FDIC 2011. Chief Joe Auffert of Howell County Rural Fire District #1, West Plains, Mo., received the award. Hale's Safe Firefighter of the Year was selected from the past year's Safe Firefighter of the Month winners. The award recognizes firefighters who carry out the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives outlined in the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's "Courage to Be Safe" campaign. For his commitment to the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives and his long history of implementing safety practices in the department's policies and procedures, Chief Auffert received a $5,000 award, a Hale HP75 portable pump and a VersaClimber cardiovascular exercise machine for his firehouse.
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