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The City of Newnan Fire Department honors its firefighters with their Annual Life Saver Award for 2009. The recipients of this award have saved a life while on duty in 2009.  There were 9 firefighters this year who accomplished this goal with 3 lives saved.

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January6, 2009

CITY OF NEWNAN FIREDEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ANNUAL LIFE SAVER AWARDS RECIPIENTS

ChiefWhitley has been giving this award out for the past 6 years. According to ChiefWhitley, “the award is a great honor for the firefighters and the City ofNewnan Fire Department, as we are here to save lives.”

Toreceive this honor the firefighter would have brought a victim back fromunconsciousness with no pulse and heartbeat by using C.P.R. or with the use of automaticexternal defibrillators.

The following are the Life Saver Award 2009recipients:

• Lt. Denise Freeman
• Driver Engineer Johnny Minix
• Firefighter Ed Bryant
• Firefighter Daniell Albertson
• Driver Engineer Damon Rosser
• Firefighter Tim Cox
• Firefighter Clinton Gilley
• Firefighter Randy Stone
• Firefighter Jeremy Henson
• Firefighter Cornell Rollins

Formore information on the city of Newnan Fire Department please call770-254-1851.

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