Chamber honors emergency personnel

Courageous actions were recently recalled and celebrated.

Emergency personnel were recognized at the Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Valor Awards on March 19.

More than 600 community members attended the annual event, which was held at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas.

The program was opened up to the public for the first time this year.

Aaron Gilchrest from NBC4 retold the stories about the honorees.

“We all enjoyed the positive high energy felt by the Award recipients and attendees alike when the dramatic and daring scenarios of heroism were read aloud,” Chamber President and CEO, Debbie Jones said in a release. “We are proud to be apart of this wonderful community.”

Here are the individuals who were recognized at the Valor Awards:

City of Manassas Park Department of Fire & Rescue

Valorous Unit Award
- Battalion 589, Battalion Chief Adam Jones, Engine 509, Fire Medic Randy Leach, Firefighter/EMT Kentry Snow, Medic 509, Captain Josh Brandon, Fire Medic John Pearre, Master Firefighter David Sullivan

Haymarket Police Department

Merit Award for Valor
- Officer John Gregory

Manassas City Police Department

Merit Award for Valor
- Senior Police Officer Alexander
Merit Award for Valor
- Parking Enforcement Officer Isabel Meyers
Merit Award for Valor
- Officer Joshua Aussems, Officer Shaun Barrett, Officer Ethan Eustace, Officer Juan Armas
Hillary Robinette Award
- Senior Detective Speights
Hillary Robinette Award
- Lieutenant Elia Alfonso, Sergeant Serena Bowers, Master Detective Michael Gemmell, Master Detective Tim Urey, Master Detective Jonathan Agule, Senior Detective Speights, Detective Luis Armas, Officer Ryan McCarthy, Crime Analyst Alemayehu

Manassas Volunteer Fire Company

Bronze Award for Valor
- Firefighter Terry Norling

Prince William County Department of Fire & Rescue

Valorous Unit
- Swift Water Boat 524, Captain Brian Ferguson, Technician I Victor Vega, Technician I Aldo Bonilla, Technician I Michael Chergosky
Merit Award for Valor
- Technician I Cody Durham
Merit Award for Valor
- Lieutenant Kenneth Zack
Merit Award for Valor
- Lieutenant Nick Feliciano, Technician II Chris Gott
Valorous Unit
- Rescue Squad 510, Technician II Christopher Clark, Driver: Technician II Daniel Jackson, Officer Bucket: Technician I Kevin Ganssle, Driver Bucket: Technician I Michael Baker

Prince William County Police Department

Investigative Merit Award
- Officer Ronald Carpio, Detective Lourdes Cainas, Detective Donald DeShazo, Rose Hellmann, Crime Scene Specialist Shreya Kamath, Crime Analyst Rebekah Kushner, Detective Katherine, Zaimis, Detective Jonathan Kennedy
Investigative Merit Award
- Detective Nathan Thomas, Detective Robyn Hyatt, Detective Victor Cordero, Detective Josh Lane, Crime Analyst Jacquelin Graham, Crime Analyst Dawn Locke-Trillhaase
Merit Award for Valor
- Officer Sean K. Richards
Hillary Robinette Award
- Detective Helga Thorsdottir
Hilary Robinette Award
- Officer Darrick Dillon, Detective Joshua Lane, Detective John Agule(MCPD), Detective Derrick Black (MCPD), Detective Jeremy Booth, Detective Simon Chu, Detective Christopher Koglin (MPPD), Detective Alicia Larkins, Detective Kevin Morin, Detective Matthew Newton, Detective Walter O’Neal, Detective Daniel Sekely, Detective Wayne Smith, Detective Nicholas Waymire, Detective Robert White, Sergeant Gavin Young (MCPD), Sergeant Ryan Pavol, First Sergeant Kenneth Hulsey
Silver Award for Valor
- Officer Joshua Myers, Officer Christopher Hume, Officer Jordanis Lozier, Officer Jonathan Seals, Officer Nicholas Kelly, Investigator Robert Drumm, Officer Brian Kimble
Gold Award for Valor
- Officer John Yenchak, Officer Franco Martinez, Officer Rachel Mynier, Officer Matthew Takats, Officer Nicholas Kelly, Officer Evan Jurgensen, Officer Jordanis Lozier, Officer Taylor Claton, Officer Benjamin Infanti, Officer Wade Dickinson, Officer Travis Hardman, First Sergeant Daniel Crawford, Officer Kevin Vasquez, Sergeant David Bliss