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SFES Fire Officer of the Year
Savannah Fire and Emergency Services 121 East Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Media Advisory Contact: Mark Keller
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Phone: 912-644-5957
SFES Fire Officer of the Year Honored By Southside Optimists
SAVANNAH, GA (February 17, 2010) – Savannah Fire and Emergency Services FIRE OFFICER OF THE YEAR was recognized February 17, 2010 by the Southside Optimist Club. 13-year SFES veteran Captain Curtis L. Wallace was selected by his peers to receive the distinguished award.
Captain Wallace joined Savannah Fire & Emergency Services in June 1997. He has been a Company Officer for the past 3 years (currently assigned to Engine 6, “C” Shift) and spent the 4 years previous to that as a pumper driver/operator.
Captain Wallace grew up in the Paradise Park neighborhood of Savannah and is a 1984 graduate of A.E. Beach High School where, incidentally, he met his wife Lisa with whom he celebrates 25 years of togetherness this year. The couple has a son, Harrison, who is a graduate of Georgia Southern University.
Captain Wallace is a retired US Army Warrant Officer and aviator, with 20 years of service to his country. At the fire department, Captain Wallace is a HAZMAT Specialist and is certified as an Instructor, Evaluator and Public Fire Educator. He is a certified EMT and has chaired the department’s SOP Review and Revision Committee.
Captain Wallace is also busy outside the department where he is completing requirements for an Associate’s Degree in Fire Sciences and will earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety and Health next fall. He is President of the non-profit club Coastal Empire HRC which is dedicated to the improvement of retriever breed dogs. He is a member of the Duck Conservation Society, a non-profit organization that provides habitat and monitoring for the conservation of Wood Ducks. And as a Merit Badge Counselor, he works with the Boy Scouts of America in areas including Fire Safety, Animal Science, and Fish & Wild Life Management.
Captain Wallace and his wife Lisa operate Salt Creek Kennels where they provide boarding and training for sport, herding and companion dogs that enjoy the outdoors.
Captain Wallace has five brothers who are also involved in the community, two of whom - Brian and Clinton - also are members of Savannah Fire & Emergency Services. Captain Wallace’s father, Max is retired from both the US Military and the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Dept.###
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