Five firefighters have been selected as the November recipients of the Honeywell FDIC 2017 Scholarship program. They are:
Lt. Toni Russell
Hot Sulphur Springs Parshall Fire Protection District, Nominated by Thomas Baumgarten
Lt. Amy Hanifan
McMinnville Fire, Nominated by Angie Hughes
Captain Shane Lowe
Boise Fire Department, Nominated by Luke Miller
Captain Andréa Speranza
Halifax Regional Fire Service, Nominated by Howard Rake, Nadya ParàŒ and Ed Parsons
FF Brittany Bishop
Tampa Fire Rescue, Nominated by Luanna Baughman
See September’s recipients
See October’s recipients
What will get you a Scholarship?
Honeywell and DuPontâ„¢ Kevlar® have combined to award 20 deserving firefighters and first responders with a full-paid scholarship – including travel and accommodations – to attend to FDIC International 2017, the industry’s premier safety and training event. Recipients will receive airfare, lodging and a food stipend.
Scholarships are awarded based on:
Distinguished leadership, dedication to their community, and outstanding implementation of best practices
Passion for knowledge, training and improving department techniques and safety
A history of attending training seminars/classes and implementing best practices from his/her training that benefit the department
SUBMIT A VIDEO
Scholarships selected monthly.
Tell us who and why your nominee is deserving of this scholarship opportunity by providing a short video or a short essay.
As a special incentive for submitting videos, the videos will be posted online for voting by Fire Engineering readers, FDIC attendees and the general public.
Top videos will be automatically moved to the finals for review by the selection committee.
Scholarship Recipients gain from the experience:
See – Innovations and new methods from fire industry experts and trainers.
Learn – Advance your knowledge base. Improve your techniques.
Change – And update your approach to response, rescue, and department and community safety.
NOMINATE NOW
Scholarships selected monthly
The clock is ticking . . .
The Scholarship is available to residents of the United States and Canada only, and career and volunteer fire fighters, EMS and HazMat personnel are eligible. Candidates must be nominated by a fellow firefighter or departmental peer. Nominations must be approved by the Department Chief. For further details and applications, visit the FDIC website at: http://bit.do/honeywellfdic2017scholarship
