• Chief's Award: Lt. Nick Geroulis & Capt. Jon Ryan
• Firefighter of the Year: Engineer Spencer Stevens
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: FF. Justin Pratt
• Officer of the Year: Capt. Robert Gregory
• Michael French Achievement Award: Lt. Alford Brewington Jr. & Engineer Steven Spencer
• Brandon K. Thompson Educational Achievement Award: Capt. Robert Gregory
• Board of Director's Award: Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson
• Top call runners: 1st Place FF. Dustin Mizzell 376 calls, 2nd Place Capt. Robert Gregory 303 calls, 3rd Place FF. Justin Pratt 296 calls

  Mutual Aid Awards: Whiteville Fire Department, Caromi Fire Department, C&B Fire Department, Lebanon Rural Fire Department, Berkeley County Central Dispatch

• Chief's Award: Engineer Steven Brice-Nash
• Firefighter of the Year: Engineer Jake Steinert
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Firefighter Troy Driscoll
• Officer of the Year: Captain Ryan Hall
• Achievement Award: Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson
• Service Awards: Captain Jardin Hedman- 25 years, Engineer Matthew Schneider- 5years, Engineer Steven Brice-Nash- 5years
• Top call runners: Firefighter Robert Gray- 1st Place Engineer Joe Etling 426 calls, 2nd Place Captain Ryan Hall 394 calls, 3rd Place Firefighter Robert Gray 354 calls

  Community Service Awards: Kathrine Rend- Website Development, Dennis Walczuk- Equipping our Heroes, Senator Paul Campbell (click here to read more about these awards.)

  Mutual aid awards were given to the surrounding departments who have assisted PRFD during the year, they include: Whitesville Rural Fire Dept., C&B Fire Dept. , Lebanon Rural Fire Dept., Caromi FD, Berkeley Co. Central Dispatch

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• 1st Quarter:
  • Firefighter Gregory Neiderhiser was awarded the Firefighter of the Quarter by the officers of the department. Greg is assigned to the New Hope station. He previously volunteered with the Old Fort Fire Department in Dorchester County before moving into Pine Ridge's district. Greg serves as a training lieutenant with the South Carolina Department of Corrections. He is consistently at each training meeting and work detail. He was given a $50.00 gift certificate from Lowe's.

    Thank you for the great job you've done!

• 2nd Quarter:
  • Firefighter John "Loui" Lewis was awarded the Firefighter of the Quarter by the officers of the department. John began with Pine Ridge in 2007. He is a business owner in the area and had interest of being a firefighter. At 51 years old he completed the OSHA Firefighter training to become a certified interior firefighter. John can be counted on to answer fire calls at all hours of the day. He generally stays in the top 5% of call runners. John was featured in the Post and Courier about being a fire fighter one leg.

    Thank you for the great job you've done!

• 3rd Quarter:
  • Firefighter Robert Gray was awarded the Firefighter of the Quarter by the officers of the department. Robert shows his dedication each and every day with the fire department. Robert keeps the station clean and check apparatus off without even being asked to. Robert assist with fire prevention each year and stays at the top 5% of call runners. Robert is a full time firefighter with St. John's Fire Department and is currently in emergency medical technician basic course.

    Thank you for the great job you've done!

• 4th Quarter:
  • Firefighter Jake Steinert was named the firefighter of the quarter for the fourth quarter. Jake joined the fire department in June of 2007. Jake attended the recruit school at the South Carolina Fire Academy earning his FF2 certificate. Jake began his career in the fire service as a member of the Charleston Fire Department assigned to Engine 16. Jake recently tested and was premoted to Engineer with Pine Ridge Fire Department. Jake has a great sense of humor and has a great work ethic.

  Thank you for the great job you've done!

• Chief's Award: Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson
• Firefighter of the Year: Engineer Trevor Miles
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Firefighter Nick Geroulis
• Officer of the Year: Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson
• Special Appreciation Award: Chief Waring
• Achievement Awards: Engineer Jon Ryan, Engineer Ryan Hall, Engineer Joseph Etling
• Service Awards: Engineer Michael Hunt- 5 years, Engineer Robert Gregory- 5 years, Engineer John Oatis- 5 years, Chief Benjamin Waring- 10 years
• Top call runners: Firefighter Robert Gray- 1st place, Deputy Chief Jeffery Thompson- 2nd place

  Awards were given to several people who assisted the fire department during the week of June the 18th. They were Keith Smith, Moncks Corner Rural FD, Scott Lee, Moncks Corner Rural FD, Scott Grooms, Eadytown Metro FD, Tim Stephenson, Whitesville Rural FD, Jim Woods, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Chief Waring, Summerville FD, and Nicky Sweatman, Lebanon Rural FD of Berkeley Co.

  Mutual aid awards were given to the surrounding departments who have assisted PRFD during the year, they include, Whitesville, Caromi, C&B, Long Ridge, and Lebanon.

  Photos located in the news section.

• Firefighter of the Year: Dean Goldsmith
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Trevor Miles
• Officer of the Year: William Hayes

• Firefighter of the Year: Steven Brice-Nash
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Jaqueline Zilatis
• Officer of the Year: Brandon Thompson

• Firefighter of the Year: Ron Montieth
• Officer of the Year: Ben Waring

• Firefighter of the Year: Janene Schmidt & Mark Gore
• Officer of the Year: Ben Waring

• Firefighter of the Year: Mark Rickrode
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Sabrina Hilton & Donald Martin
• Officer of the Year: Ben Waring
• Chief's Award: Justin Sammons
• Achievement Award: Mike Hunt

• Firefighter of the Year: Buck Newcomb
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Dominic Rend
• Achievement Award: Dominic Rend

• Firefighter of the Year: Benjamin Waring
• Rookie Firefighter of the Year: Mark Rickrode