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Firefighters honored for their service

Apr 13, 2023 11:30AM ● By Cindi Mansell

 The City Council recently honored firefighter James Wade for 20 years of dedicated service and Spencer Brothers as 2022 Firefighter of the Year.

Fire Chief Paul Erickson said Wade has been with the department for over 21 years and presented him with his 20-year recognition plaque for outstanding service to the Kaysville community. Erickson said Wade was not a firefighter before working for Kaysville but had been on the ski patrol for more than 10 years, a paramedic at Dugway for the past 15 years and worked in the burn unit at University of Utah for five years. Wade and his wife Angela, have three kids and have been married for 35 years.

The Mayor and City Council also thanked and honored him.

Erickson said firefighter/paramedic Spencer Brothers had a good year (“all the firefighters had a good year”). He said this award is submitted by his peers and Brothers was nominated by two separate people. He said Brothers was involved with the Ultrasound Program (Kaysville is one of few in the state that use an ultrasound to find veins to start good IVs); created a medication flip chart book; he is an Advanced Mentor and Adjunct Professor for Weber State University; Advanced cardio life support (ACLS); pediatric events life support instructor; advisor and point person for emergency medical director Dr. Yerman; University of Utah Paramedic, and has had great saves with his fellow firefighters. “He was part of two of four saves just this year alone and does a great job,” said Erickson.

Brothers was presented with a plaque honoring him as 2022 Firefighter of the Year. Brothers expressed thanks for the award and said there were so many hardworking smart firefighters that make up this great department. “They were able to provide such a high standard of care because of the resources the city has invested into the department,” he said. Brothers said he is grateful to work for a community like Kaysville that is full of good people that value their first responders. 

Erickson thanked the Mayor and City Council and his entire department. “It is such a good feeling to be able to work with such great people and present these awards for such great achievements,” he said. λ