NCAFC Award Recipients
2024 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Michael Hill
Fayetteville FD
2024 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Steven McLendon
Wesley Chapel VFD
2024 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
Josh Connell
Tryon FD
2024 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Sean Johnson
Stoney Point VFD
2023 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Jerry Brooks
Clemmons FD
2023 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Kenneth Jackson, Jr.
Plain View FD
2023 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
Don Crafford
City of Thomasville F/R
2023 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Robert Shuford
Polkville VFD
2022 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Charles Bowling
City of Thomasville FD
2022 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Charles Bryson
Bryson City FD
2022 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
Jimmy Owen
City of Henderson FD
2022 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Gary Brock
Beaver Dam VFD
2021 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
William Hunt
Shelby Fire & Rescue
2021 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Johnny Joseph
Puppy Creek VFD
2021 Career Fire Officer of the Year
Jenna Daniels
Summerfield FD
2020 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Martin S. Dailey
City of Thomasville
Fire & Rescue
2020 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Bryan L. Perry
Buxton Volunteer
Fire Department
2020 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
John Charles Bower
Wilmington Fire Department
2020 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Kevin Thomas Murphy
Stoney Point Volunteer
Fire Department
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2019 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Benjamin Major, Jr.
Fayetteville Fire / Emergency Management
2019 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Ronald A. Boles, Jr.
East Bend Volunteer
Fire Department
2019 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
Chris Davis
Forsyth County Fire Department
2019 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Quentin Cash
Cherryville Fire Department
2018 Career Fire Chief
of the Year
Chief Lee Barbee
Town of Clayton FD
2018 Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year
Chief Jake Williams
Odell Fire / Rescue
2018 Career Fire Officer
of the Year
Deputy Chief Todd Eury
Concord FD
2018 Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year
Captain Trey Baynor, III
Pinetown Volunteer FD
Career Fire Chief of the Year Award Recipients
2006 Kenneth Mullen -- Rocky Mount FD
2007 Jeff Cash -- Cherryville FD
2008 Mark Hinson -- Conover FD
2009 Mark McCurry -- Forest City FD
2010 Dennis Presley -- Skyland FD
2011 Don Oliver -- Wilson Fire / Rescue
2012 Sidney Perry -- Zebulon FD
2013 Mark Melvin -- Fort Bragg FD
2014 Scott Burnette -- Asheville FD
2015 T. J. McLamb -- Spring Lake FD
2016 Johnny Ray Allen -- Concord FD
2017 Joey Webb, Sr. -- Waynesville FD
2018 Lee Barbee -- Town of Clayton FD
2019 Benjamin Major, Jr. -- Fayetteville Fire / Emerg Mngmt
2020 Martin S. Dailey -- Thomasville Fire & Rescue
2021 William Hunt -- Shelby Fire & Rescue
2022 Charles Bowling -- City of Thomasville FD
2023 Jerry Brooks -- Clemmons FD
2024 Michael Hill -- Fayetteville FD
Volunteer Fire Chief of the Year Award Recipients
2006 Allen Dennie -- Conetoe VFD
2007 Glenn Jernigan -- Faison VFD
2008 Walter Gardner -- Warrenton Rural VFD
2009 Johnny Nicholson -- Balsam-Willets-Ochre VFD
2010 Wesley Hutchins -- Walkertown VFD
2011 David Nance -- Northwest Pocket VFD
2012 Freddy Johnson, Sr. -- Stoney Point VFD
2013 Kevin Gordon -- Waco VFD
2014 Jeff G. Justice -- Reems Creek VFD
2015 Len Needham -- Bahama VFD
2016 Brian A. Wade -- North Lenoir VFD
2017 Eric Wiseman -- Parkway VFD
2018 Jake Williams -- Odell Fire / Rescue
2019 Ronald A. Boles, Jr. -- East Bend VFD
2020 Bryan L. Perry -- Buxton VFD
2021 Johnny Joseph -- Puppy Creek VFD
2022 Charles Bryson -- Bryson City FD
2023 Kenneth Jackson, Jr. -- Plain View FD
2024 Steven McLendon -- Wesley Chapel VFD
Career Fire Officer of the Year Award Recipients
2016 Stephen Craig Knotts -- New Hanover Co. F / R
2017 Jason Wofford -- Cherryville FD
2018 Todd Eury -- Concord FD
2019 Chris Davis -- Forsyth County FD
2020 John Charles Bower -- Wilmington FD
2021 Jenna Daniels -- Summerfield FD
2022 Jimmy Owen -- City of Henderson FD
2023 Don Crafford -- City of Thomasville F/R
2024 Josh Connell -- Tryon FD
Volunteer Fire Officer of the Year Award Recipients
2016 Freddy L. Johnson, Jr. -- Stoney Point VFD
2017 Todd McMurry -- Polkville VFD
2018 Trey Baynor -- Pinetown VFD
2019 Quentin Cash -- Cherryville FD
2020 Kevin Thomas Murphy -- Stoney Point VFD
2022 Gary Brock -- Beaver Dam VFD
2023 Robert Shuford -- Polkville VFD
2024 Sean Johnson -- Stoney Point VFD
