Left to right are Chief Rip ROHEN, Lt. Stuart Ball, Seth Hutcheson, Linda Daughetee, Jim Daughetee, Nicole Daughetee Parrott and Lt. Jody Clift.
photo by Shelia Cannon, Hamilton County Government
The Hamilton County Emergency Services (HCES) Fire Training Division held its annual Firefighter 1 graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Middle Valley Church of God.
Highway 58 VFD firefighter, Shane Daughetee, lost his life in 2007 battling a house fire. In remembrance of Shane, HCES established the Shane Daughetee Award, which is given to a fire cadet who demonstrated leadership, dedication and a positive attitude just like Mr. Daughetee did during his year in the Firefighter 1 class in 2001.
The 2016 Shane Daughetee Award was given to Seth Hutcheson from Soddy Daisy Fire Department.