Suffolk County Fire Safety Educators Association
John Cohen Memorial
Fire Safety Educator of the Year
2016 Recipients
Individual: Peter U. Cincotta
Team: Melville Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Team
About this year’s winner:
Individual:
Team:
Past Recipients:
1989 – Rick VandeKieft
1990 – Ron Stanger (deceased)
1991 – Tom Newham
1992 – Joe Quintero(deceased)
1993 – Joe Jahelka
1994 – Pat Colombraro-Slattery
1995 – Pat Covello
1995 – Fred Overton
1996 – Gordon Handshaw (deceased)
1997 – Michael Johnson
1997 – Art Gustavson
1998 – Tim Turner
1998 – Clem Frenandez
1999 – Jim Vaz
1999 – Ron Dutcher
1999 – Richie Schmidt
2000 – Gene Buchner
2000 – Fred Friedman
2000 – Riverhead FP Team
2001 – Arlene Jahelka
2001 – Hampton Bays FP Team
2002 – Helena Sonnenberg-Yanke
2003 – Debbie Linder
2003 – Harry Prodromides
Mattituck/Cutchogue combined
2003 – Mattituck/Cutchogue combined Fire Prevention Team
2004 – Eric Schnall(deceased)
2005 – Robert Sutton
2005 – Great River Fire Prevention Team
2006 – Erica Harrison
2006 – Louis Valentino
2007 – Ryan Murphy
2008 – David (Buzz) Browne
2009 – Tony Rizza
2011 – Nicolas Rodriguez