[0:07] uh firefighter year is an individual [0:09] that we select by looking at their [0:11] performance measures uh and then our [0:13] values that we have as a department as [0:15] far as competency uh how they perform in [0:19] and around the fire department and then [0:21] uh peer nominations of people that see [0:23] those same traits and that they admire [0:25] and maybe that's a person they look to [0:27] and a mentor to them potentially uh Aon [0:30] aiker is one of those individuals that [0:31] was selected for our firefight of the [0:33] year uh he's been with our department [0:35] since [0:35] 2018 uh he currently serves at a [0:38] lieutenant here at station one uh and [0:40] some of the things that were mentioned [0:42] about Aaron is just his calm demeanor [0:44] his passion for serving others uh not [0:46] only within the fire department but out [0:48] in the community somebody that's very [0:49] engaged in that it's never expected um [0:52] you know you always just respond to the [0:54] station respond to calls uh work your [0:57] shifts um in just a way that uh uh you [1:00] know you just want to present your best [1:02] and be your best and um so you know you [1:06] don't really you're not really working [1:09] or toward an award or you know [1:11] recognition of anything it's just sort [1:13] of um you know you just try to want to [1:16] give the best you can uh of yourself to [1:19] the community Aaron is always somebody [1:21] that's just low level lowkey knows what [1:23] needs to be done uh and they they [1:25] accomplish that mission that task that [1:27] needs to be done just by keeping keeping [1:29] it calm demeanor and that helps [1:31] everybody including the firefighters a [1:33] patient potentially that we're there to [1:35] help and we're going to we're going to [1:36] do what we need to do and be [1:37] professional about it yeah I mean it's [1:40] just it's just sort of the way I'm wired [1:42] every call we run is isn't really ever [1:46] successful because of just one person it [1:48] really is a collective kind of team [1:50] effort of everyone that's on the crew [1:51] for um that specific call so um you know [1:56] to kind of receive an individual award [1:58] is um [2:00] I mean it's humbling it's um and it's [2:02] just not expected you know in a time [2:05] when we're we're every industry is [2:07] looking for individuals to hire and have [2:10] high performers it's always neat to see [2:13] that we find find individuals like that [2:16] that are here and that are willing to to [2:18] spend their extra time serving their [2:20] community