Rotary of Western Forsyth presents Firefighter of the Year award to Jesse Levy

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 10, 2022

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Captain Jesse Levy was presented the Firefighter of the Year Award by Anant Venkataraman and Mike Wilson from the Rotary Club of Western Forsyth. At the presentation ceremony, Chief Needham of the Lewisville Fire Department explained how the fire department depends on good firefighters to provide good service to local citizens and that Levy is the ultimate professional who is always willing to go above and beyond in his duties. Chief Needham highlighted some of the following about Captain Levy.

• Almost 600 individual training hours in calendar year 2021

• 229 instruction hours teaching certification classes for new firefighters

• Chairperson of Lewisville Fire Department — New Fire Engine Build Committee

• Member of Lewisville Fire Department — Training Team

• Manages Lewisville Fire Department — Part-Time Employee Staffing Program

• Tremendous asset to the integration of a new Records Management System

• Oversight of a new radio frequency-based inventory control system