(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department held its annual awards banquet Saturday evening at Willow Creek Golf Course. This year’s Fire Fighter of the Year was awarded to Jordon Cave.
Cave joined the Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department as a reserve member and moved up the regular department in July of 2006.
Cave has served on the Finance Committee and Banquet Committee. Over the years he has stepped up and assisted with several projects around the Fire Station. Cave also is one of the Firefighters who have stepped up to fill the overnight shifts at the station. He completed and is certified as a Firefighter II which is the highest national firefighter certification and recertified as a Hazardous Materials Technician.Cave is certified as a National Firefighter I and Firefighter II, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Hazardous Materials Technician, Driver/Pumper Operator, Confined Space Rescue Operations Member, and a Rope Technician.
Jordon Cave is employed at IML Containers in Le Mars.
The Le Mars Fire Department also presented special recognition awards to former city council member John Leonard, Randy Reardon of Yamaha Golf Carts, Albert Schultz of the Le Mars Toy Store, and Shawn Olson the I-T director with Plymouth County.
Other awards of appreciation were given to former city council member John Leonard, Randy Reardon, Shawn Olson, and Albert Schultz.
