Garrison museum honors ND firefighters
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GARRISON - The North Dakota Firefighter's Museum Hall of Fame honors those who not only serve the community, but have additionally contributed to the field on a larger scale.
Inductees display leadership and have amassed accomplishments that are widely recognized and respected by the North Dakotan Fire Service, according to the North Dakota Firefighter's Museum Hall of Fame.
Beginning in 2006, the Firefighter's Museum opened to provide recognition to those who have contributed at the local and state level in public safety, education or welfare, according to Hall of Fame information. The museum is not restricted to retired or past personnel; active firefighters who have demonstrated the qualities that the committee looks for, are eligible to be nominated and inducted.
Departments and community members can nominate a person by mail. The deadline to submit someone for the hall of fame is June 30, and inductees are revealed in September.
This year's ceremony is scheduled for Oct 10 from 4:40-6 p.m., at the Garrison Fire Hall in Garrison. Charles Fortney from Bismarck, Jim Hamley from Belcourt and Philip Hoffman from Medina are all set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in the 2026 ceremony.
Those inducted into the Hall of Fame include:
2006
Donald Monk Gilman – Beach
Joe Boespflug – Dickinson
Don Huettl – Garrison
George Schlittenhardt – Valley City
Pete Gartner – Mandan
L.W. Micky Logan – Mandan
2007
Roger Loerch – Harvey
Frederick Edward Saefke Sr. – Fargo
2008
Duane Wangen – Goodrich
Robert Wetzler – Minot
2009
Floyd "Sarge" Reardon – Devils Lake
Lois Hartman – Bismarck
Harold Jenner – Goodrich
2010
Rick Foy – Mentor
C.C. "Cash" Hawley – Hope
2011
Neal Goerger – Mantador
Arnold Schroeder- Carrington
Dean Simmons- Minot
2012
Allan Klein- Bismarck
Leland "Zeke" Isakson- Powers Lake
2013
Allan Berge- Casselton
Ed Bickler- Velva
Alan Runck- Durbin
Lloyd Schopp- Streeter
2014
Rick Graba- Bismarck
Mary Peterson- Barney
Marvin Lang- Napoleon
2015
Chris Helgesen- Sawyer
Ron Narum- Rutland
Dave Schneibel Sr- Rugby
2016
Ray Lambert- Bismarck
Mike Matteson- Garrison
Gary Troftgruben- Harvey
2017
Arlo Griesbach- Powers Lake
David Johnson- Larimore
Peter O'Neill- Grand Forks
Gabe Scheet- Rugby
2018
Randy Burley- Oakes
Dale Zich- Mott
2019
John Hocking – Minot
Jay Wolsky – Carrington
2020
Terry Hartman – Regent
Oliver Repnow – Underwood
2021
Norman Kessler – Fessenden
Bruce Schreiner – Garrison
2022
Kenneth Popiel- Grafton
Raymond Volk- Surrey
2023
Michael Stewart- Rolette
Oscar Knudtson Jr.- Watford City
Joe Wanner – Gladstone
2024
Howard Weber – Gladstone
Rick Jorgenson – Lidgerwood,
Frank Zillich – Taylor
Gorlyn Wohlk – Douglas
2025
Anton Frank "Tony" Putschler – Dickinson
Byron Fiedler – Mercer
Donald Heiser – Billings County
Marlo Byberg – New Rockford