NCC Paramedics Recognized at Biannual Awards Ceremony

The New Castle County Department of Public Safety awards ceremony was held on April 4, 2023, at the Corporal Paul J. Sweeney Public Safety Building in New Castle. The event recognized heroic acti ons and significant events that occurred during the second half of 2022

Those recognized at the event included:

New Castle County EMS

Lieutenant Isaac J. Hankins; Lieutenant Peter T. Small; Senior Sergeant Richard Moerman, Jr.; Sergeant Scott B. Kier; Sergeant Ruoy L. Koontz; Corporal Matthew H. Heiger; Corporal Craig J. Lindell; Corporal Patrick M. O’Boyle; Corporal Yvonne T. Shepherd PFC Matthew L. DeLuca; PFC Susan M. Maxwell; PFC Sarah E. Pedrick; Paramedic Matthew A. Casson; Paramedic William G. Greenley;

Paramedic Matthew E. Ratchford; Paramedic Candidate Joelle M. Brogan; Paramedic Candidate Venezia N. Rivera; and Operations Support Specialist Kenneth R. Phibbs, Jr.

Outside Agencies

Sergeant Tyler Shears (NCCPD), Master Corporal Mark Censurato (NCCPD), Sergeant Theodore Stipa (DSPAviation), Master Corporal Kevin Crossland (DSPAviation), Assistant Chief Joseph Swift (Cranston Heights Fire Company), Assistant Chief Rickie Clark J r. (Cranston Heights FC), Firefighter/EMTEdward Yang (Cranston Heights FC), Firefighter/EMTPhil Gordon (Cranston Heights FC) ,Firefighter Jake Thomas (Cranston Heights FC).

- Submitted by Abigail Haas