Phoenix Award Winners

By Coastal Breeze News Staff

Twenty-nine of Marco Island’s first responders were recently honored with Phoenix Awards from the Collier County Emergency Medical Services Department.

The Phoenix Award is given to first responders who contributed to the successful resuscitation of a cardiac arrest victim. Some of Marco’s emergency response personnel received multiple awards for their life-saving measures.

This year fifteen civilians were also honored, including Goodland residents Greg Bello and Kay Tabor. Greg and Kay helped save Mark Drumheller last January, when they were first on the scene and administered CPR and automatic electronic defibrillator (AED) shock treatment prior to the arrival of Marco EMS personnel.

Coastal Breeze News congratulates all of the Phoenix Award Winners for a job well done!

Marco Island Police Department

• CSO Anthony Delucia
• Officer Josh Ferris
• Officer Steven Gaskill
• Officer Kevin Hennings
• Sgt. James Inlow
• Officer Zack Kirsch
• Officer Ryan Montgomery
• Officer Jason Nachtrab
• Officer Clayton Smith (2 Awards)
• Officer Tige Thompson
• Sgt. Mike Vogel

Marco Island Fire Rescue Department

• Capt./PM Dustin Beatty
• Div. Chief Tom Bogan (3 Awards)
• FF/PM Chris Bowden
• Deputy Chief Chris Byrne
• FF/PM Juan Cabezas (2 Awards)
• FF/PM Anthony Gordon (2 Awards)
• Lt./PM Oscar Hernandez
• FF/PM Christian Holmes (2 Awards)
• Div. Chief Jeffrey Kutzke (3 Awards)
• FF/EMT Nick Macchiarolo
• Capt./EMT Paul MacMillan
• DE/PM Pat O’Gorman
• FF/PM Hafid Oliver (2 Awards)
• Lt./PM Robert Riegler
• Capt./EMT Leo Rodriguez
• DE/EMT Ken Stenbeck (2 Awards)
• Capt./PM Daniel Stoller
• FF/EMT Jesse Yarnell (2 Awards)