Media Advisory: Deputy Governor Claude Ramsey, State Officials to Honor First Responders

NASHVILLE --- Deputy Gov. Claude Ramsey will join the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security in honoring 26 law enforcement officers and first responders at this year’s First Responder Awards Ceremony held on Friday at the State Capitol. The ceremony will take place just shy of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 and will celebrate those who have dedicated their lives for the safety and security of all Tennesseans. This event is also held in conjunction with National Preparedness Month.

 

WHO:   Claude Ramsey, Deputy Governor

            Bill Gibbons, Commissioner, Department of Safety & Homeland Security

            David Purkey, Asst. Commissioner/Homeland Security Advisor, Department of Safety & 

            Homeland Security

            Colonel Tracy Trott, Tennessee Highway Patrol

            Major General Terry M. Haston, Department of Military

            Greg Lemon, Vice President, Infragard 

WHAT: Tennessee First Responder Awards Ceremony

WHEN: Friday, September 9, 2011

           10 a.m. CDT

WHERE: Old Supreme Court Chambers

             State Capitol

             Nashville, Tennessee

         

Law enforcement officers and first responders actively promote emergency preparedness within their communities by creating policy and procedures, training staff and volunteers or responding directly to an emergency. A variety of first responders, including state and local police, firefighters, emergency medical personnel and emergency management officials work daily to ensure the safety and security of Tennessee.