{"id":330287,"date":"2023-03-24T17:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T07:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=330287"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T06:34:26","slug":"firies-honoured-for-their-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/03\/24\/firies-honoured-for-their-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Firies Honoured For Their Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330307\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330307\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards5-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan, left, and North Coast Region Assistant Commissioner Gary McCormack, right, presented former Inspector Archie Andrews, centre, with the Commissioner&#8217;s Service Plaque &#8230; Archie officially retired from the QFES on January 20 this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 24, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan travelled to Kingaroy on Thursday to present awards to firefighters from across the South Burnett.<\/p>\n<p>Awards presented included National Medals, Diligent &amp; Ethical Service Clasps, QFES Medals and four Emergency Medals from the Australian Capital Territory government for firies who assisted during their 2019-20 bushfire crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Ryan said he was acknowledging some &#8220;extraordinary&#8221; Queenslanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re a credit to yourself, to your family, to your service and to your community,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A special award was presented to former Inspector Archie Andrews, who officially retired in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insp Andrews&#8217; last post in his long career was QFES Area Commander (Kingaroy Command).<\/p>\n<p>Minister Ryan and Assistant Commissioner Gary McCormack presented Insp Andrews with the Commissioner&#8217;s Service Plaque to thank him for his years of service with the QFES.<\/p>\n<p>Another Commissioner&#8217;s Service Plaque was set aside for Kumbia fire station&#8217;s Captain Glen Unverzagt, who unfortunately could not make the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Ryan also formally handed over two new trucks to the Kingaroy fire station, worth in total about $845,000 (see below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330309\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330309\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323members-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior QFES officers with the Type 2 Compressed Air Foam System truck which was officially handed over to Kingaroy Station on Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Full List Of Award Recipients<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Commissioner&#8217;s Certificate Of Appreciation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Archie Andrews<\/li>\n<li>Glen Unverzagt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>National Medal &amp; Clasps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ricky Allen &#8211; National Medal and 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Raymond Dionysius &#8211; National Medal and 1st and 2nd Clasps<\/li>\n<li>Brett Holznagel &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Copas &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Shane Kratzmann &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Colin Jenkins &#8211; 2nd Clasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330305\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330305 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Medal &amp; Clasp recipients, from left, Firefighter Shane Kratzmann, Lieutenant Steve Copas, Firefighter Ricky Allen and Firefighter Raymond Dionysius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The National Medal was instituted in 1975. It is awarded to people who have rendered 15 years&#8217; diligent service in emergency services. A clasp may be awarded after completion of every additional 10 years of service.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>QFES Diligent &amp; Ethical Service Medal Clasps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Russell Hood &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Leonard Wilson &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Michael Armstrong &#8211; 1st Clasp<\/li>\n<li>Roderick Obel &#8211; 2nd Clasp<\/li>\n<li>David Duff &#8211; 2nd Clasp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330301\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330301\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diligent &amp; Ethical Service Medal Clasp recipients<strong>, <\/strong>from left, Lieutenant Michael Armstrong, Captain Russell Hood and Captain Roderick Obel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The QFES Diligent &amp; Ethical Service Medal was instituted by the QFES Commissioner to recognise and encourage diligent and ethical service. A clasp may be awarded upon completion of every 10 years of qualifying service.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>QFES Medal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua Mangan<\/li>\n<li>Ryan Hall<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Fennell<\/li>\n<li>Luke Ogden<\/li>\n<li>Ian Wieden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330303\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">QFES Medal recipients, from left, Firefighter Luke Ogden, Lieutenant Ryan Hall, Firefighter Ian Wieden, Captain Joshua Mangan and Firefighter Andrew Fennell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The QFES Medal replaces the previous Diligent &amp; Ethical Service Medal, effective from July 1, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>ACT Emergency Medal &#8211; 2019-20 Bushfire &amp; Storm Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joshua Mangan<\/li>\n<li>Dion Flavel<\/li>\n<li>Kyal Dennis<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Barnes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330312\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323awards6-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACT Emergency Medal recipients, from left, Captain Joshua Mangan, Firefighter Dion Flavel, Firefighter Jesse Barnes and Firefighter Kyal Dennis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The ACT Emergency Medal was a thank you from the ACT Government for special service during the bushfire emergency.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>At The Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Proud family members and friends &#8211; as well as representatives from other emergency services &#8211; turned out in force for the awards ceremony.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330316\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330316 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louise Andrews, from Marcoola, with her husband, retired Inspector Archie Andrews; and Rachel Hood, from Kingaroy, and her husband, Captain Russell Hood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-330317\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330318\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jackie Dionysius and her husband, Firefighter Raymond Dionysius, from Proston, with Inspector Kent Maynard who was the Master of Ceremonies for the awards presentations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330319\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330319 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323qfes4-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Officer-in-Charge of Nanango QAS Nicole Thies with QPS South Burnett Patrol Group Inspector Scott Stahlhut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>New Appliances<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330298\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingaroy Fire Station&#8217;s new Type 2 CAFS (Compressed Air Foam System) appliance, valued at about $680,000, was received by the station last June<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330297\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-330297 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230323vehicle1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kingaroy&#8217;s new iZone Light Attack appliance, valued at about $165,000, was received at the station in February<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan travelled to Kingaroy on Thursday to present awards to firefighters from across the South Burnett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":330307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,3],"tags":[21,30,86],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Firies Honoured For Their Service - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fire and Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan travelled to Kingaroy on Thursday to present awards to firefighters from across the South Burnett.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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