Meet the 2013 Mound Fireman of the Year: Ben Gottschalk
Ben Gottschalk has been a volunteer with the Mound Fire Department since joining the ranks in May 2006.
Information provided by the Mound Fire Department Every year the Mound Fire Department staff selects one of its current firefighters as the department “Firefighter of the Year.” The 2012 Mound Fire Department Firefighter of the Year is Ben Gottschalk. The recipient of this recognition award is chosen based upon a nomination process that involves all of the current Mound firefighters. Individual firefighters are nominated based upon predetermined criteria including: each firefighter’s responses to fire and rescue calls, attendance at training sessions, overall level of participation and involvement, the amount of time dedicated to public relations activities and a positive hard working attitude. All of these firefighter attributes typically…
