Brownwood Fire Department announced their 2014 Fireman and Fire Officer of the Year at their annual Christmas dinner held Monday night.  Lieutenant Kyle Whitley was named Fire Officer of the Year and Jesse Castillo was named Firefighter of the Year.

According to Fire Chief Del Albright, both awards are chosen by the recipient’s peers, as each fireman casts a ballot for one of the 32 that serve the department.  The chief officers, Chief Albright, Assistant Chief Grady Shuey and Fire Marshal Buddy Preston review the selections before the award is presented each year.

Each of the men were presented a certificate, a watch with their names engraved on them and their names added to the respective plaque displayed in Fire Station 1 which displays the names of prior recipients of each award.

Pictured above are Whitley (left) with Brownwood Professional Firefighters Association President Brent Bruton (center) and Assistant Chief Grady Shuey. Jesse Castillo was not able to attend the event.