A number of firefighters and paramedics were honored Thursday night along with a 9-year-old girl at the second annual awards ceremony put on by Hall County Fire Services in the banquet hall of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville. Yvonne Correa, who saved her siblings when their home caught fire earlier this year, was given the Civilian Valor Award and Life Saving Medal. Sgt. Ryan Beasley was named Firefighter of the Year, Justin Blanchard as EMT of the Year, Dwight Emmett as Paramedic of the Year and Lt. Ed Ryan as Officer of the Year.
Hall County Fire Services honors lifesavers, others at ceremony