The Nashville Fire Department’s Fireman of the Year for 2024, Zachary Miller, received the coveted recognition at the department’s recent annual banquet.
Fireman of the Year is the highest honor given by the department.
Nashville firemen select the award recipient by a secret ballot.
The firefighters are asked to write down on a piece of paper who is most deserving. There is only one round of voting.
Fire Marshal Justin Thornton said “Zachary has done very well since he joined our department in May of 2019. He takes his job as a firefighter very seriously and continues to train to make himself better. Zachary is an asset to this department and the citizens of Nashville.”
Other awards included:
Jimmy Mixon — 25 year service pin.
Hayden Worthington — 25 years of service. Worthington is also retiring.
Royce Miller — Officer’s Choice Award, this award is decided by the Chief, Assistant Chief and the department’s three captains.
Kelly Hostetler — Attendance Award for attending the most calls and drills.
Fire Marshal Thornton said “We have a great group of firefighters.”
Since the Fireman of the Year Award was started, winners have been:
1987 Roy Blakely
1988 James Daniel
1989 Terry Ray
1990 James Dyer
1991 Cliff Petty
1992 Ronny Woods
1993 Jerry Harwell
1994 Cliff Petty
1995 Roy Blakely
1996 Jimmy Mixon
1997 Bobby Chambers
1998 Jimmy Mixon
1999 Joe Dallas
2000 Gary Funderburk
2001 Alfred Neeley
2002 Matt Smith
2003 Mike Kinkade
2004 Terry Ray
2005 Matt Smith
2006 Jeff Westfall
2007 Jeff Westfall
2008 Jimmy Mixon
2009 Jeff Westfall
2010 Jeff Westfall
2011 Jeff Westfall
2012 Josh Worley
2013 Josh Worley
2014 Russell Sparks
2015 Andrew Westfall
2016 Michael Staten
2017 Kenton Miller
2018 Michael Staten
2019 Kenton Miller
2020 Zachary Miller
2021 Kelly Hostetler
2022 Kelly Hostetler
2023 Lee Worley
2024 Zachary Miller
