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12/15/2021 08:44 AM

Fire Captain James Considine Receives Guilford Employee Recognition Award


Guilford Fire Department Captain James Considine (left) receives his Guilford Employee Recognition Award First Selectman Matt Hoey. Photo courtesy of the Town of Guilford

Guilford Fire Department Captain James Considine has been named recipient of the Guilford Employee Recognition Award for September 2021.

First Selectman Matt Hoey, who initiated this program, has encouraged all employees to nominate other employees who should be recognized for outstanding achievement and performance in their work. The Employee Recognition Awards Committee selected Considine, who received nominations from Assistant Fire Chief Michael Shove and Fire Department Administrative Assistant Kate King.

Shove commended Considine for doing an exceptional job, not just in coordinating internal departmental issues, but also for working so closely with the Health Department on “managing vaccination coordination for employees, vaccination clinics for the community, and reporting COVID-19 case response efforts.” Shove cited the fact that Considine had recently received an Administration Commendation Ribbon from the Guilford Fire Department for his leading role in the command staff of the Emergency Operations Center during the COVID-19 outbreak.

King stated that she is “constantly amazed at what Jim has accomplished. He worked tirelessly to ensure all firefighters and first responders were vaccinated when the vaccine became available. Scheduling appointments for everyone for both vaccines was a monumental task, but he took it on without complaint. Jim had fire department medics qualify to administer the vaccine to the general public on the Monday clinics at the Rec Center.”

Considine has been a Town of Guilford professional firefighter since 2004 and was promoted to the rank of captain in 2017. He received an Employee Recognition Award certificate as well as a gift card from Hoey, in recognition of his achievements.