Firefighters honor their own

Four Green River firefighters were honored by their peers for the work and dedication they’ve given to the city’s fire department.

Tom Murphy received the department’s Best of the Best award for most training hours logged in 2020. Murphy received 383 hours throughout 2020 despite the department canceling its in-person training classes for several months to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines.

Murphy is the department’s fire prevention officer and teaches fire safety to the city’s children as well as working as a firefighter.

Kole Burnett received the department’s Best of the Best aw...