The NCSFA has a rich history dating back to 1887.
The NCSFA also has a new history book. More information about the book can be found here.
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To see a list of all Previous NCSFA Past Presidents click here.
NCSFA Firefighter of the Year Recipients
| Year | Name | Department |
| 2025 | Steve Freeman | Bat Cave VFD |
| 2024 | Thomas Hall, Jr. | Surf City FD |
| 2023 | Michael Hullett | Stanley FD |
| 2022 | Camden Ramsey | Concord FD |
| 2021 | Jonathan Landen | Fountain Rural FD |
| 2020 | James Waters | Tryon FD |
| 2019 | Lauren Deer | Northern Wake FD |
| 2018 | Barry S. McLean | Forbush FD |
| 2017 | John Powell | Winston Salem FD |
| 2016 | Quentin Cash | Cherryville/Shelby FD |
| 2015 | Earl Withers, III | Dallas FD |
| 2014 | Jenna Daniels | Summerfield FD |
| 2013 | David Van Hoy | Shelby/Waco FD |
| 2012 | Jay Bettencourt | Asheville FD |
| 2011 | Kenneth Hair | Lenoir FD |
| 2010 | John Fanning | Raleigh FD |
| 2009 | Jeremy Edmonds | Asheville FD |
| 2008 | Floyd Fritz | Aberdeen-Village of Pinehurst |
| 2007 | Ken Briscoe | Lenoir FD |
| 2006 | Mike Quinones | Asheville FD |
| 2005 | Chris Cash | Cherryville FD |
| 2004 | Carlos P. Beteta | Charlotte FD |
| 2003 | Timothy Bradley | Mebane FD |
| 2002 | Lyman Hardee | Eastern Pines FD |
| 2001 | Anthony (Tony) Austin | Belmont FD |
| 2000 | Chuck Whitworth | Greensboro FD |
| 1999 | Stuart Elks | Eastern Pines FD |
| 1998 | Larry Kepley | Charlotte FD |
| 1997 | William Todd Neese | Burlington FD |
| 1996 | Phil B. Welch | Union Road FD |
| 1995 | Luby Holcutt | Wilson FD |
| 1994 | Alan D. “Skip” Nix | Greensboro FD |
| 1993 | Paul F. Miller | Snow Hill FD |
| 1992 | Dennis F. Pennix | Greensboro FD |
| 1991 | Johnny G. “Jay” Howell | Nahunta FD |
| 1990 | Jeff Cash | Cherryville FD |
| 1989 | Randy Godwin | Wilson FD |
| 1988 | Steve Townsend | Viewmont/Bethlehem FD |
| 1987 | Larry Wayne Cockman | Greensboro FD |
| 1986 | Leo Cayton | Canton FD |
| 1985 | Lewis Glenn Jernigan | Fasion FD |
| 1984 | Bobby Joyner | Pitt County |
| 1983 | Carl Ray Coley | Wayne County |
| 1982 | Robert Shipp | Clinton FD |
| 1981 | Jerry Grimes | Siler City |
| 1980 | Tom Griggs | Orange County |
| 1979 | Lauren Sharpe | Kenansville, NC |
| 1978 | John Sykes | Rocky Mount FD |
| 1977 | Wilton M. “Zoot” Saunders | New Bern FD |
| 1976 | Horace Moore | Pitt County |
| 1975 | R. L. Powell, Jr. | Greensboro FD |
| 1974 | John Lohr | Lexington, NC |
| 1973 | Elwood Inscoe | Rocky Mount FD |
| 1972 | Joseph Peyton Jenkins | Salisbury FD |
| 1971 | Thomas Edward Jenkins, Jr. | Rocky Mount FD |
| 1970 | John A. Auten | Dorita FD |
| 1969 | Tyrus Bissett | Wilson FD |
NCSFA Valor Award Recipients
Year |
Name |
Department |
2024 |
Michael Chafin |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Barron Summer |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Blake Bowers |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Brandon Dorsett |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Jon-David Everhart |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
John Robert Everhart |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Preston Forrest |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Jason Goss |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Daniel Henderson |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Landon Henley |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Tim James |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Abraham Juan |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Travis Morris |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Cameron Peeler |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Dustin Price |
Gastonia FD |
2024 |
Brodie Simmons |
Gastonia FD |
2023 |
Leon Apple |
Whitest FD |
2023 |
Ackery Harrelson |
North Lenoir F/R |
2023 |
Brian Wade |
North Lenoir F/R |
2023 |
Brandon Ward |
North Lenoir F/R |
2023 |
Billy Youssef |
North Lenoir F/R |
2022 |
Patrick Story |
West Lexington FD |
2018 |
John Worley |
New Hope FD |
2017 |
David Shelton |
Hot Springs VFD |
