The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Watch commander wins award for service to his community
A Sawtry firefighter has won an award from his employer for his services to the local community.
DavidKillner, WatchCommanderatSawtryFireStation, was awarded a Pulse Award at the annual awards ceremony organised by Serco.
Thefather-of-twowasone of 22winners, with morethan 150 entries in the UK.
David, who works for Serco as a site manager for RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth, oversees the delivery of a variety of transport, vehicle maintenance and people management operations and much of his free time and he joined the firm in 2003. has never missed a response
As part of the ‘Heart’ catrequirement. Forty years of agory, the award recognises rearranging his life around those who have shown unethe needs of the community qualled courage, bravery and is a commitment that cannot selflessness, Dave received be described as anything less his in recognition of his servthan absolutely phenomenal. ices to the local communityas We are all extremely proud of an on-call watch commander Dave.” withCambridgeshireFireand Rick Hylton, Assistant Rescue Service. Chief Fire Officer for CFRS,
Paul Sharp, contract mansaid: “As a service we have our ager for Serco, said: “Dave has ownannualawardswhichrecdevoted much of his life to the ognise the exceptional contrisafety of others. The sacributions our firefighters make fices he has made to support to public life. However, weare this role should not be underalways happy to see other orestimated. As a watch comganisationsrecognisethehard mander he is on-call during workandcommitmentthatall our firefighters make to their community.”
David was presented with his award at St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London last month. The awards includedathree-courselunch and presentation.
Afterwards, David said: “It was quite humbling. I was in a room full of people who had all done some pretty amazing things.”
In August, David was presented with a certificate and glass flame award by Chris Strickland, Chief Fire Officer fromCambridgeshireFireand Rescue Service, for 40 years’ service.