FDNY Dispatchers Recognized

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Chief of Department James Leonard join the 15 recipients of the 2014 Chief Russell Ramsey Award, who helped save the life of Dispatcher Sherri Johnson-Campbell (center) on Aug. 4, 2014.

FDNY dispatchers were honored for their dedication and hard work on Apr. 15, during the Dispatcher Recognition Ceremony at Headquarters.

“Today we’re celebrating our dispatchers’ great work, because it’s critical to our success,” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said.

The members were praised for their teamwork and individual achievements throughout 2014.

“You always bring calm to any situation,” Chief of Department James Leonard said. “Thank you for the extraordinary work you do each day.”

Dispatchers from throughout the five boroughs were honored for their dedication.

The 15 recipients of the 2014 Chief Russell Ramsey Award were honored for saving the life of Dispatcher Sherri Johnson-Campbell on Aug. 4, 2014. She was working at Brooklyn Fire Radio when she suddenly collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.

Members of Emergency Medical Dispatch as well as Fire Dispatch Operations were honored for the rescue, and Dispatcher Johnson-Campbell handed out the awards to all of her heroes.

“This is so emotional for me,” she said. “It’s because of them that I can see my family again.”

She also stressed the importance of bystander CPR. “I’m living proof that it works,” she said.

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