Jamey Petersen Named January Firefighter of the Month

The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department (MFRD) proudly announces Fire Service Captain Jamey T. Petersen as the January 2022 Firefighter of the Month. Captain Petersen began his career with MFRD in November 2002.

Captain Petersen has shown himself to be invaluable as a training officer over the past few years. His attention to detail and excellent organizational skills have made for multiple successful Fire Training Academies, professional development courses, and quarterly fire training sessions. All training must be properly documented, registered with the Alabama Fire College and coordinated with the department for operational considerations. Captain Petersen orchestrates much of this. While functioning as an instructor, Captain Petersen also organized several professional development courses the department hosted concurrently with the Fire Training Academies. Without an administrative framework, our goals cannot be accomplished. Captain Petersen has shown he is not only an aggressive and knowledgeable firefighter, he is also a valued administrator.

While dealing with the recruits, Captain Petersen is fair and equitable. He has high standards for himself and he requires nothing but the best from recruits. He is a skilled presenter and lecturer who also proves his metal out on the drill field. The Cadre preforms the evolutions with the recruits. Sometimes this requires the cadre to work even harder than the recruits as they perform the evolutions multiple times for the squads. This hands on approach demonstrates dedication to the training and safety of the recruits. Not to mention they come to respect his abilities in and out of the classroom.

Captain Petersen has made the transition at the Training Center smooth by mentoring new staff members and officers. By providing mentoring and succession training, there has been continuity during the transition that would not have been possible without his dedication.

Now, therefore, on behalf of all the citizens and with our sincere thanks, we are pleased to award this CERTIFICATE of RECOGNITION to him as FIREFIGHTER OF THE MONTH for January 2022.