Receiving an award named after one of its own, the Conway Fire Department was honored this weekend for its service over the past year.
The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Society's Jon S. McMahan Service of the Year Award is bestowed upon departments that boast services that have significantly contributed to local, state and national provisions and also contribute to improving patients' pre-hospital care. Such nominees for the Fire/EMS Service of the Year award must also show exceptional first response delivery. This award was named after Jon Scott McMahan, a former Conway firefighter who died of stomach cancer at age 45 on Feb. 17, 2009.