Grays Harbor Fire District No. 2 volunteer firefighter Charles Maloney received the annual Fred Allinson Award for earning top scholastic honors among the 217 attendees at the 2016 Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association 93rd Annual Conference and Fire School June 3-5 in Wenatchee. Firefighter Maloney has achieved this in three of the past four annual Association Fire Schools. The award is named for one of Washington State’s first fire service training officers. Firefighter Maloney began his fire service career 26 years ago with Woodinville Fire &Rescue and has served with Grays Harbor FD No. 2 since 1996. The Montesano resident is assigned to Station 32 in Brady. Founded in 1923, WSFFA is the oldest statewide fire service organization. Its mission is to represent the interests of the volunteer firefighters and EMS responders throughout the state of Washington. Membership includes more than 400 fire departments and districts, representing approximately 16,000 volunteers.