MIDDLESEX COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(Middletown,
CT.) Chairman Vincent Capece of the Middlesex County Chamber of
Commerce has announced the 2016 recipient of the Michael L. Green
Award.
The Michael L. Green Award is presented annually
to a member of the police or fire community for his or her outstanding
service to the community and to the Middlesex County Chamber of
Commerce.
The 2016 recipient of the Michael L. Green Award is George P. Dunn of Middletown.
Mr.
Dunn is a retired Fire Chief for the City of Middletown in central
Connecticut. Chief Dunn was responsible for providing direction and
support to the city’s fire department, which included fire suppression,
marine services, fire prevention, public education, training and first
response emergency medical services.
While
in the fire service he earned his Fire Instructor Certificate from the
National Professional Qualification Board for the Fire Service. As an
adjunct Instructor for the Connecticut Fire Academy he provided
instruction in the Fire Officer Development, Haz Mat and Terrorism
programs for more than 25 years. Having studied numerous courses at the
National Fire Academy he was instrumental in bringing the Incident
Command System to Connecticut as a Deputy Fire Chief. Currently, George
is also president of George P. Dunn & Associates LLC consulting
specialists, providing planning, training and exercise services.
George
has worked with many State of Connecticut agencies providing
instruction on the National Incident Management System, the Incident
Command System, multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional programs and
providing services for agency exercises.
In
1978 being active in Emergency Management, George co-developed the City
of Middletown Operations Plan for Civil and Nuclear Emergencies.
Continuing in Emergency Management studying many programs at the
Emergency Management Institute, he earned his trainer certificate in
Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools. A graduate of the Emergency
Management Institutes - Master Exercise Practitioner Program he is
certified as an MEP. Following this, he has had the opportunity to
design and participate in numerous Table Top, Functional and Full Scale
exercises.
As
the Director of Emergency Management for the City of Middletown, while
working closely with the State of Connecticut Department of Public
Health, he was successful in establishing a relationship where
Middletown’s Office of Emergency Management provides logistical support
for the state’s Mobile Hospital System. Also George was able to see to
fruition a new universal access place of assembly (disaster shelter) to
meet the needs of modern day community assistance. With planning as part
of his background and with the assistance of the local school district
and non-public schools he has been able to establish an all hazard
planning process for the schools in Middletown. George along with his
consulting duties is a Planning Section Chief with the Connecticut 3
Incident Management Team.
With
an interest in supporting the need for modern safe and serviceable
educational facilities, Mr. Dunn was Chairman of Middletown’s Snow
School Building Committee. In addition as a member of Mercy High School
Board of Trustees and Building Committee he has participated in a major
addition to a non-public High School.
George
attributes his success to the support he has received from his
wonderful wife Rosemary. They have been married for 48 years, have two
children, four grandchildren and reside in Middletown with their dog
Maggie.
Chamber
President Larry McHugh noted, “George Dunn has dedicated a lifetime of
public service to the city of Middletown. We are very proud of him, and
look forward to honoring him at our Annual Awards Dinner on June 7th in Cromwell.”
The
Michael L. Green Award will be presented at the Middlesex County
Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Cromwell.
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