First-responders recognized for service at annual banquet

Assistant chief Cody Gibbs (left) gives a Firefighter of the Year award to Crawford assistant chief Ryan Martin at the Oglethorpe County Fire Rescue Banquet on Saturday. Martin also serves as a firefighter for Athens-Clarke County. (Submitted photo/Cody Gibbs)
Assistant chief Cody Gibbs (left) gives a Firefighter of the Year award to Crawford assistant chief Ryan Martin at the Oglethorpe County Fire Rescue Banquet on Saturday. Martin also serves as a firefighter for Athens-Clarke County. (Submitted photo/Cody Gibbs)

Assistant Chief Cody Gibbs knows first-hand that being a first-responder is difficult.

 

And in a year with more emergency calls than normal, Gibbs said emergency personnel are “spending time away …