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Presentation of the Farmers Branch Fire Department's 2019 Fire & Life Safety Excellence Award
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BACKGROUND:
In February 2014, the Farmers Branch Fire and Life Safety Excellence Award was created to recognize a Farmers Branch building engineer or director of operations who exemplifies the highest commitment to the protection of life and property by ensuring a safe work environment for citizens and emergency responders.
The building engineer or director of operations is often the key liaison to the fire department in the event of building evacuations, annual fire prevention inspections, medical emergencies, and more importantly, during building construction and remodel projects.
An award nomination committee was selected, comprised of chief officers, to review an engineer's or director of operations past performance. Nominees for this award were submitted to the awards nomination committee. Each nomination was well deserving of this award, as they exemplified the skills and outstanding collaborative cohesiveness with city officials and fire prevention personnel.
The Farmers Branch Fire Department is very proud to announce Mr. Freddie Arthur as the recipient for the 2019 "Fire and Life Safety Excellence Award".
Freddie Arthur is the Chief Engineer for Centura Tower, located at 14185 Dallas Pkwy. Freddie has been in the industry and with Centura Tower for 20 years. Freddie currently spends most of his time maintaining a 15-story high-rise office building and 11 story garage within the City of Farmers Branch. Freddie is also very involved with the budget for the property and considers ways to cut costs and still maintain superior service for the tenants.
Freddie's knowledge of Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning systems is a bonus for not only the building but also the tenants. Recently a tenant at an adjacent building was having problems with their air conditioning. The tenant had a maintenance contract with a company that wanted to repl...
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