NEWSPAPER EDITORIAL/COLUMN

First Place: “Man down: heroism in the line of duty”

DeWitt Times, Apr. 18, 2001 
Columnist: Jodie Heim
Submitted by: Syracuse, NY Local 280

Second Place: “What Fire Department Cuts Mean to You”

The Post-Journal , Nov. 4, 2001
Columnist: Brian Bochm
Submitted by: Jamestown, NY Local 1772

Honorable Mention: “Renew Medic One, the county’s lifeline” Seattle Times, Oct. 30, 2001; Columnist: Charles Hawkins; Submitted by: Seattle, WA Local 27