On Friday night, December 12, 2025, the LSCTFT members gathered for their annual Christmas party at Smoky’s Concession Stand to celebrate the year and recognize their members’ accomplishments. With the upcoming merger with South Madison Fire Territory in 2026, all members were honored for their years of service with the LSCTFT.
The members recognized for their years of service include:
Bill Pape, who has been serving since 1976, with 49 years of service;
Jeff Passwater, who started in 1978, with 47 years of service;
Mike Lawther, who began in 1984, with 41 years of service;
William Sears, who has been serving since 1988, with 37 years of service;
Chad Everitt, who started in 1991, with 34 years of service;
Todd Sears, who began in 1997, with 28 years of service;
Chris Sears, who started in 1999, with 26 years of service;
Jason Renner and Jeremy Stewart, both of whom began in 2010, with 15 years of service, and also received a 15-year award;
Daniel Barker, who started in 2011, with 14 years of service;
Nathan Wainscott and Trent Robinson, both of whom began in 2013, with 12 years of service;
Jon Buffington and Tyson Priest, both of whom started in 2015, with 10 years of service, and also received a 10-year award;
Brandon Hutchison, who began in 2016, with 9 years of service;
Kelly Walker, who started in 2017, with 8 years of service;
Darren Study, who began in 2018, with 7 years of service;
Bre Study, Katie Hutchison, Ryan Scholer, and Tyler Hittle, all of whom started in 2019, with 6 years of service;
Mark McClure, Bryan Hutchison, and Nicole Tanksley, all of whom began in 2020, with 5 years of service, and also received a 5-year award;
Brice Everitt, Chris McClure, and Corbyn Carroll, and Zach Flowers, all of whom started in 2021, with 4 years of service;
Ben McClure, Bracken Mefford, Chase Wilber, Dan Lambert, Rick Holland, Scott Wilber, and TJ Petty, all of whom began in 2022, with 3 years of service;
Haley Daniels, who started in 2023, with 2 years of service;
Adam Rood, Andrew Pasquale, Destiny Barro, Grant Kennedy, Kailey Dugan, and Zach Hart, all of whom began in 2024, with 1 year of service;
Aaron Taylor, Douglas Parsons, Eric Anderson, and Lucas Sarver, all of whom started in 2025.
Collectively, these members have dedicated over 430 years of service to the community. The LSCTFT would like to extend their gratitude to all past and present members for their dedicated service over the last 100 years.
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