Dexter, Missouri - Dexter firefighters and their guests attended the annual awards banquet at Hickory Log on December 16, 2017, with the highlight of the evening being the presentation of the award for Firefighter of the Year.

Firefighters annually cast ballots to select the honoree. Named for the 2017 honor was Andrew Juden, pictured at left above with the 2016 recipient, Todd O’Dell.