Two East Manatee Fire Rescue firefighters talked about their love of their job, and how the thing that makes it so worthwhile is that they work every day with their department family.
So Lt. Robert Day and Engineer Dominick Reale were proud of the awards they earned March 18 because they were selected by those same firefighting family members.
Day received the Officer of the Year award while Reale was named Firefighter of the Year. The nominations for the annual awards come from their peers…