Last night was a surprise for firefighter Ernest Karpiak, as he was given the Jack Carey Memorial Firefighter of the Year award.
The award is usually given out at the Firefighters Ball. However, Karpiak is going to be out of town that weekend, so the Dauphin Fire Department set up the surprise event.
Karpiak was going to city hall under the impression he was meeting the new councillors and explaining to them what the fire department does for Dauphin.
Karpiak explains how it feels to win the award.
“It feels very humbling to be nominated for this award and receive it. It is voted on by your peers for going above and beyond the call of duty and it truly feels amazing to be a recipient of it.”
He won the award because a few months ago he saved a co-worker from choking at a work function in Brandon.
