Association’s Olympic Peninsula chapter honors public safety officials

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, May 27, 2015

SEQUIM — Olympic Peninsula Chapter 74 of the International Footprint Association has honored the achievements of Clallam County law enforcement and public safety organizations.

The group’s Officer of the Year awards banquet was held May 11 at the Sequim Elks Club.

Chapter President Maura Mattson and program chair Gene Mattson presented special recognition plaques to officers elected by their peers who say they have excelled in their careers by going “above and beyond.”

The chapter also presented Officer Tony Bush of the Port Angeles Police Department with an achievement award for being selected as basic academy 2015 class president at the state Criminal Justice Training Academy.

He is the second-ever Clallam County participant to have achieved this role, the first being more than 30 years ago by now-Chief Terry Gallagher.

The group recognized the Sequim, Port Angeles and Forks police departments; the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office; the Port Angeles Fire Department; Clallam County Fire District Nos. 2, 3 and 4; the State Patrol; the U.S. Border Patrol; Clallam Bay Corrections Center; Coast Guard; and Peninsula Communications, or PenCom.

The nonprofit Footprinters promote fellowship and cooperation among all branches of law enforcement and the public.