On November 15, 2021, the Clinton Legion June VanMeter Post 190 announced that Lieutenant Ryan Winkler was chosen as the Firefighter of Year for the City of Clinton. Lt. Winkler was recognized for two of his lifesaving efforts – one in 2018 for a male who had attempted suicide and one in 2019 for an unresponsive resident of a house fire.
On January 18, 2022, the Clinton Fire Department was notified that Lt. Winkler had been selected by the American Legion of Iowa as the recipient of Iowa’s Firefighter of the Year Award. Lt. Winkler will be recognized at the Annual Department Convention in July of 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa. Lt. Winkler’s nomination has now moved forward to the National Affairs Committee for consideration for the National Firefighter of the Year Award. This is the second year in a row that a Clinton firefighter was chosen as Iowa’s Firefighter of the Year.
The Clinton Legion June VanMeter Post 190 and the Clinton Fire Department are very proud of Lt. Winkler’s accomplishments. (Special recognition of the award was mentioned at the recent city council meeting)
