TURNER — At the Androscoggin County Firefighters Association’s annual association banquet at the Turner Fire Department, Kenneth Scribner Sr. of Durham Fire Rescue was named Firefighter of the Year by the Androscoggin County Firefighters Association. Association president Lt. Jared Blake of Sabattus Fire/EMS made the presentation.

Scribner has been a member of Durham Fire Rescue for more than 20 years, working through the ranks to deputy chief, a position he held from 1974 to 1990. During that time, he saw the second new fire engine, a used tanker and the construction of a new four-bay fire station.

Scribner is still very active in the department and was elected president of the Durham Fire Rescue Corp. earlier this year. He has made almost every call to which the department has been alerted. His dedication and hard work for the department have been compared with select few.

As well as being a firefighter, he was a member of the Army Reserves, past president, and is currently second vice president of the Durham Rod and Gun Club. He is a member of Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a hunter safety instructor, an avid hunter, a lifetime member of Durham AMVETS Post 13, and a member of the Budget Committee for the town of Durham.

Scribner’s wife, Pearl, is a past member of the Durham Fire Department as a red phone operator/dispatcher. They have two children, Kenneth Scribner Jr. and Kris Scribner, who are both past members.