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Rosemount Names Public Safety Employees of the Year

Police officer, fireman receive awards at American Legion Post ceremony.

Editor's note: Information from a news release from the City of Rosemount.

Rosemount police officer Jason Waage and firefighter Tom Bigalk have been named the city’s public safety employees of the year.  The awards were announced last weekend during an observance at the Rosemount American Legion Post.

Officer Waage was praised for his overall work ethic and dedication to law enforcement.  He performs in traffic enforcement at a high level and is quick to respond to calls for service of any kind. He was assigned last year to serve on the county’s joint tactical (or “SWAT”) team in addition to standard patrol duties, requiring additional monthly training and stand-by readiness in case of a crisis situation. Office Waage joined the Rosemount force in 2008.

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Firefighter Bigalk has made himself available to the Rosemount Fire Department at all hours, outside of his commitment for his fulltime job. Along with responding to many service calls, he helps with repair and organization at Fire Station No. 2 and has taken a role with the department’s prevention and education services. He was part of the team that recently installed 200 smoke detectors obtained through a grant, and often volunteers to represent the Department at block parties and station tours. He was also a member of the committee that researched the specifications for a new fire truck. Firefighter Bigalk joined the Department in 2005.

Public safety employees of the year are nominated by their coworkers and selected by department managers.

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