Tom Donadee, a 27 year veteran of the Boardman Fire Department, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant as a Fire Prevention Officer last week at a meeting of Boardman Township Trustees. He is pictured with his wife, Karen, who pinned his new rank bar in on his uniform. Lt. Donadee holds a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University and served six years in the Ohio National Guard’s 838th MP Battalion. He received his firefighter certification at the Ohio State Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg. Lt. Donadee is an American Heart Association CPR instructor, a certified Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Officer, and State Certified Fire Inspector. He is also the recipient of the State Fire Service Valor Award and is a Liberty Mutual Fire Mark Award winner. During the promotion ceremony, Chief Mark Pitzer noted Lt. Donadee “goes above and beyond the call of duty and his service has impacted a lot of people in a positive manner.”