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Oconee Fire Rescue Personnel Honored
Volunteer Mark Capobianco was recognized as Oconee County's medical first responder of the year.
Mark Capobianco has been named Oconee County medical first responder of the year, according to .
Capobianco was recognized at a banquet this spring by Region Ten EMS Council Chairman Jim Dove. According to a news release, Capobianco completed the 80-hour medical first responder course offered by Oconee County Volunteer Fire Rescue in 2010.
The department said Capobianco responds to a majority of the emergency calls in Oconee County as a volunteer while maintaining his own business and calls him "an outstanding example of Oconee County Volunteer Fire Rescue and the service it provides to the citizens."
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