In 1971 the Genesee County Firefighters Association started awarding members of Association Departments the County Firefighter of the Year Award. When the association was disbanded in 2002 so was the award.
Under President Bob Cairnduff this award has returned after 10 years and will be presented on behalf of the Genesee County Association of Fire Chiefs at the annual Installation of Officers Banquet.
Genesee County Association of Fire Chiefs Firefighter of the Year
| D. Cameron McInally | Mundy Twp Fire Department | 1971 |
| Jack Maxwell | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1972 |
| Leroy Kirkey | Mundy Twp Fire Department | 1973 |
| Ward Caster | Holly Fire Department | 1974 |
| Hugo Brackrog | City of Mt. Morris Fire Department | 1975 |
| Walter Booth | Burton Fire Department | 1976 |
| James Estes | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1977 |
| James Pnaneuf | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1978 |
| William Rierson | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1979 |
| Robert Bezenah | Flushing Fire Department | 1980 |
| Ross Argue | Fenton Twp Fire Department | 1981 |
| John Klein | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1982 |
| Ed Groner | Davison Fire Department | 1983 |
| Howard Pray | Genesee Twp Fire Department Station #2 | 1984 |
| George Woods | City of Flint Fire Department | 1985 |
| Bruce Dorland | City of Fenton Fire Department | 1986 |
| Arden Hudson | Forest Twp Fire Department | 1987 |
| Greg Nordman | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1988 |
| Don Rowley | Flint Twp Fire Department | 1988 |
| Leland Wrigglesworth | Gaines Community Fire Department | 1989 |
| Philip Smith | Fenton Twp Fire Department | 1990 |
| Ben Zappa | Beecher Fire Department | 1991 |
| Orville Stephens | City of Mt Morris Fire Department | 1992 |
| Joe Edgerton | Swartz Creek Area Fire Department | 1993 |
| Rick Cummings | Montrose Fire Department | 1994 |
| John Morrison | City of Flint Fire Department | 1995 |
| Jeff McDonald | Grand Blanc Fire Department | 1996 |
| Ben Zerod | Swartz Creek Area Fire Department | 1997 |
| Tim Nester | Mt Morris Twp Fire Department Station #1 | 1998 |
| Joe Mitchell | Mt Morris Twp Fire Department Station #1 | 1998 |
| Mark Nolson | Vernon Twp Fire Department | 1998 |
| Jim Vogt | City of Mt Morris Fire Department | 1999 |
| Don Welch | Atlas Twp Fire Department | 2000 |
| Brendt Cole | Swartz Creek Area Fire Department | 2001 |
| Jerry Hunt | City of Flint Fire Department | 2011 |
| Mike Burkley | Flint Twp Fire Department | 2012 |
| Jon Filpansick | Clio Area Fire Department | 2013 |
| Pete Alexander | Grand Blanc Fire Department | 2014 |
| Doug Hedrick | Burton Fire Department | 2015 |
| Todd Rockwell | Mt. Morris City Fire Department | 2016 |
| David Black | Mt. Morris City Fire Department | 2016 |
| Tyler Carmichael | Mt. Morris City Fire Department | 2016 |
| Jeremy Thomas | Genesee Township Fire Department #1 | 2016 |
| Michael Chilson | Bishop Airport Fire Department | 2017 |
| Christopher Tolan | Bishop Airport Fire Department | 2017 |
| Daniel Owen | Bishop Airport Fire Department | 2017 |
| Kirk Wilkinson | City of Burton Fire Department | 2018 |
| James Michael | City of Flushing Fire Department | 2019 |
| Michael Taylor | Montrose Township Fire Department | 2020 |
| Joshua Letts | Montrose Township Fire Department | 2020 |
| Zachary Douglass | Burton City Fire Department | 2021 |
| Dan Merriam | Flint Township Fire Department | 2022 |
| Joshua Clements | Flint Township Fire Department | 2023 |
| Mark Rowley | Flint Township Fire Department | 2024 |
