Dinner honors Newport firefighters and lifeguards

Tom Evans, a past skipper of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Commodores Club, greets members of the city Fire Department at the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner on Thursday at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Lifeguard Supervisor of the Year Mark Herman, left, and Seasonal Lifeguard of the Year Trent Cozza arrive at the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Civilian of the Year Matt Brisbois, left, greets Firefighter of the Year Joseph Harrison, right, at Thursday’s Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner presented by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Longtime Newport Beach fire Capt. Ron Gutierrez, right, talks with a guest at the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner on Thursday at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

An ice sculpture in the shape of a lifeguard chair was the centerpiece at the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner on Thursday.

Seasonal Lifeguard of the Year Trent Cozza attends the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner.

Newport Beach fire Capt. Ron Gutierrez, center, arrives with crew members from Station 63 at the Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Firefighter of the Year Jospeh Harrison, left, and Civilian of the Year Matt Brisbois attend the 21st annual Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner on Thursday.

Lifeguard Supervisor of the Year Mark Herman, right, chats with a guest at Thursday’s Newport Beach Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Dinner presented by the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce.