Each year members of TFD vote on the Clarence G. Scoggins Firefighter of the Year Award. This award is given at the annual Ladies Night festivities and is named after Clarence G. Scoggins, former Tryon Fire Chief and the first fire marshal of Polk County.
| Year | Recipient |
| 1963 | Jack Ford |
| 1964 | Wofford Foster |
| 1965 | James Cowan |
| 1966 | Robert T. Dedmont |
| 1967 | Birch Arledge |
| 1968 | Melvin Phillips |
| 1969 | Hub Arledge |
| 1970 | Carroll Scoggins |
| 1971 | Roy Williams |
| 1972 | Fred Swann |
| 1973 | Frank Flynn |
| 1974 | Robert Earl Arledge |
| 1975 | Fred Edwards |
| 1976 | Jack Phillips |
| 1977 | Ronnie Pack |
| 1978 | Benny Smith |
| 1979 | Rudy Hudson |
| 1980 | Jimmy Lankford |
| 1981 | Franklin Williams |
| 1982 | Billy Wall |
| 1983 | Rick Covil |
| 1984 | Roger Edwards |
| 1985 | Gary Walker |
| 1986 | Bob Scoggins |
| 1987 | Jack Holmes |
| 1988 | John Foy |
| 1989 | Keith Collins |
| 1990 | Phil Culbreth |
| 1991 | Scottie Gosnell |
| 1992 | Jody Morse |
| 1993 | Randy Green |
| 1994 | Tommy Burrell |
| 1995 | Bob Scoggins |
| 1996 | Jimmy Littlefield |
| 1997 | Mark Smith |
| 1998 | Roger Blackwell |
| 1999 | David Hill |
| 2000 | Danny Walker |
| 2001 | Dave Kuether |
| 2002 | Larry Walker |
| 2003 | Dave Kuether |
| 2004 | Danny Walker |
| 2005 | Ken Cobourn |
| 2006 | Stephen Pace |
| 2007 | Johnny Hipp |
| 2008 | Marshall Lipscomb |
| 2009 | Stephen Pace |
| 2010 | Chris Ross |
| 2011 | Wesley Johnson |
| 2012 | James "Tank" Waters |
| 2013 | Kimberley L. Pack |
| 2014 | Tommy Stott |
| 2015 | Geoffrey M. Tennant |