PUBLIC SERVANTS AWARD CITATION PROGRAM:
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects an emergency services person, a law enforcement officer and a firefighter to receive a VFW Public Servants Award Citation. Submission to the Post Safety Chairman are due by October 31st.
Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Citation:
Any individual, who actively gives emergency medical treatment, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care, provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to our nation's citizens.
Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation:
Any individual who serves in a municipal, county, state, or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. This award does not apply to individuals employed by private companies or security services.
Firefighters Public Servant Citation:
Any individual who actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and give assistance to our nation's citizens.
911 Dispatcher:
Any individual who is a 911 Dispatcher of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and gives directions and assistance to our nation's citizens.
Criteria: (Candidates must have demonstrated)
Recognition by their colleagues or those they serve.
Consistent excellence in the performance of their duties.
Consistent dedication to their official responsibilities over a period of years and continuous growth in responsibilities and skills within their profession.
Documentation Required For All Candidates:
· Nomination letter containing the candidate's name, title, address, telephone and identifying the award for which the individual should be considered
· One page resume of the candidate's overall background
· One page resume of the candidate's background in their field
· One page listing of the candidate's accomplishment and awards in their field
· Photograph (preferably a head shot) of the candidate
All documentation should be contained in a presentation folder
Nominations:
Nominations are due to the Post Safety Chairmen by October 31st.
FORMS:
*ALL NOMINATION FORMS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE POST. POST WILL THEN FORWARD ENTRY FORMS TO THE STATE CHAIRMAN!
Life Saving Awards
Safety Chairmen at Posts are encouraged to regularly identify and honor individuals throughout the year in their geographic area who have saved a life.
Regular Life Saving Citation -- Honors individuals who have, without regard for their own comfort, taken action resulting in the saving of another human life.
Line of Duty Life Saving Citation -- Honors individuals who, in the execution of their assigned duties, have taken action resulting in the saving of another human life.
Valor Life Saving Citation -- Honor civilians who have taken action resulting in the saving of another human life and have place their own safety at risk.
