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Award Descriptions
A Valor Award is given to an
individual who, in the performance of a specific act, demonstrates great
personal courage, while realizing that the slightest miscalculation would
lead to grave personal injury or death. The act should be clearly beyond
the requirements of a firefighter. Such an act should clearly demonstrate
an act of bravery involving risk of injury or death. Such an act of this
nature should result in the attempt to save a human life.
A Meritorious Award is given for a
specific act involving either personal risk or exceptionally good judgment.
The risk need not be of the extreme nature required for the Valor Award, but
must be clearly beyond the normal requirements for firefighting. In cases
involving good judgment, the action taken should be outstanding to the
degree that highly undesirable consequences would occur, had not the action
been taken.
A Unit Citation may be presented to a
group of firefighters who act as a team in effecting a rescue involving
human life.
A Civilian
Citation may be presented when a civilian voluntarily assists at a fire
or emergency deemed beneficial to the fire service.
Valor Awards Procedure
Valor Awards Application
Eagle Scout Recognition
A program has been established to recognize any scout who
achieves the Eagle Scout honor and is an active junior or cadet member of a
Fire Department or if his parent, grandparent, or guardian is a member of
the State Fire Chiefs Association.
The recognition will be the presentation of a certificate
by an officer or trustee of the Association, when possible, at the Eagle
Court of Honor. In circumstances where no Board member is available to make
the presentation, the certificate will be sent to the Scout Master for
presentation at the Court of Honor.
The process is initiated by a letter from a leader of the
Scout Troop or the member of the Association whose child is to be
recognized.
Eagle Scout Recognition Application
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