Firefighter of the Year
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This award is given annually to the one individual who best exemplifies the SPECIAL characteristics of a firefighter and who has an outstanding record of fire service achievements. These characteristics encompass all aspects of loyalty, productivity, and dedicated and professional service.
The candidate should be the ideal example of a firefighter. We are looking for the candidate that is a true community leader; the person who is involved in all the right activities for all the right reasons. This is not an award for heroism. It is meant to honor an individual who has given selfishly of him or her self to the local community, the local fire service and the fire service as a whole.
The candidate should be chosen from the following criteria:
DEDICATION – The individual has demonstrated the highest degree of dedication and participation to activities within his/her fire department including training, fire response, public education and other fire department operations.
LOYALTY – The individual has demonstrated an allegiance to his/her fire department and to its firefighters and officers. Is a team player that supports others’ efforts to achieve the goals of the fire service, supports his/her fire department’s policies, engaging only in constructive criticism that will lead to improvements in the department.
PRODUCTIVITY – Has gone well beyond the duties of his/her fire department position to make clearly visible improvements that have enhanced the department’s ability to reduce fire losses and to better serve its community.
PROFESSIONALISM – Performs his/her fire service duties in a manner that exemplifies the competency that all firefighters should strive to achieve and which reflects the highest standards of the fire service. Regularly demonstrates the ability to lead and to follow, depending upon the circumstances.
Our department recipients will be posted here shortly.
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