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Burlington County Fire Service Awards Program
Five classifications of awards:
Valor – Honor Award
Awarded for an act or deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice, involving risk to the individual’s own life, above and beyond the call of duty. ( The award recognizes an individual act, not a team effort.)
Meritorious Service Award
Awarded for service when an individual, with diligence and perseverance, conspicuously performs their duty. (Protects life and/or property or otherwise performs a deed that reflects credit upon the individual and the agency he or she represents)
Distinguished Service Award
Awarded to and individual that has dedicated years of unqualified giving and service to the betterment of the Fire Service and profession and through his/her efforts has inspired and served as a leader to other public safety services professionals in Burlington County. (The award recognizes service to the county, not just longevity and service to an individual company)
Unit Citation
Awarded for actions termed as “Outstanding Performance” by members of a unit who demonstrated remarkable performance relating to the protection of life and/or property.
Meritorious Civilian Award
Awarded for actions termed as “Outstanding Performance” by a civilian who demonstrated remarkable performance relating to the protection of life and/or property. *** This nomination will only be accepted from a Chief in the Fire Service ***
Burlington County Fire Service Awards Program
NOMINATION FORM
Please Print or Type
This nomination is for: 1_____ Valor – Honor 2 ______ Meritorious Service
3____Distinguished Service 4____Unit Citation 5___ Meritorious Civilian Award
(Award criteria is described above)
Name of Nominee: __________________________________ Rank________________
Department __________________________________ Station Number _____________
Incident Date: ______________ Time: ________ Incident #, if applicable ___________
Name, address, and phone # of Nominator: ________________________________________________________________________
Description of the act to justify the award : _____________________________________
Nominators are encouraged to attach a longer narrative statement, pictures, newspaper articles, incident reports, copies of other commendations, etc. Nominations will be considered on the basis of the facts included in the application.
The program recognizes acts in the 12 month period from October 1st through September 30th of each year. All nominations must be submitted to the following address by October 15th.
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