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. The Post Safety Chairman will  submit a candidate for these awards to the VFW State level Safety Chairman for consideration to be forwarded to National VFW organization.

 

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.

 

 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:

   Packages should be forwarded to the  program chairman for Post 1736 Safety Chairmen  no later than November 30, 2024

 

                                                                                                           Safety Program Chairman

                                                                                                                    Rodney Barnett

                                                                                                                      318-290-7780