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Public Fire Safety Education Award

Nomination Criteria

Nominee has worked on development, implementation, or delivery of fire and life safety programs, displayed an institutionalized value towards fire and life safety education, or has provided financial or other noteworthy contributions towards fire and life safety education.

Attach a one page maximum detailed explanation of the nominee’s contributions. Include date or approximate date of achievements and supportive data such as newspaper clippings, trade journal articles, supportive letters, etc.

There are three award categories in which you can nominate a person or organization for consideration:

Firefighter/Department Recognition
Community Partner Recognition
Civilian Recognition

Submit Nominations

Nominations Process
Nominations may be only submitted through the MSFCA Office. The nominator is responsible for notifying their candidate and ensuring that he/she is willing to participate in our final selection process. Nominations can be submitted online using the form below or mailed to the office.

Nomination Format
Please include the following:

Official nomination form or online nomination form.
One page maximum detailing the nominees contributions.

Campaigning
No campaigning is permitted. The nomination form and supporting documents comprise the entire documentation for a candidate's nomination. Neither the nominee nor anyone representing him or her is to contact the awards committee member(s) once the nomination has been made and before the final selection has been made. Any violations of this will subject the nominee to disqualification.

Deadline
The deadline for nomination packages to be received by the MSFCA Office is July 31st of each year.

The Selection Process
The nomination packages will be reviewed by MSFCA Member Services Committee's appointed panel to select the winners. MSFCA reserves the right to omit an award. Photos will be published in the Quarter 4 issue of the Minnesota Fire Chief Magazine.