IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor 2024
PROGRAM DEADLINE: May 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT (Midnight)
Description
The IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor, sponsored by Motorola Solutions, is the IAFC's most prestigious award. Since 1970, the award has recognized the spirit of service, courage and heroism that is a proud tradition among the world's fire and emergency service. The program is named for one of the first fire chiefs in the United States, Benjamin Franklin. An inventor, statesman and humanitarian, Mr. Franklin was a prime contributor to the wealth of tradition that symbolizes the fire and emergency service worldwide.Presented annually at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) Conference by the IAFC and Motorola Solutions, the award honors a firefighter for their expert training, professional service and dedication to the duty displayed in saving human life. In addition, the program helps raise public awareness and support for the fire and emergency service.
All active firefighters, career or volunteer, are eligible for award consideration, whether the event occurred while on or off duty. They need only to be nominated by their fire chief for an incident in which they saved a human life.
The chief must submit the nomination to the program coordinator via the Apply button below. The nomination period closes May 17, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET. Recipient and regret notifications will be issued in early July, followed by a public announcement of the recipient(s). The award recipient(s) and their department chief will enjoy VIP treatment during FRI, August 14-16, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. The award presentations will take place during the FRI general session, Thursday, August 15, 2024. The recipient's chief is also presented with the Benjamin Franklin Departmental Award for Leadership.
Requirements
Note: The incident must have occurred no earlier than April 1, 2022, and no later than December 31, 2023, for the nomination to qualify for consideration in this year's program cycle. An individual or a team of up to four may be nominated. All nominations are reviewed by a select committee of IAFC members.
Required information:
- Nominee(s) full name and contact details
- Description of the incident
- Copy of the incident report from your department
- Photo of nominee (professional headshot preferred)
Optional information:
- Information about local awards and recognition that has been made concerning this incident (maximum of 3)
- Any other information you feel will be helpful in review of this nomination (ie. Media coverage, photographs, reports by superiors/ fellow firefighters – maximum of 3)
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