Chiefs: Nominate Now for the IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor

The IAFC is accepting nominations for the IAFC Ben Franklin Award for Valor now through May 20.

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) by the IAFC and Motorola Solutions, the award honors a firefighter for his or her expert training, professional service and dedication to the duty displayed in saving a human life. Moreover, the program raises public awareness and support for the fire and emergency service.

The award winner and his or her department chief will be treated to a VIP weekend at FRI. The award recipient's chief will be presented with the Benjamin Franklin Departmental Award for Leadership. All qualified nominations will be recognized in a future edition of On Scene, the IAFC’s official newsletter.

Eligibility
All active firefighters career or volunteer, whether on or off-duty, are eligible for award consideration. They need only to be nominated by their chief for an incident in which they saved a human life. The incident must have occurred between April 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018.

Nomination Process
The chief must submit all pertinent details through the online nomination form no later than 11:59 PM ET May 20. Required information includes nominee(s) full name and contact details, description of the incident and a copy of the incident report from the department.

Questions? Email BenFranklinAward@iafc.org.

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