Salina Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1432 seeks nominations for a first responder recognition program.
Department of Kansas of the Veterans of Foreign Wars annually offers a community service recognition program in three categories: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) of the Year, Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, and Firefighter of the Year. For each program, a deserving individual or an entire team may be nominated. Salina Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1432 is seeking nominations in all three categories.
The goal of these programs is to recognize those deserving individuals whose performance of their duties distinguishes them from all others. Nominations for individuals serving in Salina or Saline County will be accepted.
EMT of the Year
This honor is awarded to an individual or team that actively gives emergency medical services, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care or provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to citizens.
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
This honor is intended to be awarded to an individual or team 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.
Firefighter of the Year
This honor is awarded to an individual or team that actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer fire department organized to fight fires and give assistance to our citizens.
Required documents for a nomination package for each category include the following:
A nomination letter of no more than 350 words containing the nominee’s name, title, address and telephone number, and the title of the award for which the individual or team should be considered. If a team is nominated, the names of all team members must be included. The nomination letter should
include the individual’s or team’s overall background, field experience and individual or team accomplishments and awards.
A 3×5 or 5×7 photograph of the nominee (preferably a headshot for an individual). Team nominations should include a group photo.
Send nominations no later than Dec. 2 to VFW Post 1432, ATTN: LTC (Ret.) Richard Fisher, 1108 W. Crawford St., Salina, KS, 67401.