FIRE CHIEFS/OFFICERS/ADMINISTRATORS: DO YOU HAVE A FIRE FIGHTER IN YOUR RANKS WHO HAS GONE "ABOVE AND BEYOND"?
DO YOU FEEL THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION AMONGST THEIR PROVINCIAL PEERS ?
The SVFFA/FGFT “FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR” award will honor up to one outstanding individual.
The applicant must be a VOLUNTEER in good standing and have been a member for at least ONE FULL YEAR. The Department must also have been an SVFFA member for a full calendar year.
Contributing attributes could include; attendance to meetings/practices, performance during actual live calls, volunteering in the community for events as a representative of the dept., personal educational achievements/goals (certificates, test scores), safety awareness, leadership abilities/intangibles, fire prevention, public education, ability to secure resources, first aid/responder/medical skills, shuffling work and personal schedules to attend/respond to department business etc.
As a leader you will need to pick the ONE candidate from your team. This may be a daunting task as you may have several who would qualify
We will accept your application in letter form. No more than 500 words describing why he/she should be the recipient of the “SVFFA/FGFT FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR” award
Pick your candidate and submit the application by June 1st to the Executive Director at executivedirector@svffa.ca
Winners will be chosen and their Chief informed prior to the award ceremony at the Fall SVFFA Fire School.
This award will be for the "rank and file" members therefore Fire Chiefs, Deputy’s, officers will not be eligible for this award.
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact your zone reps or the Executive Director at executivedirector@svffa.ca.
Click here to find the application details. FFOY - 2025