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Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Safety Leadership Award

Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Safety Leadership Award

Recognizing A Commitment to Firefighter Health and Safety
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The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) are accepting nominations for the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Safety Leadership Award. The Sarbanes Award recognizes organizations for outstanding leadership in advancing firefighter health and safety. The presentation will take place at the 28th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Symposium on May 5, 2016, in Washington, DC. Over 1,500 state and national fire service leaders are expected to attend the program hosted by CFSI. The program will feature remarks from national political leaders and award presentations recognizing both individuals and organizations for leadership at the national level.

The goals of the Senator Sarbanes Award are described by the following five points:
• Helping to advance the Life Safety Initiatives originally developed by the American fire service during the 2004 National Fire Service Summit hosted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation in Tampa, Florida, and reaffirmed at the Tampa2 Summit in 2014.
• Advocating the need to address firefighter health and safety and becoming an advocate for this cause.
• Promoting and supporting firefighter health and safety initiatives at the local, state or national level.
• Reaching out to other organizations and developing partnerships to further the cause of firefighter health and safety.
• Engaging government leaders at all levels to work together for changes and for the establishment of government programs that can enhance the personal safety of firefighters.

This year, applications will be submitted on-line. The electronic application form is located at www.cfsi.org under the LEADERSHIP AWARDS tab. Applicants are asked to provide detailed answers to all questions. For additional information about the Sarbanes award, contact CFSI at 202-371-1277.

CFSI will provide coach-class travel and hotel accommodations at the Washington Hilton for a representative of the recipient organization. The Sarbanes award is made possible by the generous support of State Farm Insurance and VFIS, Inc., the corporate cosponsors.

The deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 2016.