This award honors an Ohio Fire Service Instructor who has demonstrated outstanding teaching characteristics and because of these attributes has made major impact in fire education at their local fire department and fire charter.
Criteria
a. A fire service instructor active in providing fire education;
b. Is active in local public education and fire training with their fire department and/or Ohio fire training charter;
c. Has demonstrated positive relationships with the students and administration;
d. Has demonstrated professionalism in the performance of his/her duties;
e. Exemplifies outstanding leadership, dedication, and service to the community through involvement with Ohio fire service.
Eligibility
a. An active, Ohio-certified fire service or fire safety inspector instructor;
b. A fire service instructor directly responsible for the training of firefighters and/or fire safety inspectors;
c. Is in good standing with his/her fire agency, fire training charter, and the state of Ohio;
d. Ohio fire service instructor certification is valid.
Selection Process
All nominations will be reviewed by Division of EMS staff to determine that the nominees are in good standing
and that individuals are currently certified at the level for which they were nominated. Any nomination that does not meet
these criteria will be considered invalid and will not be forwarded for consideration.
An Award Selection Panel consisting of Ohio Department of Public Safety Division of EMS staff, members of the
Firefighter and Fire Safety Inspector Training Committee and others deemed appropriate will be created for each
category. The selection panel will review and evaluate the nominations. To avoid personal bias, nomination forms will be
redacted to remove any direct identifiers of the nominee before being sent to the members of the selection panel for
evaluation.
No award will be given if there are no nominations for an award. No award will be given if the selection panel’s evaluation
finds that no nominee meets that award’s criteria.
Nomination Instructions
Anyone, including the nominee, may submit a nomination for any award. Individual nominees must be currently certified at the level for which they are being nominated. The primary reason for which a person or agency is being nominated must have occurred in the state of Ohio.
For all categories the nomination must be based on an individual’s or organization’s overall contributions, body of work, or sustained performance, not on single acts of heroism. Heroic acts may be part of the nomination, but not the basis.
Fill out the information requested on the nomination form. Include written examples of why this person should win, focusing on the award criteria. Please be specific, using examples that are easy to understand and thorough in describing the nominee’s accomplishments as the panel which reviews the nominations will not be as familiar with your nominee as you are.
The total nomination submission may not exceed 20 8.5” x 11” pages or material (single sided) or 10 pages front and back. Nominations received after the deadline will be returned to the nominator.