CPSE ACCEPTING FIRE CHIEF OF YEAR AWARD NOMINATIONS

Beginning with the 2010 nomination process, the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. (CPSE) joins the group of organizations and associations which are allowed to submit a nomination for the Fire Chief Magazine Fire Chief of the Year Awards. CPSE will be able to submit one nomination in either the Career or Volunteer Chief category. The following information is taken from the Fire Chief magazine webpage to describe the award criteria:

Two awards will be presented in 2010; one for a career fire chief and one for a volunteer fire chief.

• A volunteer fire chief is defined as one who earns his or her principal livelihood by some means other than serving as a fire chief, even if the position of chief carries some compensation.
• A career fire chief is defined as one who earns his or her principal livelihood as a fire chief.
• In each category, the status of the fire department as a whole — paid, volunteer or combination — is not considered.
• Individuals who are eligible for nomination and selection as Fire Chief of the Year are limited to active chiefs of departments. Previous Fire Chief of the Year winners are not eligible.
• Selection criteria will emphasize leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, service to the public and contributions to the fire service as a whole.
• All of a nominee's fire service activities and accomplishments will be considered, but, because this is the Fire Chief of the Year award, special emphasis will be placed on the period from mid-2006 through 2009. A nominee's command role at a major emergency incident, while relevant, will not be enough to place that individual into contention for the award.

CPSE will begin accepting nominations from within our communities of credentialed Chief Fire Officers and accredited fire departments immediately. The CPSE nomination period will end on May 21, 2010. An internal selection process will determine the individual who will receive CPSE’s nomination to Fire Chief Magazine.

Click here to download the internal nomination form. Remember that this is a lifetime achievement award and will not be awarded based upon any single incident.

Contact Paul D. Brooks at 866-866-2324, ext 208, or at paul@publicsafetyexcellence.org, for more information.