President Dewey Fry and Compatriot John Swarts present the Delaware Crossing Fire Safety Award to Fire Marshall Gene H. Hunter.

 

Contact : Fire Saftey Award Chairman

              John Hess

 The Fire Safety Commendation Medal may be presented by the National Society, a state society or a chapter to an individual for accomplishments and/or outstanding contributions in an area of fire safety and service. The award is not limited to firefighters. It may be presented to recognize a variety of fire safety and service that has evolved into a highly technical and skilled profession with constant study, development and involvement by numerous dedicated citizens with a single goal - protect human life and property by preventing injuries or casualties due to fire and chemicals. It may be presented only to an individual and may be only presented once.

The obverse of the medal depicts a fireman's badge with flame in the center. The names of all recipients are published annually. Each awarding chapter and state society is requested to forward a short written description of the background and accomplishments of the recipients, together with dates, places and names. This should be submitted to National Headquarters, ATTN: Fire Safety and Law Enforcement Committee and should arrive no later than May 1st of each year. The report format is available on the SAR web site.