SAFETY

PUBLIC SERVANT AWARD
 CITATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIANS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND FIREFIGHTERS

Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars selects emergency medical technicians, law enforcement and firefighter personnel to receive VFW National Public Servant Awards.  Post 10038 Safety Committee seeks to submit local qualified candidates for these awards to Department of Vermont Headquarters by January 1st each year.  The Department of Vermont then selects a single candidate for each of the three award submissions from all VFW Posts in Vermont and submits those to VFW National Headquarters by February 1st for participation in the nation award selection process.


VFW National Emergency Medical Technician Public Servant Citation - Any individual, who actively gives emergency medical treatment, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care, provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to our nation’s citizens.


VFW National Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation - Any individual who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. This award does not apply to individual employed by private companies or security services.  



VFW National Firefighters Public Servant Citation - Any individual who actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and give assistance to our nation’s citizens.

VFW Post 10038 Award of Commendation Citation with Commendation Medal - Any individual who was recommended for a VFW Public Servant Award Citations For Emergency Medical Technicians, Law Enforcement Personnel And Firefighters by the Safety Committee are eligible for the VFW Commendation Medal Award. For recognition of outstanding personnel and professional achievement that earned the respect and admiration of the Citizens of Lyndonville by improving the safety, strength and resiliency of our community through their valiant and sustained efforts.

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