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Each year, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) and the Fire Underwriters Survey host the Fire Chief of the Year Awards to recognize contributions from Fire Chiefs that go above and beyond the expected role. There are two awards which are being clarified this year as follows; one for a Volunteer Fire Chief (i.e. a  fire chief who is volunteer or part time paid in a volunteer department), and one for a Career Fire Chief (i.e. a full time paid fire chief in a volunteer, composite or career department). During CAFC’s annual conference, Fire-Rescue Canada, the nominees and the winners are recognized for their outstanding contributions. Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) and the CAFC are the sponsors of these prestigious national awards. Nominations will be accepted until August 11, 2023.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Nominations open – Monday, June 5, 2023
• Nominations close – Friday, August 11, 2023
  

AWARDS CATEGORIES

• Volunteer Fire Chief (i.e. a  fire chief who is volunteer or part time paid in a volunteer department) 
• Career Fire Chief (i.e. a full time paid fire chief in a volunteer, composite or career department)

The candidates chosen for the Fire Chief of the Year Awards will be presented with a plaque of recognition designed and presented by Fire Underwriters Survey at Fire-Rescue Canada.

ELIGIBILITY

• Individuals who are eligible for nomination and selection for Awards of Excellence must be active Chiefs in full time career, composite or volunteer positions with the fire services in Canada.  
• Those individuals who have recently retired (i.e. within 2023) will also be considered.  
• One from each category will be chosen. 

INSTRUCTIONS

1. This year’s nominations will be requested through a word template.

2. Please answer each question in the template below taking care not to exceed a response of 3 pages in Calibri 11 point font. 

3. Type your response directly into the space given beside the question.

4. When completed, please save your nomination on your desktop in the following format:

Submitting for a Volunteer Department Chief:

V_NomineesLastName_NomineesFirstName;

or

Submitting for a Career/Composite Chief:

C_NomineesLastName_NomineesFirstName

5. Please submit your application in the form at the bottom of this webpage. Your submission will be automatically received and no further action will be required once you click "Submit".

6. All nominations are due by Friday, August 11, 2023. Winners will be announced at FRC 2023.

THEME AREAS

Impact ● Innovation ● Transformation ● Mentorship/Education ● Public Safety Contribution ● Resource Management/Fundraising ● Partnership/Coalition Development ● Event or series of events ● Length of tenure and what happened in that tenure ● Recruitment and retention of volunteers ● Diversity and inclusion in department ● Precedent setting ● Emergency Management/Pandemic Response

• All nomination must include a clear, concise, and succinct narrative description of the candidates’ achievements or contributions. Additional background information may be attached.
• An independent panel of judges, drawn from the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and Fire Underwriters Survey will adjudicate the nominations.  

• Candidates must have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of their community and of the fire services industry over several years in areas such as safety, sustainable community program development, education, community service or policy development.

OR

• Candidates must have achieved, through their innovation and initiative on a particular project or program, positive and measurable improvement of significant and enduring benefit to the fire services industry and their community.

Nominations for 2023 are officially closed

Thank you