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CFSI and NFFF Accepting Nominations for the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award

Award presentation to take place at National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner

(Washington, DC) The Congressional Fire Services Institute and National Fallen Firefighters Foundation have launched a new award program to recognize organizations for their outstanding contributions to firefighter health and safety. The Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award is in recognition of the Senator’s support for the two organizations and their shared goals to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries. The presentation of the award will take place on March 29 at the 19th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner.

CFSI and NFFF are proud to announce that State Farm Insurance and VFIS will serve as corporate supporters of the award program. Each year, the recipient organization will receive a trip for two representatives to Washington, DC to attend the dinner and accept the award. The deadline for submitting nominations for this year’s award is February 23rd.

If your organization has a program to promote and address firefighter health and safety that meets the eligibility criteria, please visit www.cfsi.org/pdf/sarbanesaward.pdf and read how you can be considered for the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Services Safety Leadership Award.