CFSI

Established in 1989, the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy institute that works with members of Congress in promoting fire and life safety issues. Working with other national fire service organizations, the Institute focuses its attention on issues that benefit all first responders. Members of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, the largest caucus in Congress, look to CFSI for guidance and information to enhance their level of understanding about the challenges and needs of our nation’s fire and EMS communities.www.cfsi.org

 

 


 

MedicAlert Foundation

More than 50 years ago, MedicAlert Foundation pioneered the use of medical IDs and systems to relay vital medical information on behalf of its members to emergency responders so they receive faster and safer treatment. Today, MedicAlert provides the functionality of an e-health information exchange through an innovative combination of a unique patient identifier linked to a PHR and a live 24/7 emergency response service. MedicAlert medical IDs alert emergency personnel to a member’s primary health conditions, medications, or implanted devices. In addition to its 24-hour emergency response service, MedicAlert Foundation also provides family and caregiver notification so that members can be reunited with their loved ones. MedicAlert services are available around the world through a network of international nonprofit affiliated organizations licensed by the Foundation. www.medicalert.org/award

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Excellence in Fire Service-Based
EMS Awards Program

Purpose

  • To recognize best practices in Emergency Medical Services by fire departments in the United States.
  • To highlight EMS best practices in order to encourage other fire departments to consider similar practices to improve their fire service-based EMS systems.

Criteria

  • Must be a volunteer, combination or career fire department that provides some level of emergency medical services.
  • The department must have implemented a unique practice that enhances the delivery of EMS in the community.
  • The practice should positively affect firefighter and paramedic safety, the efficiency of resource deployment, or the effectiveness with which EMS response and patient care are delivered.

Application Process

  • Eligible applicants must submit an essay, not to exceed 1,000 words describing the best practices they have developed to enhance EMS services within their departments, focusing attention on the aforementioned criteria.
  • The applications will be reviewed and judged by a selection committee comprised of one member each from the International Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Fire Fighters, National Fire Protection Association and the National Volunteer Fire Council, and the two Vice Chairs of the Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates. In addition, CFSI and the MedicAlert Foundation shall appoint ex-officio non-voting members. The selection committee will forward a list of departments they deem worthy of recognition to the CFSI Board of Directors and MedicAlert Foundation Chief Executive Officer for final selection.
  • Based on the merits of the applications, awards will be presented to a minimum of one recipient each from a volunteer, combination and career department.
  • By submitting an application, a department grants CFSI permission to share the information about the department's EMS program through various means (websites, electronic mail, newsletters, etc).

Recognition

  • Recipients of the Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award will be honored at the Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner held in Washington, DC. CFSI will pay reasonable expenses for one individual per organization to attend the dinner. These expenses include transportation, overnight accommodations for one night and seating at the Dinner. All other costs will be the responsibility of the individuals.
  • The presentation will take place during the dinner program.
Award Submission

CFSI-Fire Service-Based EMS Award
900 Second Street NE - Suite 303
Washington, D.C. 20002
p: 202.371.1277
f: 202.682.3473
e: info@cfsi.org
www.cfsi.org

Application Form
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The application submission process is open January 1-March 16, 2012. Recipients of the 2nd Annual Excellence Awards will be notified in April 2012.