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FRFANZ Service Honours
Important Notices: at
its meeting of 16 November 2007, the FRFANZ Committee decided that FRFANZ
service medals and bars would only be issued to firefighters who are FRFANZ
members, or whose fire fighting unit/organisation is a member of FRFANZ. This
means that firefighters of a rural fire force that is not a FRFANZ member, but
may have previously received medals because the rural fire authority of the
force is an affiliate FRFANZ member, are no longer eligible. In this situation,
the firefighters may regain eligibility by ensuring that the force becomes
a FRFANZ member.
At its Annual General Meeting of 6 August 2008,
FRFANZ extended eligibility of the award of the Gold Star to applicants who had
served 25 years or more, but for whom this service was a consecutive mix
of NZFS and rural fire service, with neither period exceeding 25 years.
Qualifying criteria are listed below.
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Silver Medal and Bars
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Gold Star and Bars
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Conditions
and procedure to be followed to enable the award of the Service Medal
- The
Medal (and/or Bars) is available to active rural firefighters who are
members of FRFANZ, or members of rural fire forces or organisations
that are FRFANZ members. The medal may be awarded after the
firefighter has completed three years' active service, and each
subsequent three year period of active service entitles the
firefighter to a bar to the medal.
- The
application
form includes a signed statement attesting to the qualification of
the firefighters.
- Note
that the same period of service cannot be used to claim both
UFBA and FRFANZ Service Honours.
- Depending
on stock, delivery should be prompt. Any delays will be advised.
Orders will only be accepted if accompanied by the appropriate payment
[medal $30 each, bar $10 each, postage per order $4.80] with engraving
being the responsibility of the orderer.
It is suggested
that rural fire organisations order service awards once a year, and hold
an appropriate social occasion ('Honours Night') during which the awards
are presented. Medals are to be worn on the left side of a jacket.
Enquiries should be directed to Gavin
Wallace.
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Medal
Distribution Summary
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Conditions
and procedure to be followed to enable the award of the Service Star
- The
Management Committee may grant the award of the FRFANZ Service Star in
recognition of meritorious rural fire service to any rural
firefighter, or rural fire officer, provided that at least 75% of its members
approve the award.
- Any
application for the award must be in writing to the Secretary,
detailing the claim for meritorious service.
- The
application may be lodged by a Committee Member, on behalf of FRFANZ.
- In
respect of long rural fire service, a period of 25 years will be an accepted
criterion establishing meritorious service, provided good conduct has
been maintained. If the award is made for long rural fire service: a) the recipient will cease to wear the FRFANZ Service Medal and Bars; b)
the recipient will be entitled to add a gold Service Bar to the Star
ribbon for each successive three year period following the award of
the Star.
- If
the period of 25 years is mixed NZFS and rural fire service, the
Committee may grant the award, provided the applicant is still in
rural fire service, and that this service amounts to more than half of
the qualifying period. In this case, the recipient will not be
entitled to additional gold Service Bars until 28 years of rural fire
service has been completed.
- The
cost of the Star and Bars ($30 and $10) will be borne by the applying
organisation.
Actual presentation of the Star is left to the applying
organisation to arrange. It is suggested that the occasion be used to
promote local relations, for example, by having the Mayor of the
territorial authority make the presentation.
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