Valor Medal

Valor Medal

The Valor Medal is available to volunteers and career staff for acts of bravery.

May be awarded to any officer of the CFA or volunteer officer or member of any brigade for saving (or attempting to save) human life at grave risk to his/her own life.

Criteria

1. After due inquiry and after receipt of statutory declarations by not less than two witnesses of the action of any officer of the Authority or officer or member of any brigade in saving (or attempting to save) human life at grave risk to his/her own life, the Authority may award to such officer or member a medal which shall be known as the "Valor" medal.
2. A Valor medal—
   1. shall be gold in colour and shall have depicted on the obverse a fireman rescuing a child and on the reverse the seal of the Authority; and
   2. shall be worn on all ceremonial occasions suspended by a red and blue ribbon fastened to the right breast of the jacket. (CFA Act 1958 S99A

Nominations

Nominations supported by not less than two statutory declarations from witnesses of the action must be submitted through the regional Operations Manager to the Chief Officer for recommendation to the Authority.

Recipients: