Hero Award Categories

An award is granted to a recipient in each of the following categories every year. (Please note that two or more people may function as a team during a particular event, so it is possible to have more than one Hero recipient per category).

The Hero must live or work (or the event must occur) in one of the towns served by the South Central CT Chapter. Nominations may be made for both living and posthumous Heroes.

FIRE FIGHTER
The nominee is a professional or volunteer Fire Fighter who responded to an incident or performed an extraordinary act of courage or kindness. The incident may or may not be related to a fire fighting incident, CPR or the use of skills associated directly with the job of fighting fires. This may have occurred on or off duty.

LAW ENFORCEMENT
The nominee is a Police Officer who responded to an incident or performed an extraordinary act of courage or kindness. The incident does not have to be related to the use of skills directly associated with the job. This may have occurred on or off duty.

MEDICAL
The nominee is a Medical professional who is associated with a medically related rescue or other act of extraordinary kindness. The incident does not necessarily have to be associated with a medical emergency. This have may have occurred on or off duty.

911 DISPATCH
The nominee is associated with the 911 Dispatch Operations. The event will have involved a situation where a dispatcher, supervisor or employee at the 911 office talked a caller through a crisis or responded to an incident. This may have occurred on or off duty.

ADULT GOOD SAMARITAN
The nominee is 21 years of age or over and is associated with a rescue or other act of extraordinary kindness, or is involved in a project or ongoing effort that directly benefits a community. The incident can involve any event that made a real difference in the community through kindness, courage and unselfishness in a time of need.

YOUTH GOOD SAMARITAN
The nominee is under 21 years of age and is associated with a rescue or other act of extraordinary kindness, or is involved in a project or ongoing effort that directly benefits a community. The incident can involve any event that made a real difference in the community through kindness, courage and unselfishness in a time of need.

MILITARY
The nominee is associated with the United States Armed Forces. The event will have involved a situation where a Service Member was involved with a rescue or other act of extraordinary kindness. This may have occurred on or off duty.

ANIMAL RESCUE  
The nominee is associated with a rescue that involved an animal. The incident can involve an animal that has protected a human in a time of need, a person who rescued an animal from a traumatic situation, or an animal who provides everyday support to a human in a very special way.