JOIN LOGIN MENU EMS Awards Heart Safe Community Awards The annual Heart Safe Community Awards are presented by the IAFC EMS Section at Fire-Rescue Med to one fire department serving a large community (population of over 100,000) and one fire department serving a small/mid-sized community (population under 100,000). All nominations must be submitted via the online nomination form. Criteria Agencies and systems nominated will have demonstrated creative approaches to improving therapies for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and its life-threatening complication, sudden cardiac arrest, through: Dispatcher recognition and telephone CPR instruction Citizen alerting Bystander CPR AED deployment (i.e. PAD programs or First Response) High-performance, team-based resuscitation Partnering with local hospitals to improve outcomes Public education programs to increase awareness and prevention of sudden cardiac arrest and heart attacks Award recipients must submit a short description of their community program for presentation during FRM opening ceremonies. Their stories will be featured in future white papers and case studies to promote best practices and the award program in the future. Questions? Contact the EMS Section staff liaison: Evan Davis, edavis@iafc.org James O. Page Award This award is presented annually to an individual who has played a key role in creating and/or promoting non-clinical innovation and achievements in fire-service EMS management and leadership that has had a positive impact nationally. The Award is named in honor of James O. Page, who has been a visionary and a national leader in fire-service EMS for over three decades. Recipients IAFC Honors Katherine West with 2020 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award Past James O. Page Award Recipients (pdf) 2012 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award Recipient Fire Chief William Metcalf (third from left) with EMS Section board members and Physio-Control President Brian Webster (third from right) 2014 Heart Safe Award Small/Mid Sized Community Recipients Highland Village, Texas, with EMS Section board members and John Frierich ,Physio-Control (second from right) 2014 Heart Safe Award Small/Mid Sized Community Recipients Highland Village, Texas, with EMS Section board members and John Frierich ,Physio-Control (second from right) 2012 Heart Safe Award Recipients: (left to right) Large Community - Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue; Small Community - Hilton Head Island (SC) Fire and Rescue Related News Dan Finnegan Earns 2019 FLSS Award August 21, 2019 Visionary EMS Leadership: The History of the James O Page Award March 4, 2019 IAFC Recognizes 2018 Ben Franklin Award for Valor Nominees October 29, 2018 Previous CDC Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Delta Variant Top 5 Things To Know About Covid-19 And Delta Variant Next 1 2 3 You are not logged in. International Association of Fire Chiefs Home Contact Us Terms of Use & Copyright Privacy Policy IAFC Logo Usage Policy Discrimination & Harassment Policy 4795 Meadow Wood Lane, Suite 100W, Chantilly, VA 20151 | Tel: 703-273-0911 | Fax: 703-273-9363 © 1999 - 2021 International Association of Fire Chiefs. All Rights Reserved.