9-1-1 Heroes Award Program

Purpose:

The primary purposes of the Kansas City Regional 9-1-1 Heroes Award program are to recognize and reward youth who demonstrate knowledge of the proper use of 9-1-1 by performing some heroic action during the course of the emergency/call and to promote public education and awareness of 9-1-1. Heroes must meet the following criteria developed by the 9-1-1 Public Education Advisory Committee. If these criteria are met, the youth will receive the 9-1-1 Hero Award.

Criteria:

• The 9-1-1 call must be initiated by the youth.
• The youth must have performed some heroic action in the course of the emergency that contributed to:
  • Saving a life
  • Significantly reducing property loss
  • Apprehending a criminal and/or stopping a crime
• The program recognizes youth age 16 or younger; however, exceptions may be considered under special circumstances.
• The agency personnel submitting the nomination should complete the hero nomination form, including a brief summary of the incident. If possible, a recording of the 9-1-1 call should accompany the hero nomination form.

Award Presentation Format:

If the award is presented during the school year, a presentation will be made at the youth’s school to enhance the youth’s experience and provide an opportunity to educate other students on the proper use of 9-1-1.

If the award is not presented during the school year, an award presentation may take place at a
9-1-1 Coordinating Committee meeting or other Regional 9-1-1 System event.

A press release will be sent to local media prior to the presentation event. This provides another opportunity to recognize the hero’s accomplishment and promote the proper use 9-1-1.

Award Presentations:

The 9-1-1 Hero will receive:

• Kansas City Regional 9-1-1 System’s Personalized Hero Award Certificate
• 9-1-1 Heroes T-Shirt and Award Medal
• Possible guest of honor at a 9-1-1 Event
• Other promotional items

The 9-1-1 Dispatcher/Nominator will receive:

• Kansas City Regional 9-1-1 System’s Personalized Award Certificate

If you have any questions about the 9-1-1 Heroes program, please contact D'Arcy Haeusser,
public affairs specialist.

9-1-1 Hero Nomination Form
Please submit a separate form for each 9-1-1 Hero Nominee
Nominee Information
Name:
Age:
Gender:	Male Female
Parent/Guardian name:
Street address:
City, state and zip code
Phone (Day):
Phone (Evening):
Had the hero received any education about 9-1-1?:
9-1-1 Nominator Information
Agency name:
Contact person:
Address:
City, state and zip code
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
9-1-1 Call Information
Is audio available?	Yes No
Date and time of call:
Dispatcher name:
Dispatcher phone:
Dispatcher fax:
Dispatcher e-mail:
Summary of the incident: