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Medal of Honor for Emergency Medical Services Personnel

  • Service description

    People who have volunteered as emergency medical responders for many years may be honored with the Hessian Emergency Medical Services Medal of Honor. It serves as a token of recognition and appreciation and also provides an incentive for young citizens to actively volunteer in a field as important as emergency medical services.

    The Emergency Medical Services Medal of Honor is awarded to members of emergency medical services organizations in three levels:

    • Level I: One gold star:
      for at least 1,000 hours of active volunteer service with the Hessian Emergency Medical Service
    • Level II: 2 gold stars:
      for at least 2,000 hours of active volunteer service with the Hessian Emergency Medical Service,
    • Level III: 3 gold stars:
      for at least 3,000 hours of active volunteer service with the Hessian Emergency Medical Services.

    The Emergency Services Medal of Honor consists of a pin and a patch.

  • Procedure

    Applications for the award of emergency services medals of honor may only be submitted by the respective emergency services organization. To

    ensure that the emergency services medals of honor can be awarded in a timely manner, applications should be submitted no later than 3 months before the scheduled award date.

    The applications are submitted to the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration by the district committees of the counties or the municipal authorities of the independent cities in which the honoree resides. The minister decides on

    the award.

    There is no legal entitlement to receive this honor.
     

    Note on how to wear it:

    • The pin for the Emergency Services Medal of Honor should be worn only on special occasions and attached to the left lapel.
    • The Emergency Services Medal patch should be attached to the duty jacket either on the left sleeve or on the left side of the chest.

  • Prerequisites

    • Completion of the minimum number of hours specified for the respective level with an emergency medical services organization
      • Only the time during which the honoree actively participated in the emergency medical services on a volunteer basis and without compensation counts as service. Drills, training, and continuing education may be taken into account.
      • The number of hours to be worked does not have to be completed in a continuous period of time. It may consist of several separate time periods. However, these time periods should follow one another without any significant interruption.
      • Hours worked for various emergency medical service organizations are added together. Volunteer work for emergency medical service organizations outside of Hesse must be taken into account.
    • The person to be honored must be worthy of state recognition

    Note: Emergency medical service organizations are eligible to apply

  • What documents are required?

    • Application Form
    • Information regarding active volunteer work in emergency medical services, as evidenced by certificates or other documentation from the emergency medical services organizations
    • Confirmation that the nominated individual is worthy of an award.

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    To ensure that the emergency services medals of honor can be awarded in a timely manner, applications must be submitted no later than 3 months before the scheduled award date.

  • Legal basis

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