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Hall of Fame (HOF) Award
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The California Fire Chiefs Association (CFCA) established and approved the establishment of the California Fire Chiefs Association Hall of Fame (HOF) in 2023. The HOF is designed to honor a Fire Chiefs lifetime achievement having served the California Fire Service and contributing to its improvement. The award ceremony would be part of the CFCA annual conference, and a class of inductees would be honored each year. 

Submission criteria would include serving at the rank of Fire Chief and for improvements for the California Fire Service, outside of the normal duties of fire chief (County level contributions, State level contributions, National level contributions). 

The California Fire Chiefs Association will solicit nominations yearly from the Fire Districts Association of California, Cal Cities Fire Chiefs Department, The CFCA Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, CFCA Tribal Fire Chiefs, CFCA Volunteer and Combo Fire Chief Branches.

 

 

Candidates for the award will be evaluated with the following criteria:

  • A member that has served as a Fire Chief in California in a municipal, tribal, state or federal role.
  • Members that who made the California Fire Service better than they found it, outside of the normal duties of the jurisdictions fire chief role. This would include contributions at the County level, State level or National Level or a combination thereof.
  • A member that has completed service as a Past President of CFCA, or a Ronny J. Coleman Fire Chief of the Year, all of which are CFCA criteria for current life membership.
  • A Fire Chief nominated yearly by the Fire Districts Association of California, Cal Cities Fire Chiefs Department, The CFCA Metropolitan Fire Chiefs, CFCA Tribal Fire Chiefs, CFCA Volunteer and Combo Fire Chief Branches.
  • All inductees shall be members of the California Fire Chiefs Association and members in good standing.

Criteria that would make a nominee ineligible for induction into the California Fire Chiefs Association Hall of Fame include:

  • Past President (s) of the CFCA that did not fulfill their full term with the CFCA Association are ineligible.
  • Members whose conduct was inconsistent with the best interest of the CFCA or did not uphold the Associations values of Integrity, Professionalism, Credibility, Innovation and Competency are ineligible to enter the Hall of Fame.