Nomination Deadline: October 3
The Pink Helmet of Courage honours a current FSWO member who has demonstrated exactly that: tenacity and grace under pressure, strength in circumstances that would have stopped many others, and a continuing commitment to educating, encouraging, and empowering women in the fire service even while navigating their own adversity.
This award is not about seeking out suffering. It is about recognizing that some of the most powerful examples of leadership we have in this organization come from members who have faced something hard — an injury, an illness, a professional barrier, a personal loss, a systemic injustice — and who have chosen to meet it with both courage and generosity. Their willingness to be open about that experience, and to use it in service of others, is itself an act of leadership that deserves formal recognition.
Recipients of this award remind us that strength in the fire service isn't only demonstrated on the fireground or at the command level. It is demonstrated every day, in every division, by the members who show up with resilience and heart.
Who to nominate: A current FSWO member who has shown courage and tenacity in the face of significant hardship or adversity, and whose response to that adversity reflects and reinforces FSWO's mandate.
