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Arson "Hotline": 1-800-55-ARSON
ARREST ARSON
Arson takes a devastating toll on everyone. The
purpose of the Arson Alarm Local Award Program is to increase
public awareness of the crime of arson and elicit their participation
in solving arson crimes.
Dear Arson Fighter,
We have great news for you and the fight against arson. The Arson
Alarm Foundation has changed its award rules to more directly benefit
your arson fighting efforts and your local community.
At your request, award recipients will now be recognized locally
in order to bring more awareness to your community’s arson fighting
efforts. This will give you and those nominated for their efforts
in fighting arson the opportunity for local media coverage, the
involvement from local leaders, as well as, the participation of
the entire community. We look forward to working with you to find
the most suitable location that best meets your needs, such as your
local fire station, city hall, school or community center.
In addition, to alleviate a lengthy waiting period, nominations
will be reviewed and awarded quarterly. To take advantage of this
change, please submit your nominations as early as possible so that
the award process is not delayed.
Please review the following nomination form. You may also obtain
copies of the nomination form at our website by clicking on Arson
Alarm at www.wa-ic.org. We look forward to receiving your nomination
and please help us get the word out about these changes by forwarding
this information on to those to whom it applies.
Sincerely,
George Eastman
AAF President
If you have questions regarding the award fund, please contact
the Washington Insurance Council at (206) 624-3330/1-800-664-4942.
Arson Alarm Local
Award Program Award Rules
- The purpose of the Arson Alarm Local Award Program is to stem
the crime of arson by eliciting public participation in solving
arson crimes. The Arson Alarm Foundation (AAF) board reserves
the right to make awards from program funds when it deems a
nominee's actions have met this purpose.
- Only information on fires in the state of Washington will
be considered for the award.
- The Arson Alarm Local Award will be considered only after
the arrest and/or conviction of those responsible for the crime.
A conviction is not required.
- The arrest, trial or conviction must have occurred within
a twelve-month period prior to nomination.
- Nominators should be any member of a fire, law enforcement,
or legal agency, the insurance industry, or anyone deemed appropriate
by the Arson Alarm Foundation.
- Nominees should be any person(s) whom the nominator feels
was instrumental in the successful investigation or prosecution
of those responsible for the fire.
- Those ineligible to receive the award are members of the staff
or board of the Arson Alarm Foundation (AAF), any insurance
industry employee, law enforcement agent, prosecuting attorney
staff member, probation officer, and respective family members.
- The identity of the nominee may be withheld by the nominator
if one or more of the following is true:
- If, in the nominator's opinion, direct physical harm or
acts of retribution could result from public knowledge of
the informant's identity; or
- If the release of the informant's identity would jeopardize
fire investigations or legal procedures.
* If the nominator elects to maintain anonymity of the informant,
then he or she must be willing to sign a sworn statement that
one of the above statements are true and that the rules of the
award system, to his/her knowledge, have not been violated.
The nominator should arbitrarily select a seven-digit number
and enter the number in the nominee section of this form.
- The decision of the AAF board with reference to the making
of an award and the resolution of questions involved in making
such award, including, but not limited to, entitlement and amount,
will be binding on all persons concerned.
- No promises will be made by the AAF board to pay an informant.
Nor does any agency have the right to promise an informant that
he or she will be paid. The program is voluntary, any law enforcement
or insurance industry official who feel the award will hinder
a case in any way can simply choose not to participate.
Local Awards Nomination Form
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