Any individual/group, who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. This award does not apply to individuals employed by private companies or security services. 

Any individual/group, who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with providing the vital link between callers in distress and emer gency response teams by obtaining essential infor mation to send the appropriate responders to the right location. 

Any individual/group, who actively gives emer gency medical treatment, provides rescue service or civil disaster assistance as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to give emergency medical care, provide rescue and civil disaster assistance to our nation’s citizens. 

Any individual/group, who actively fights fires as a member of any public or volunteer company organized to fight fires and give assistance to our nation’s citizens. 

Any individual/group, who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with the en forcement of the laws and special handling pertain ing to disposal of explosive threats to our nation's citizens. 

Honors civilians who have taken action resulting in the saving of another human life and have placed their own safety at risk.