2024 Award Nominations

Note the Date! All nominations must be submitted no later than June 1, 2024, 5:00 pm PST / 8:00 pm EST.

This is the third year that FSPA will honor a Psychologist of the Year and a Fire Service Leader of the Year.

And now is time for you to nominate a fire service leader or psychologist who has demonstrated exemplary service to the profession through direct intervention services, creating mental health access for firefighters, contributing to fire service research, or improving cultural competence for clinicians.

If you’re nominating a psychologist for the Psychologist of the Year Award, please view the Nomination Criteria for FSPA Psychologist of the Year for important information that should help you in preparing the nomination.

For the Fire Service Leader of the Year Award, please view the Nomination Criteria for FSPA Fire Service Leader of the Year for important information that should help you in preparing the nomination.

2023 Award Winner’s Plaques
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2022 Honorees
Dr. Pamela Holens, Psychologist of the Year
Firefighter James Rychard, Fire Service Leader of the Year
2023 Honorees
Dr. Zachary Isoma, 
Psychologist of the Year
Lieutenant Joseph Elliott, 
Fire Service Leader of the Year
2024 Honorees
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Please describe in detail why this person should be selected for this award. Make sure to include dates of service, type of commitment, etc.