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In 1987 the USLA Board of Directors, in collaboration with the CSLSA, approved a policy whereby awards may be granted to persons who participate in heroic acts. The CSLSA/USLA recognition is restricted to acts which show conclusive evidence that the person performing the act voluntarily risked their own life to an extraordinary degree in saving, or attempting to save, the life of another person, or voluntarily sacrificed themselves in a heroic manner for the benefit of others.
To be considered for recognition, honorable acts must be reported to CSLSA within one year of the date they occurred. Usually, only those acts performed in areas within the scope of USLA's activities will be considered for such an award. Awards are restricted to cases in which no primary family relationship exists.
Special Awards and Presentations include
The CSLSA awards the following Special Awards:
1. Lifeguard Medal of Valor
2. Public Safety/Military Non-Lifeguard Medal of Valor
3. Heroic Acts
4. Meritorious Act Award
5. Distinguished Honor Roll
6. Life Member
The USLA awards the following Special Awards
1. Lifeguard Medal of Valor
2. Heroic Act (Non-Lifeguard only)
3. Award of Merit (Lifeguard only)
4. Letter of Commendation (Lifeguard only)
5. Meritorious Act (Lifeguard or non-lifeguard)
6. National Lifesaving Award (Lifeguard Agency or group)
7. National Award for Readiness and Incident Response
8. National Award for Commitment & Dedication to Public Safety & Education
9. National Award for Training and Development
10. National Award for Drowning Prevention Achievement
11. National Award for Open Water Safety Achievement
12. National Award for Professional Achievement
13. Joe Pecoraro National Award for Distinguished Safety Service
14. USLA Chief Bob Burnside Award for Excellence in Lifesaving
Award nominations for awards offered by the CSLSA should be submitted through the CSLSA
first. Please read the detailed description of the submission process in the CSLSA Policies &
Procedures, Number II-F. Awards that are only offered through the USLA should be submitted to
the USLA. USLA awards can be submitted here: https://www.usla.org/page/
heroicactsnomination
Attention Chapters! Medal of Valor and Heroic Acts submission process:
Print the application form (found below).
Complete the application.
Scan the completed application.
Email the scanned application to: specialap@cslsa.org (or) secretary@cslsa.org
Note: Do not send directly to USLA as this slows the process of submission.
PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO SUBMIT A CANDIDATE FOR CONSIDERATION: Special Awards Application (all)
USLA Heroic Act Policy & Procedures
List of CSLSA/USLA Lifeguard Medal of Valor recipients.
List of CSLSA/USLA Non-Lifeguard Heroic Act Awards recipients.
