New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | |
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Type | Long service and meritorious service |
Awarded for | Fourteen years of long and meritorious service[1] |
Presented by | New Zealand |
Eligibility | Full and part-time members of recognized New Zealand fire brigades and services |
Status | Currently awarded |
Established | 8 September 1976[1] |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal[2] |
Next (lower) | New Zealand Traffic Service Medal[2] |
The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a meritorious and long service award for members of recognized fire services in New Zealand who have completed 14 years of service.
Criteria
[edit]The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for 14 years full or part-time service as a member of Fire and Emergency New Zealand or a fire brigade or service operated, maintained by, or registered with Fire and Emergency New Zealand or a Government Department of New Zealand.[1] Members of company fire brigades are also eligible for the medal upon completion of the requisite period of service.[3]
Appearance
[edit]The medal is circular, silver, and 38 millimeters in diameter. On the obverse is the crowned effigy of the Sovereign.[3] The reverse bears the inscription New Zealand Fire Brigades around the edge and For Long Service and Good Conduct at the centre, with a fern frond to the right side. The medal hangs from a vermilion ribbon 32 mm wide with a narrow centre stripe of black bordered by yellow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal". New Zealand Legislation. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ a b "THE WEARING OF MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND TABLE – A GUIDE TO THE CORRECT ORDER OF WEAR". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ a b Mackay, James; Mussell, John W.; Editorial Team of Medal News, eds. (2004). The Medal Yearbook 2004. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 369. ISBN 9781870192620.