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2026 Valor Awards Nomination Form

Now accepting nominations for events from Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2025
Nominations close: Jan 31st, 2026

Use this form to submit nominations for the Fauquier Chamber Valor Awards. Required fields are marked with a * and at least one nominee is required per submission. Some awards are specific to be presented to full units or individually. If additional nominees are required please click the "add" button below the nominee submission, add as many as you wish. All submissions are subject to review and verification through department leadership as well as the Valor Awards Committee.

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Select the type of nomination:
A brief description will display after making a selection with the criteria for the nomination.
You can select them one at a time to see the criteria for each before continuing to complete the form.

SELECTED: Military Veteran Nomination

Criteria – Each year a Military Veteran is honored for their service to our great country. They must either work or live within Fauquier County. You can submit mulitple Veterans at once but only ONE veteran will be selected and honored at the event.

SELECTED: Meritorious Unit Award

Criteria – This award is provided to a full unit that was involved in an incident or incidents that involved extra ordinary efforts to rescue, defuse and/or create a safe and secure situation.

SELECTED: Meritorious Service Award

Criteria – This award is provided to individuals who have demonstrated extra ordinary efforts either at a specific incident or through a series of investigative endeavors.

SELECTED: Life Saving Award

Criteria – This award is provided to individuals who, through their extra ordinary efforts, were able to take actions that resulted in the saving of a life or lives.

SELECTED: Valor Award

Criteria – This is the greatest award we provide. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases it is awarded posthumously. This is awarded to an individual who faced extreme danger to save the life or lives of others.

SELECTED: Lifetime Achievement Award

Criteria – This award is provided to an individual who has demonstrated a long-time commitment to serving public safety. This can be a current or retired individual. The term “long-time” will be determined by the committee with feedback from each of the department heads. Probably 30+ years.

As your submitting a group nomination or individual nominations?
When selecting individual nominations, you can submit as many individuals with one form to be recognized separately for the award type selected above.