Community Service

The TPSA Community Service Program aims to foster a culture of volunteerism, leadership, and civic responsibility among members, with a special focus on contributions to public safety. Through this program, members and chapters will be recognized for their dedication to serving their communities while preparing for careers in public safety.

Chapter Impact Award

The Chapter Impact Award will honor a chapter whose community service has impacted the area in which they reside. The community service should involve an event that takes place in an area close to the chapter and shows the chapter actively engaging with the community.

Instructions

Organize and Document your chapter participating in a community service event.
Create a video or presentation (including pictures), 3-4 minutes in length, depicting the community service event.
Submit the video or presentation (including pictures) to the awards committee by TBD.

Recognition

After all submissions have been received, the award committee will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place chapter. Each winning chapter will receive an award for their efforts.

Chapter Service Award

The Chapter Service Award is to honor the chapter who has completed the most cumulative community service hours throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all active, paid members in a chapter.

Timeline

All community service hours completed from March 31, 2025 - March 1, 2026 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.

* Only active paid members can recieve awards.

Awards

Awards for the most cumulative community service hours will be awarded for chapters in small, medium, and large chapter categories.

Eligible Hours

Chapter Community Service hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:

Unpaid volunteer opportunities
Community wide volunteer events
School volunteer events
Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)

Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:

Paid volunteer opportunities
Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.

Instructions

All chapters are automatically considered for this award.
Hours are automatically calculated from activities tracked for members in myTPSA.
Advisors can track their chapters progress and enter member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
(Any more instructions for advisors)

Member Service Award

The Member Service Award is to honor TPSA members for their community service contributions throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all community service hours from an active, paid member in a chapter.

Timeline

All community service hours completed from March 31, 2025 - March 1, 2026 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.

*Only hours from an active, paid member will be counted from the time their membership starts.

Awards

Awards for the most cumulative community service hours for a member will be awarded in gold, silver, and bronze categories. The categories will be determined as follows:

Bronze: 50 hrs-100 hrs
Silver: 101 hrs-150 hrs
Gold: 151 hrs+

Eligible Hours

Member Service Award hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:

Unpaid volunteer opportunities
Community wide volunteer events
School volunteer events
Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)

Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:

Paid volunteer opportunities
Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.

Instructions

All active, paid members are automatically considered for this award at the time their membership becomes active.
Members should give approved community service hours to their Advisors so they can be entered into the member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
Members should consult with advisors if there is a question on whether certain events count towards their community service hours.

Tracking

Advisors will enter all member community service activities in myTPSA.
The chapter advisor is responsible for deciding the process they will use to verify the volunteer hours, so they can confidently confirm that members have completed them.

Latest News

Update to Rulebook

15 days ago

The FY26 Rulebook has been updated to formally codify standard operating procedures for scoring inquiries and judge interactions. These updates ensure transparency and consistency across all events. Scoring Inquiry and Correction Policy This policy clarifies our protocol for investigating scoring irregularities and puts it in writing to ensure all issues are handled through the proper channels. The full policy text is available in the FY26 Rulebook, please read the full policy in the rulebook. Only Chapter Advisors may submit inquiries regarding scoring. All requests must be sent to [email protected] within 5 business days of the event. Judge Communication & Competitive Integrity Strict guidelines now govern interactions between participants and judges to maintain competitive fairness and protect our volunteers. The full policy text is available in the FY26 Rulebook. Advisors, students, and parents are strictly prohibited from contacting judges regarding scoring results, placements, or feedback. Judges are volunteers who dedicate their time solely to the conference; they do not consent to unsolicited communication regarding their decisions once the event has concluded. Attempting to determine the identity of a judge (if not explicitly known) for the purpose of challenging results, obtaining insight into a judge's preferences or specific scoring methodology, or any other reason that compromises the integrity of the event is prohibited. Receiving private feedback or explanations from a judge constitutes a Competitive Integrity Violation. Obtaining insight into a judge's preferences or specific scoring methodology outside of the official feedback provided to all teams creates an unfair advantage for future competitions (e.g., advancing from Regionals to State, or future years). Communication is permitted only if a judge explicitly and personally invites a student to reach out (e.g., for mentorship or professional networking). In this instance, the student must still obtain approval from their Chapter Advisor and parent/guardian before engaging. This exception does not authorize the discussion of specific scoring decisions from the recent competition.

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Fire PSA Submission Instructions

72 days ago

If you have competitors in the Fire Service Public Service Announcement event, please read and review the below instructions on how to submit the PSA videos prior to the conference. This is a prepared event. There is no in-person presentation at the conference. All video entries are judged prior to the competition per the guidelines. Submission Timeline Specific deadlines with exact dates/times are available in myTPSA Opens: The day following the close of late registration. Closes: 7 days prior to the first day of the conference. Submission Instructions Ensure all entries are uploaded before the submission window closes. Once the window is closed, no more submissions will be accepted. Video files must be uploaded by the advisor through myTPSA: Navigate to the specific Conference page in myTPSA. Select "Submissions" in the navigation bar. Review the specific upload requirements and exact deadlines listed within the portal.

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