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.
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.
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.
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.
All community service hours completed from October 1, 2024 - March 9, 2025 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.
* Only hours from active, paid members will be counted from the time their membership starts.
Awards for the most cumulative community service hours will be awarded for chapters in small, medium, and large chapter categories.
Chapter Community Service hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:
Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:
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.
All community service hours completed from October 1, 2024 - March 9, 2025 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 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:
Member Service Award hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:
Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:
Fire PSA Submission Insrtuctions
38 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.
Drone Events
38 days ago
Guidelines for this year's drone events have been finalized and published. We apologize for the delay in releasing this information so close to the start of Regional Conferences. There are two separate exhibition events available this year, both are available at regional conferences and the state conference: XRDS Drone Search and Rescue (Scored) XSDN Drone NIST (Timed) Participation & Registration Chapter Limit: Each chapter may submit one (1) team of two (2) students for each event. Exhibition Status: These events do not count toward the standard two-competition limit per student. How to Register: Students must be registered in myTPSA. Select "XRDS Drone Search and Rescue" or "XSDN Drone NIST" in the competition section. State Conference: Qualification is not required for the State Conference. There is no advancement process based on Regional placement or scores. Registration for these events at State is open to all chapters. Mandatory Requirements Certification: Competitors must be FAA TRUST Certified (free). Advisors must upload these certificates for team members prior to arriving at the competition. Equipment: Teams must bring their own drones. Specific requirements are detailed in the newly published event guidelines. If you have questions or need help, reply to this email or contact [email protected].
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