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Australian Fire Service Medal

Field	Value
name	Australian Fire Service Medal
image	[[Image:Australian Fire Service Medal.png]]
[[Image:AFSM Australia ribbon.png	90px]]
caption	Obverse of medal and ribbon
presenter	Governor-General of Australia
type	Medal
eligibility	members of an Australian Fire Service
awarded_for	distinguished service
status	Currently awarded
post-nominals	AFSM
established	12 April 1988
firstawarded	1989 Australia Day Honours
total_awarded	1,812
precedence_label	Order of Wear
higher	Australian Police Medal (APM)
lower	Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)

| post-nominals = AFSM The Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian fire service. The AFSM was introduced in 1988, and replaced the Imperial awards of the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry and the Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service. Recipients of the Australian Fire Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "AFSM".

Awards are made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of the responsible federal, state or territory minister. The total number of awards each year must not exceed the following quota:

one award for each 1,000, or part of 1,000, full-time permanent members of the combined fire services of each state;
one award for each 5,000, or part of 5,000, part-time, volunteer or auxiliary members of the combined fire services of each state; and one additional award in each state;
one award of the Medal shall be made in each calendar year in respect of the combined fire services in each of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory of Australia;
one award of the Medal shall be made in each calendar year in respect of a Commonwealth fire service; and
an occasional award (not exceeding one per calendar year) may be made in respect of the fire service of an External Territory as determined by the responsible Minister.

Description

The AFSM is a circular copper-nickel medal. It is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse displays an image of The Queen superimposed over a seven-pointed star of flames.
The reverse is inscribed with the words ‘Australian Fire Service Medal’, and ‘For Distinguished Service’ on a background of flames.
The 32 millimetre-wide ribbon has a central vertical band of gold, which is superimposed with a red pattern symbolising flames. The two outer vertical bands are green.

References

Australian Fire Service Medal, It's an Honour, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government

References

(30 September 2024). "Governor-General Annual Report 2023-24". Governor General of Australia.

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