Patch Contest

Our patch and logo needs to be reworked as Emergency Management is not within our office anymore.

Well we announced at the 2010 Chiefs meeting that we will be holding a patch contest.  The McKinley County Fire Administration needs a new logo and patch and we are not artists, we can barely paint a wall.  We would like to have a patch that everyone would be proud to wear.
        As we said, we work for you and there should be no difference between career and volunteers, and we would like everyone to wear the patch/logo if they want.

So, the station member who submits a winning patch/logo will win their station

2 new sets of turn out gear from the Fire Admin
 Yup that is a $2500.00+ prize.

Rules:

• The words SAVE, LIVES, PROTECT, PROPERTY has been a motto since we began more then 20 years ago, we would like to see it included, if you look at the current patch/logo the way I put it could be protect lives, protect property, save lives, save property.  That was done on purpose, and if that could be worked in it would be nice; but is not necessary for submittal (new can be good too) .
• Words FIRE, RESCUE, EMS and MCKINLEY COUNTY must be included.  This can be in any color, color selection is totally up to the artist
• Any McKinley County Fire Station can submit as many designs as they like. 
• Sorry this is closed to other agencies and must be submitted on behalf of a McKinley County Fire Department.  You can use anyone you want, maybe a community member, or a family member would like to help the department, this is a excellent opportunity for them to help the department. 
• The prize must go to a McKinley County Fire Department and remains McKinley County property.
• Place the name of the artist and station identification on the back of the submittal.  Turn into EMS Chief Hoffman at the Fire Admin.
• If selected; the design becomes McKinley County Property and will be made into patches and the new logo for the Fire Administration and any McKinley County Fire Personnel that desires to wear it.
• Designs must be submitted by close of business, April 1st 2010, no exceptions.
• The Selection board will be one member from the following selected stations for a 5 member board (chosen at the meeting)
      McKinley West
      Pinehaven
      Ramah/Timberlake (only one person)
      Bluewater Lake
      Pinedale-Mariano Lake
•  The board member of the selection board cannot rate a patch submitted by their department.
• The designs will be rated on a rating sheet and selected on a points system.
• Chief's Bill Woolman and Ken Hoffman will make final selection if there is a tie.

GOOD LUCK

SCAN OF THE PATCH

A scan of the patch