STATE FIREMEN'S AND FIRE MARSHALS'

ASSOCIATION FIRE PREVENTION

POSTER CONTEST RULES 

As revised by committee, June 2000 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: 

I.                     Instruction on Rules.

A.                 This contest is open to all students in grades Pre K through 12 enrolled in any school (public, private, parochial, etc.) or home schooled.

B.                 The following grades will fall into six divisions:

1.      Kindergarten Division - Grades Pre K , K.

2.      Primary Division - Grades 1, 2.

3.      Intermediate Division - Grades 3, 4.

4.      Middle Division - Grades 5, 6.

5.      Junior High Division - 7, 8.

6.      High School Division - 9,10,11,12.

C.                The poster must be original and may be on any phase of fire prevention and/or fire safety.  Only individual work by the student, and one entry per student will be accepted.

D.                Posters must conform to the following description:

1.      Size of poster: 14 inches by 22 inches.

2.      Kind: Any art medium.  Including painted, cut-outs, pen and ink, crayons, chalks, pencils, computer graphics, but not limited too these.

3.      No objects over one - half inch in height are to be placed on the poster.

4.      No live Matches may be used on the poster.

5.      No Glass may be used in the poster.

E.                 The following information must be placed in a sealed envelope attached to the back of the poster.

1.   Inside the envelope on a card or piece of paper, put:

            a.   Name of student.

            b.   Name of school.

            c.   Address of school.

            d.   Grade of student.

            e.   Name of fire department.

            f.    Name of district association.

2.      On front of envelope: division only.

3.      All posters must contain full information and conform to size to avoid disqualification. 

II.                   General Information.

A.     All Fire Departments and/or fire marshal's offices that are active in the Fire Prevention Poster Contest and are members of the different district associations and the state association may send their winning posters, by their fire Marshal or representative to the District Contest.

1.      Each District may select three posters only from each division and send them to the State Contest.

2.      District Representative -- it is your responsibility to see that all posters entered from your district conform to all the state rules.

B.     Posters must be submitted to the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association Fire Prevention Poster Committee at the host city before 8:00 A. M. Monday of convention week.

C.    First, Second, and Third place trophies will be given in each division.

D.    Three, five or seven judges will be selected by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association Fire Prevention Poster Committee.

E.     The decision of the judges will be announced at the convention.

F.     The decision of the judges is final.

G.    All posters will become the property of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association to be exhibited at the state contest.

H.     Winning Poster will be displayed for one year at the State Fire Museum in Beaumont.

1.   It is the districts responsibility to pick up the Last year winners from the chairman or his representative.

I.         It shall be the responsibility of the chairman to:

1.      Secure trophies for first, second, and third place in each division.

a.                  The trophies will be presented to the district representative for presentation to the winner.

b.                  The cost of the trophies shall be paid by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association.

2.      Provide ribbons for each place.

a.                  Ribbons will be attached to the posters.

b.                  The cost of the ribbons shall be paid by the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association.

J.      Any prize money that is awarded to any poster contestant will be awarded by that company and / or group, and will not involve the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association.

K.     All departments and / or districts who have posters in the state contest must pick them up Tuesday after the awards banquet or Wednesday Morning.

L.      Any poster not picked by 11:00 a.m. Wednesday will be disposed of.

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