Rolf H. Jensen Memorial Public Education Grant

Funded by The RJA Group, Inc.

The Rolf H. Jensen Memorial Public Education Grant is presented annually to a local fire department to support a fire and life safety education community-wide program or campaign.

Recipients
Biography of Rolf H. Jensen
Application (doc) Note: Applications are due by close of business on Friday, February 4, 2011.

Eligibility
The Rolf H. Jensen Memorial Public Education Grant provides a $5,000 grant to one local fire department to support a community-wide fire and life safety education program or campaign. Funded by the RJA Group, the grant is open to any fire department (career or volunteer) located in the United States.

Criteria
Recipients must meet the following:

Demonstration of a plan to implement a community-wide fire and life safety program/campaign.
Clearly stated goals and objectives.
Staffing assigned to implement the program/campaign.
A 1-page final report, including an overview of the project, number of people reached, media coverage, life saves, etc., must be received at NFPA by December 31, 2011.

Grant

$5,000 to support the implementation and evaluation of the fire and life safety education program/campaign.
Commemorative plaque.
Recipient’s name inscribed on the Rolf H. Jensen Memorial Public Education Grant winners’ plaque displayed at NFPA headquarters.

Rolf H. Jensen, P.E.

Biography
Rolf H. Jensen, P.E., was a leading authority on fire protection engineering and participated and supported the NFPA consensus standards process throughout his distinguished career. A former teacher, Mr. Jensen was a staunch proponent of fire and life safety education. On the 25th anniversary of the RJA Group, Inc., the founder and Chairman of the Board was honored by his colleagues by establishing an NFPA award in Rolf Jensen's name.

Mr. Jensen dedicated his life to advancing the art and science of fire protection. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection and Safety Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He began his career as an engineer and researcher at Underwriters Laboratories. Mr. Jensen had an extensive association with NFPA, having served on the board of directors, Standards Council, and on more than a dozen technical committees. In 1988, NFPA's Standards Council awarded Mr. Jensen the Standards Medal; the highest award bestowed by the Council for contributions in the development of NFPA's codes and standards. He died in 2002, leaving a legacy in the fire protection field.

Recipients

2010 receipient
Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department, Traverse City, Mich., is the winner of the 2010 Rolf H. Jensen Memorial Public Education Grant. The $5,000 grant will support the fire department’s fire and life safety public education initiative for people with disabilities, called Customized Outreach Project. The Project will feature presentations of NFPA’s Remembering When™: A Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults and NFPA educational materials that focus on people with disabilities. The campaign will also include the installation of smoke alarms designed for people with disabilities.

2009 - Montgomery County, MD, Fire and Rescue Service

2008 - Sacramento, CA, Metropolotan Fire District

2007 - North Charleston, SC, Fire Department

2006 - Tuscaloosa, AL, Fire & Rescue Service

2005 - Rochester, NY, Fire Department

2004 - Pam King from Suffolk, VA, Department of Fire & Rescue

2003 - Lacey Fire District Three and the Lacey Sunsetters Kiwanis Club of Lacey, WA

2002 - Snohomish County (WA) Fire District #8 and the privately-operated Sunnyside Preschool in Lake Stevens, WA