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Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal
Background
The Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal, created on July 7, 1994, recognizes professionals in the provision of pre-hospital emergency medical services to the public, who have performed their duties in an exemplary manner, characterized by good conduct, industry and efficiency.
Recipients must have been employed with emergency medical services
on or after October 31, 1991, and have completed 20 years of exemplary service, including
at least 10 years in the performance of duties involving potential risk. Those with
at least 10 years of service with emergency medical services may include, in the 20
years of service, service completed in another profession, provided this service has
not been recognized by another long service, good conduct or efficiency decoration
or medal awarded by the Crown. The Medal may be awarded posthumously. Description A circular medal, on the obverse of which is the Star of Life, superimposed on a maple leaf, and circumscribed with EXEMPLARY SERVICE . SERVICES DISTINGUE'S, and on the reverse of which is the Royal Cipher the Medal is suspended from a blue ribbon with two stripes of gold 6 mm in width, equally spaced, and three stripes of Philadelphia orange 2.3 mm in width, centred on the blue areas of the ribbon; a Bar with a stylized maple leaf may be awarded to a recipient of the Medal for each additional 10-year period of service with emergency medical services.
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