Community Impact Award: The Community Impact Award is presented to an individual who displays leadership and commitment to his or her community by making a positive, noticeable and significant impact on society.

Youth Award: The Youth Award is presented to an outstanding individual who is 17 years or under and has performed an act of heroism involving an unusual, significant or unexpected incident, or is involved in an ongoing situation in which a commitment is made to the community through acts of kindness, courage, or unselfishness in response to an identified need.

Military Award: The Military Award is presented to an active duty, reserve, national guard, Reserve Office Training Corps (ROTC), or veteran member of the Armed Forces, or military supporter, who acted above and beyond the call of duty or have made an ongoing commitment to the community.

Firefighter Award: The Firefighter award is presented to a professional or volunteer firefighter, or medical personnel relate to dispatch operations at a fire department who acted above and beyond the call of duty, exhibiting heroism either in response to an emergency, or through an ongoing commitment to the community.

Good Samaritan Award: The Good Samaritan Award is presented to an outstanding individual who courageously and selflessly responded to an unusual, significant, or unexpected crisis.