Public Safety
Recognition
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group Merit Awards
The Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Working Group presented merit awards to the Airports Authority Police Department , Fire and Rescue Department , Public Safety Communications Center and Airport Operations for their work at Dulles International Airport with repatriation flights of evacuees from Afghanistan . Merit awards recognize outstanding acts of service that display superior intelligence or effort in an unusual circumstance of stress or danger . The awards are given to an individual or group for response to an airport or aircraft emergency , or to an airport fire department individual or group for response to any emergency .
Public Safety 70