Terms Used In Idaho Code 67-8805

  • EMS: means emergency medical services. See Idaho Code 67-8806
  • Firefighter: means a volunteer member or paid employee whose primary duty is preventing, extinguishing, or investigating fires and who prevents, extinguishes, or investigates fires as part of a fire district, fire department, or agency that is a part of or administered by the state or any political subdivision thereof. See Idaho Code 67-8806
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper, alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto; or, alternatively, the seal may be the mark of a rubber stamp providing substantially the same information as the impression. See Idaho Code 73-111
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
The decoration of the Idaho medal of honor shall be cast in bronze or other metal. The design of the medal shall incorporate the great seal of the state of Idaho with other insignia as deemed appropriate by the commission. The reverse of the decoration shall be inscribed with the words: "For honorable and meritorious conduct." The cost of the medal shall be paid by the agency whose officer, firefighter or EMS provider receives the medal. The family of a recipient may request a second medal and may receive such medal upon payment to the commission of the cost of the medal.