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Light Ohio Blue is excited to announce our third annual First Responder Photo Challenge is open for your submissions!
In remembrance of the twenty-second anniversary of the 9-11 attacks and the heroic response by first responders, Light Ohio Blue and Light Ohio Red with the support of Ohio’s own Flying Cross Uniforms will again be hosting a friendly competition amongst our Ohio first responders.
Any public safety agency within the State of Ohio is encouraged to submit a photo of their agency’s vehicle. The competition was hugely popular last year and brought agencies and communities together from across our great state.
The photos will be posted for public voting from September 11, 2023, through September 30, 2023.
You can be as creative as you want in showing off your agency’s vehicle while highlighting your agency and community pride, but the focus of the photograph should be the vehicle. This is a way to reach out to our communities and allow them to show support. And the winning agencies in the categories have huge bragging rights (for at least a year).
In early October, the winners of the contest will be presented with their awards during a ceremony that will take place in Central Ohio.
LE Category 1: Population of 100,000+
LE Category 2: 30,000-99,9999
LE Category 3: 15,000-29,999
LE Category 4: 5,000-14,999
LE Category 5: 1,000-4,999
LE Category 6: 1-999
FD Category 1: Population of 50,000+
FD Category 2: 1-49,999
FD Category 3: Volunteer
Joint Law Enforcement and Fire Category:
Any agency specialty vehicle (aircraft, watercraft, SWAT, HAZMAT, Rescue).
The contest runs from 9/11/2023 through 9/30/2023. Voting will open at 12am on 9/11/2023 and close at 11pm on 9/30/2023.
Photo submissions will open on 08/05/2023.
A person may vote on one photo, in each of the categories, each day. Your ability to vote will reset at midnight Eastern time.
Votes may not show up immediately or vote counts may appear off due to website caching. Each confirmed/fair vote is logged in the database and will count at the end of the competition.
The photo with the most votes at the end of the contest will be announced as the winner.
The fairness of each contest will be kept at the forefront of Light Ohio Blue’s mind and as such, anti-cheat systems are in place.
Categories may be combined if needed based on the number of photo submissions in a category.
IP-based voting restrictions may not allow multiple individuals from within one agency/organization to vote using a device connected to their agency/organization’s network. If this occurs, you are encouraged to vote using a cellular device that is not connected to your agency/organization’s WIFI.
Unforeseen errors may occur and Light Ohio Blue Staff reserves the right to address any issues and select the best possible outcome. Any votes that are deemed to be submitted via bot/script will be disallowed. Light Ohio Blue is not responsible for any device issues.
Questions can be sent to staff@lightohioblue.org. We will attempt to answer as soon as feasible.