Photo submission/contest entry rules:
- The contest needs at least 20 firefighter photos to be uploaded. If not enough photos are uploaded the contest will be cancelled.
- Firefighters younger than 18 must supply permission from their parents or guardians to participate.
- Contest photos may include multiple firefighters, but if the photo wins, it will only count as 1 winner (thus getting 1 month on the calendar and/or 1 fundraising amount for that fire company).
- You must have the rights to reproduce the photo; no photos with photographer watermarks on them will be accepted.
- No AI images or heavily photoshopped images will be accepted.
- If someone enters a firefighter in the contest, LNP Media Group will contact that firefighter to get their permission to be included in the contest. If a firefighter denies permission, their photo will be removed.
- Only enter each firefighter one time. Additional photos of the same firefighter will be removed.
- Firefighters must work for a fire department that serves Lancaster County PA; both volunteer and paid firefighters are eligible. The fire department may be outside of Lancaster County but their box must cover at least part of Lancaster County.
- Photos deemed offensive, indecent or obscene will be removed from the contest.
- Photo entry starts at 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Monday, July 29, 2024. All photo entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
- All photos submitted become the property of LNP Media Group.
Professional photo session rules:
- The 12 firefighters with the highest number of votes from the final round will win a free professional photo for the calendar pages. Dates will be made available in early September for the professional photos to be taken at each firefighter's fire department. If a firefighter cannot attend a professional photo session, we will use the photo that was submitted to the contest. Accordingly, the photo you submit to the contest must be high quality:
- Photos must be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater) and be in landscape (horizontal) format to be considered for the calendar
- Photos must be full-color, no heavily filtered, edited or altered photos
- Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the calendar.
- Photography tips:
- Shoot horizontally.
- Still photos only (no “live” photos or videos).
- Indoor daytime light near a window is best. Avoid flash.
- Tap the screen to set the focus on the firefighter.
Voting rules:
- There will be three rounds of voting, which include a combination of free and paid votes. At the end of each round of voting, the top 50% of vote-getters will move to the next round and their vote totals will be zeroed out. Each firefighter starts the next round with 0 votes.
- Free votes:
- Anyone may cast one free vote per day, Thursday through Sunday, during each of the three voting rounds.
- Free votes will be added to the leaderboard by Monday 7PM of each voting week.
- Paid votes:
- If you choose to purchase votes the price is $1 per vote and the money is non-refundable.
- Paid votes are added to the leaderboard immediately.
- A portion of the voting money will be donated to the fire departments of the three winning firefighters.
- No purchase is necessary for any firefighter to be eligible to receive votes.
- Voting dates:
- Round 1 voting:
- Free and paid voting opens: Thursday, 8/15
- Free voting closes: Sunday, 8/18 at 7PM
- Paid voting closes: Tuesday, 8/20 at 7PM
- Round 2 voting - the top 50% of firefighters from Round 1 will move to Round 2, and all vote totals will be zeroed out.
- Free and paid voting opens: Thursday, 8/22
- Free voting closes: Sunday, 8/25 at 7PM
- Paid voting closes: Tuesday, 8/27 at 7PM
- Round 3 voting - the top 50% of firefighters from Round 2 will move to Round 3, and all vote totals will be zeroed out.
- Free and paid voting opens: Thursday, 8/29
- Free voting closes: Sunday, 9/1 at 7PM
- Paid voting closes: Tuesday, 9/3 at 7PM
- Announce winners: Wednesday, 9/4 based on top vote totals from final round.
General rules:
- The 12 firefighters who get the most votes in the final round will be featured in the calendar.
- On the cover of the calendar will be a photo of the entire fire department of the firefighter who got the most votes in the final round.
- LNP Media Group will decide which firefighter will be featured on which month.
- Void where prohibited by law.
- LNP Media Group reserves the right to disqualify or modify any entry for any reason.
- Rules subject to change without notice.
- Contest administrators’ decisions are final.
- LNP Media Group is not responsible for lost entries, technical difficulties, acts of God, and any other issues that may cause problems with entering the contest.
- Employees, agents, successors, assignees, advertising agencies, promotional companies, immediate family members, household members, sponsors, agents, affiliates, parent companies, vendors, and suppliers of LNP Media Group and WITF, and others acting on their behalf are ineligible to participate.