Mr Scott is a mentor to firefighters, a dedicated fundraiser, and was a key driver of the Firefighter and Corporate Sky Tower Stair Challenge for the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer Foundation.
The challenges have so far raised more than $5 million in total, and have been running since 2005.
In the most recent running last weekend, Mr Scott was the country's largest individual fundraiser with $17,374.75.
He said it was a wonderful event that had grown from nine people taking part to now more than 850, raising well over $1 million a year.
"The most humbling thing (about receiving his QSM) is that somebody has put my forward for one, that's the ultimate sign of respect from my peers.
"You don't do these things for awards but to make a difference, and because people get so much out of what you do. That's what drives me every year."
He was also the founder of the 9/11 Firefighters Memorial Stair Climb. He is one of the fire service's most dedicated event organisers, and can often be found volunteering at functions or fundraising events.
Mr Scott won the 2014 Pride of New Zealand Fundraiser of the Year award, and a 2014 Kiwibank Local Hero Award.
