Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Online

	Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Online

Welcome to Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Online.

Our Department protects a community of nearly 60,000 residents living in a 22 square mile area and provides a wide range of services, including fire prevention/code enforcement, fire and life safety education, fire suppression, disaster preparedness and response, rescue, hazardous materials response, and first responder advanced life support. The department provides these services by staffing 3 ALS engine companies, 1 ALS 75' Ladder Truck, and 1 ALS heavy rescue squad from four fire/rescue stations. Please look around our site, we hope it will help you learn more about our department and the members that are here for you everyday.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission of Palm Harbor Fire Rescue is to provide the community with quality, responsive, and cost- effective life safety, health care, property conservation, and environmental preservation. This will be accomplished through response, prevention, and education using well-trained, competent personnel and well-maintained equipment and facilities while providing for the highest possible level of safety for ourselves, our team, and our community.

Click Here to View the 2012 Annual Report

Click Here to View the FY 12/13 Final Adopted Budget

PHFR 2012 Firefighter of the Year
	Firefighter/Paramedic Dustin Seabolt was chosen by his peers to receive the Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Firefighter of the Year award. Those who nominated Dustin did so because of two life saving incidents during 2012. The first incident occurred on June 24, 2012 during the time that our area was experiencing extreme weather and flooding as a result of tropical storm Debby. FF/PM Seabolt rescued a 15 year old who was trapped in rapidly moving water. The second incident occurred on August 7, 2012 when while operating at a townhouse fire, Dustin searched, found, and removed an unconscious woman from the fire. Congratulations FF/PM Seabolt!

PHFR 2012 Employee of the Year
	Congratulations to Lt. Bill Fisher who was nominated by his peers because of his continued support of the fire department through extra work. Bill, using his skills in repair and maintenance can always be called upon to assist in the maintenance and repair of equipment around the department. Examples include station exhaust fans, the mounting of a tank on the brush truck, repair of small equipment, and the yard sprinkler system. Bill often does these tasks using his own tools and without being asked. He also is a very active participant in the fire department honor guard. Congratulations Lt. Fisher!

During our November PHFR Board of Fire Commissioners meeting, Florida District 20 Senator Jack Latvala lead a swearing in ceremony for Fire Commissioner Norm Atherton, Fire Commissioner Debbie Buschman and Fire Commissioner Joe Petrillio. Congratulations to all elected parties.

PHFR Honor Guard Recognizes Sponsors Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Honor Guard publicly recognized and thanked several sponsors that enabled the team to participate in the 2011 National Fallen Firefighter Ceremony held in Emmitsburg, MD. On June 11, 2012 at the monthly meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the team presented plaques of appreciation to Curlew Hills Memory Garden (top left), Moss Feaster Funeral Homes (top right), Island Rock Grille (bottom left), and The Tarpon Springs Elks Lodge (bottom right).


Stratford Court Senior Community Makes Donation
On June 11, 2012 at the monthly meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners personnel from the Stratford Court Senior Living Community presented the department with the proceeds from their annual Italian Bistro Night Fundraising Event. The staff and residents have this special Sunday night once a year in May to kick-off the National EMS Appreciation Week. This year a total of $3,472 was donated to the department to help with the purchase of specialized equipment.