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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.
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PHFR Extrication Team to
Represent USA in World Challenge |
UPDATE July 14, 2008:
Our Palm Harbor Fire Rescue
Extrication Team has placed
third in the rapid removal
portion and 5th in the overall
competition out of 32 world wide
teams!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
On April 17th 2008,
Palm Harbor Fire Rescue received
a letter from the Chairman of
the World Rescue Organization (WRO)
inviting Palm Harbor Fire Rescue
to participate in the 2008 World
Rescue Extrication Challenge.
This year’s event will be held
in Cardiff, Wales UK on July 9th-12th.
The WRO is a worldwide
organization that promotes
rescuer training, safety, and
new tool technology in addition
to conducting extrication
challenges all around the
world. This year 31 teams from
16 different countries will meet
in Cardiff to determine the real
world extrication champions.
With over 200 registered
extrication teams in the United
States, The WRO selected Palm
Harbor Fire Rescue’s Extrication
Team as the only team to
represent the United States. (
http://www.worldrescue-wales.org.uk/
) District Chief and Team
Captain, Dan Zinge, introduced
the team members,
Firefighter/Paramedic Rodney
Malpass, Firefighter/Paramedic
Doug Zimmerman, Firefighter Rick
Weschler, Firefighter Mike
Harvey, and
Firefighter/Paramedic Bill
Fisher and expressed the honor
the team felt when chosen to
participate in such a
prestigious event. |
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Palm Harbor Library
Summer Kick-Off |
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On June 12th Palm
Harbor Fire Rescue E65 and Squad
65 helped kick off summer with a
water day at Palm Field. Each
year Palm Harbor Library sets up
a special day for the kids to
come out and splash around
before heading back to the
library to pick out some books
for summer reading. Several kids
attended this year cheering and
shouting as streams of water
doused the field. Firefighters
ended the day with pictures next
to the engine and encouraged
kids and parents to have a safe
and happy summer.
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Mobile Home Severely
Damaged by Fire |
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May 21,
2008 at 11:12pm:
A fire was reported by neighbors of Lot
27 at Frontier Village Mobile Home Park
located at 30700 US 19 North. The
first units arriving reported heavy
smoke and flames showing. A fast
aggressive attack on the fire was made.
After a search was conducted the trailer
was confirmed as being vacant. No
injuries were reported but the mobile
home did sustain heavy damage.
Fire units from Dunedin, East Lake, and
Tarpon Springs assisted on the scene.
PHFR's fire investigator, along with
detectives from the Pinellas County
Sheriff's Office, are still trying to
determine the cause of the fire.
Units Assigned: E62,E66,E70,T67,S65
and
District 65 as Command
Working Fire Units: S57, PH100,
PH600, PH500, PH401, DU300 |
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Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Observes
EMS Week May 18-24, 2008 |
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On February 15, 2008,
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a
proclamation observing Emergency Medical
Services Week during the month of May
18-24, 2008. Palm Harbor Fire
Rescue showed their appreciation to the
EMT's and Paramedics with a lunch at
Station 65. On Thursday May 22nd,
Palm Harbor resident Darrin Schneider
and his daughter Joanna stopped by to
make a donation for the PHFR Extrication
Team in memory of his wife, Dorothy
Schneider who was involved in a fatal
vehicle accident on May 11, 2008.
They desired to personally thank the
A-Shift members that worked for almost
90 minutes to extricate Mrs. Schneider
from her vehicle. |
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Palm
Harbor/Oldsmar Firefighter
Association Local 2980
Annual MDA
Golf Tournament
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On Friday, May 9th
the Annual MDA Golf Tournament sponsored
by Palm Harbor/Oldsmar Firefighter Association Local
2980 was held
at the Lansbrook Golf Course. At 1:00pm 116
golfers started an
18-hole scramble after PHFR District Chief Tom Fritz
played
Amazing Grace on the bagpipes. All players
reported having
a great time golfing and at the awards dinner
afterwards.
When the final donations were counted, a total of
$10,287.63
was
raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Palm Harbor Fire
Rescue
Participates in the
American Cancer
Society Walk for Life |
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On
Friday night, May 2, 2008, members of Palm Harbor
Fire Rescue
and their families once again participated in the
Cancer Society's
Relay For Life. Teams must keep at least one
member walking
around the track for the duration of the event.
In addition teams
may sell food or items to add to their
donation total. Also
raising funds was the "dunk tank" where those who
purchase
baseballs attempt to drop local business people into a tank of
water. PHFR's former fire commissioner Dr. Ken Peluso volunteered
to be the first "dunkee!" Once again PHFR sold
"firehouse wheel
barrow chili" made by Firefighter Rick Weschler.
As of May 13th
a total of $93,429.02 has been raised from the
event with
PHFR's total currently at $633.00. |
Former Fire Commissioner
Firefighter Rick Weschler
Dr. Ken Peluso
working on his Firehouse Chili |
Vehicle Crash
and Fire
Claims Two Lives on US 19 |
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On Monday, January 7,
2008 at approximately 10:55am, a vehicle crash
involving a motorcycle and an SUV claimed two
lives. The intensity of the crash ignited the fuel
from the ruptured tank on the motorcycle creating a
fire visible for miles around. A Sunstar ambulance
crew happened upon the accident within the first
minute and attempted to douse the flames with a fire
extinguisher as did numerous citizens. Due to the
fuel involved their efforts did not succeed. E65C
arrived within minutes and extinguished the fire and
confirmed that both victims were still inside the
burnt remains of the vehicles. Florida Highway
Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident
and attempting to identify the victims. The
accident shut northbound US 19 for several hours. |
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Fire Destroys
Four Townhomes |
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At 10:28pm Wednesday night, January 2nd,
as an arctic cold front dropped temperatures in the
30’s and produced gusty wind conditions, a fire was
reported in a six unit townhouse building. As the
first units arrived within 5 minutes the fire had
already spread to three units with impingement into
a fourth along with the collapse of the roof and
second floor in the unit the fire originated in. A
second alarm was immediately called for and an
aggressive attack was started to prevent the total
loss of all six units. Approximately 2 hours later
the fire was under control with four units either
totaled or severely damaged causing the displacement
of five families. The other two units received some
smoke and water damage.
The fire was difficult to contain due to the
construction type of the townhouses. Each unit had
multiple configurations to the attic spaces which
the fire gained a hold on prior to the first units’
arrival. Palm Harbor Fire Rescue received automatic
aid from multiple surrounding agencies. At one
point two ladder trucks and six handlines were being
operated by the 45 personnel on the scene to control
the blaze.
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