IAFF Local 2546

Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics

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Congrats!!! to North Port Firefighters -2021 Winner of Mortons Chili Cook-off

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Exceptional Service Award
Charlotte FF-EMT Joshua Sanders for his role in treating a one-year-old patient

Years of Service Awards
SCFD's BC Steven Rose was recognized for 20 years of service

Years of Service Awards
SCFD's Captain Brian Kehoe for 40 years of Service

Years of Service
SCFD 's LT J Nilson was recognized for 20 years of service

City of Bradenton Fire Promotions (10-21)
Adam Roman promoted to FF Second Class

SCFD Promotions (10-21)
Patricia Wacha promoted to LT

SCFD New Hires (9-2021)

North Port Fire Promotions (9-2021)
Firefighter/Paramedic Clayton Bennett, Firefighter/Paramedic Travis Hill, and Firefighter/EMT Luke Byrd promoted to Journeyman FF

15 Years of Service
SCFD's Justin Ragan

SCFD Promotions (9-2021)
Carlos Gomeez-Aracena promoted to Journeyman FF

15 Years of Service
PGFD's Kaitlin McCausland

15 Years of Service
PGFD's Rhett Anderson

Exceptional Service Award
Charlotte FF Chris Mott received the Exceptional Service Award

SCFD Years of Service Recognition ( 8-21)
Nate Kennell recognized for 5 years of service

Genesis Award Recepient
West Manatee Fire's Max Pollock awarded the Genesis award

North River Fire District Promotions 7-2021

North River Fire District New Hires 7-2021

Southern Manatee Years of service awards 7-21
nspector Kenneth Reed – 25 Years of Service Inspector Ronald Washington – 38 Years of Service Battalion Chief Chris Gould – 30 Years of Service Battal

Southern Manatee Fire Dist. Promotions 7-21
Deputy Chief of Operations Ricardo Blanco promoted to the position of Assistant Chief

Southern Manatee Fire Dist. Promotions 7-21
Training Captain Robert Thayer promoted to the position of Training Chief.

Sarasota County Fire Phoenix Awards 6-2021
Dale Mahler, Matt Olson, Curt Tellbuescher, Stephen Dezzi and John Haberlein

Sarasota County Fire Phoenix Awards 6-2021
Jeffrey Gebhardt, Colin Tarro, Kris Biagioli and Amir Banks

Charlotte County Fire & EMS Swearing in- 6-2021
Brandon Corso, Wyatt De Leon, Cody Fouch, Leroy Goulbourne, Daniel Korchick, Bryce Mazo, Maurice Noel, and Kayle Truran

Venice Fire Chief Shawn Carvey retiring in September 2021
Venice Fire Deputy Chief Frank Giddens received appointment asChief

West Manatee Fire Promotions (6-2021)
Cameron Frazier promoted to FF 1st Class

North Port Fire Promotions 5-2021
Julia Goad and Matt Pettit promoted to Charge Paramedics

Charlotte County Promotions
David Clyatt promotion to LT

Sarasota County New Employees

Longboat Key Firefighters Golf Classic '21

November 13, 2021

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The IAFF has launched a new online resource addressing the opioid epidemic consisting of a 10-segment video and podcast series.

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What We Do
Our Executive Board, Trustees, Staff and Legal Counsel work tirelessly to ensure that our members have the best representation in order to ensure a fair and equitable workplace.

Who We Are
Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics was chartered on November 29, 1976 as the Sarasota Professional Firefighters.

Who We Represent
Suncoast Professional Firefighters & Paramedics represents over 1,400 professional firefighters and EMS personnel in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties across 12 jurisdictions.