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Posted: 9:12 am EDT September 1, 2009Updated: 4:09 pm EDT September 1, 2009

“Port Orange Fire-Rescue Partners with Area Businesses

to Offer Safe Biohazard Disposal”

PORT ORANGE, FLA Aug. 26, 2009—Port Orange Fire-Rescue, with the assistance of several community partners, recently rolled out the Community Sharps Collection Program.  This program is designed to assist residents in safely disposing of their “sharps” (used needles and syringes).  Some established programs only accept sharps containers for disposal, but Port Orange’s program is unique in that it supplies the residents of Port Orange with an approved container for future use.  Division Chief Russell Rafferty researched sponsorship for this program due to the dangers posed to the community when sharps are disposed of improperly. 

Thanks to donations from Halifax Health Port Orange, Port Orange Family Days Community Trust, and Wal-Mart Store #582, Port Orange Fire-Rescue has been able to place a sharps collection site with new sharps containers at each of the five fire stations.  Port Orange City Council recognized these sponsors at the August 25^th Council Meeting

         A portion of the money will be used to cover the cost associated with safely disposing of biohazardous materials, which was previously the responsibility of the individual using the containers.  As a result, the generosity of the sponsors will contribute to the cleanliness of the environment as well as the safety the residents.  

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Port Orange, FL 32129

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“Port Orange Fire-Rescue to Kick Off Flu/Pneumonia Shot Program”

PORT ORANGE, FLA Aug. 25, 2009-- September 1^st will mark the beginning of Port Orange Fire Rescue’s 15^th Annual Flu/Pneumonia Shot Program.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and Volusia County Health Department (VCHD) have requested that Port Orange begin their program early to prepare for the H1N1 vaccine release in October 2009.  Seasonal Flu Shots will be available at Fire Station #3 located at 1090 City Center Blvd. in Port Orange from 9am-4pm Monday-Friday.  The cost of the shots has remained the same, $25 for Flu and $45 for Pneumonia. Port Orange Fire Rescue also accepts Medicare Part B for non-HMO participants.

            Seasonal Flu/Pneumonia shots will also be available at the Port Orange Wal-mart Supercenter on the following weekends from 9am-4pm: September 4-5, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27, October 4 (only), 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31-November 1, 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22.   As always, site and time are subject to cancellation due to serum availability.    For more information, please call 506-5900. 

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Port Orange Administrative Office

(386) 506-5900

(386) 756-5405            fax

“VFW Post 3282 and Port Orange Fire-Rescue Partner

to Offer Facility Life-Saving Equipment”

PORT ORANGE, Aug. 13, 2009—Members of the VFW Post 3282 in Port Orange literally took the hearts of their members into their own hands when they raised $1,135 towards the purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) for the Post.  With donations of $5 dollars per member, the Post was able to raise the funds in a week’s time; Bob Tedeschi, Treasurer of the Men’s Auxiliary, wishes to congratulate Anette Saccone for selling 90% of the tickets towards the purchase of the AED.  This morning, Fire Chief Thomas Weber and Division Chief of EMS Russell Rafferty installed a cabinet for the AED, provided window decals and supplies to accompany the AED; from this point forward, the AED will be maintained by Port Orange Fire-Rescue as part of the Community AED Program. Port Orange Fire-Rescue maintains 25 AEDs throughout the City, which includes training, replacing batteries, supplies, and inspecting them to ensure proper function.  The availability of an AED in the community is critical to the survival of Heart Attack patient.  This and other units like it placed around the community, help give the citizens and visitors of Port Orange a greater chance for survival.

Port Orange Fire & Rescue

1090 City Center Blvd.

Port Orange, FL 32129

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“Port Orange Celebrates Grand Opening of Town West Fire Station”

PORT ORANGE, FLA June 1, 2009-This Saturday, June 6^th at 10 a.m., the Port Orange community will celebrate the opening of the Town West Fire Station, located at 1701 Town West Blvd.  Mayor Allen Green, Vice Mayor Mary Martin, Councilmen George Steindoerfer, Robert Pohlmann, Dennis Kennedy, and Fire Chief Thomas Weber will conduct a brief dedication ceremony followed by a neighborhood meeting, which will include refreshments and station tours.   The ceremony will also feature a flyover by the Spruce Creek Gaggle and an artwork display from the ArtHaus.  Special thanks to the Spruce Creek High School ROTC, Neighbors General Store, and Chick-Fil-A for their participation in this event. 

        At a cost of 1.8 million, the 7,400 square-foot station features room to accommodate up to four fire apparatus and six personnel.   In addition, the station was constructed using the latest “green” technology, including solar heating, thermal performance/impact resistant windows, motion-sensor lighting, water-saving faucets, and a roof that is insulated beyond code requirements.  Community members of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend this ceremony and be the first to see your new fire station.  

Port Orange Fire-Rescue (from left to right) Lt. Chris Taylor, Driver/Engineer Chris Endicott, and Lt. Bryan Smith won the 2009 public safety fitness challenge among Volusia police and fire agencies. (May 19, 2009)

A Port Orange Fire & Rescue team won the 2009 public safety fitness challenge, a 12-week-long competition in which 40 fire and police agencies in Volusia County participated.

The three-man team of Lt. Chris Taylor, Driver/Engineer Chris Endicott, and Lt. Bryan Smith beat the other squads in the ultimate goal of losing the most body fat and gaining the most lean muscle.

The teams, made up of between three and five people, paid $25 per person to participate and had free weigh-ins and body fat analyses by Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach.

The registration fees made up the prize money, of $2,000 for the Port Orange team, $700 for the second-place Daytona Beach Police Dept., and $300 for the Daytona Beach Shores Dept. of Public Safety, which placed third.

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May 5, 2009

“Stars are born! National Paramedic Institute

Films Port Orange Fire-Rescue in action for DVD Production”

PORT ORANGE, FLA May 5, 2009-On April 28^th, residents of Countryside Lakes ALF were treated to a premier of a DVD featuring Port Orange Fire-Rescue and one of their very own residents, Anita White.  Port Orange Fire-Rescue was selected to appear in their most recent EMS Training session entitled “Elderly Hip Fractures” at Countryside Lakes on January 28, 2009.  “This premier was well-received and all in attendance were very impressed by Port Orange Fire-Rescue’s EMS knowledge and dedication to their patients.  Our crew did an outstanding job and is commended on their skills and professionalism during the taping of this session,” said Chief Rafferty, Division Chief of EMS.            

        NPI is a nationwide training agency that provides EMS/Fire on-line didactic training for Fire and EMS Departments to utilize.  Port Orange was selected by NPI for this taping, due to their recent selection as the State of Florida 2007 EMS Provider of the Year, along with other numerous individual State awards achieved by several POFR personnel.  The session was produced and released to all of the Fire/EMS NPI Subscribers throughout the Nation in April of this year.  It will reach well over 700 agencies in the United States and Canada.  “We are very proud to have been selected for this topic,” said Chief Rafferty, “This session features our very own Lt/PM Bryan Smith, Lt/PM Chris Taylor, DE/PM Mike Michaud and PM Fred Price; they represented our agency for the award-winning organization that we are.  They again proved that our personnel make us the best that we can be.”

“Fire Chief Thomas G. Weber, CFO Honored at State Cabinet Meeting”

PORT ORANGE, FLA April 28, 2009—Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Alex Sink recognized Port Orange Fire Chief Thomas Weber, CFO as Florida’s Fire Chief of the Year at the April 14^th Cabinet Meeting in Tallahassee.  This recognition ceremony was one of several events honoring Florida’s firefighters during Florida’s Firefighter Appreciation Week (April 13^th-18^th).  Prior to the cabinet meeting, dignitaries and honorees gathered at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial in the State Capital for a ceremonial “last call” bell-ringing to remember Florida’s fallen firefighters.  Governor Charlie Crist, Attorney General Bill McCollum, and Commissioner of Agriculture Charles H. Bronson also took part in recognizing Florida’s firefighters and presenting the Fire Service Awards. 

Chief Weber was recognized for his tremendous community involvement, both within the Department and in his personal life.  For Chief Weber, a commitment to the fire service begins with a commitment to the community.  Port Orange Fire-Rescue offers outreach programs such as CPR/AED training, public education programs, AED installation, child passenger safety programs, flu shots, and more.  He is also an active Chamber of Commerce Member, mentor for local high school students, Second Vice President for the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association, Halifax Hospital Board of Associates Member, and Rotary Club President who was named the 2007-2008 Rotarian of the Year.