Transparency in Coverage
Pursuant to rules set forth by the U.S Department of Health & Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of the Treasury, The following link is provided for Machine Readable Files (MRF) for Transparency of Coverage.
https://www.ticmrf.com/65-0196029 Link active after 7/1/2022
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Recent News
2024 award recipients
We would like to congratulate the 2024 award recipients: Staff Employee of the Year: Andrea Fullen Officer of the Year: Mike Questionati Firefighter of the Year: Bobby Pietsch Rookie of the Year: Justin Flores Thank you to all of Southern Manatee Fire Rescue for...
Years of service for Insp. Segneri and FF Brady
We would like to congratulate Inspector Paramedic Ian Segneri and Firefighter Paramedic Kyle Brady on completing 5 years of service to the citizens of Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District!
Sozo’s kids
Southern Manatee Fire Dept. would like to thank Sozo’s kids for their 2nd stop on their holiday tour. On Friday, 12/06/24, Sozo’s kids performed their act for the firefighters of Southern Manatee, which included a Christmas tree competition for the firefighters....
Quick Stats: September 2022
Incidents and Calls Reported
Average response time (in minutes)
Value of Property Saved (YTD)
Incident Breakdown
- Fire 3%
- Rescue & EMS 58%
- Hazard (No Fire) 8%
- Service Call 9%
- Good Intent 10%
- False Alarm 12%