Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District Employee’s Receive Phoenix Life Saving Award
On October 1, 2019 at 0900 hours, at the Manatee County Public Safety Building, employees from Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District along with employees of Manatee County EMS including the dispatcher from the Emergency Communication Center received the Phoenix Award...
Annual Open House to Kick-Off the Start of Fire Prevention Week was a Huge Success
The Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years—to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan...
Certification of three new drivers
On Thursday 08/22/2019 our department certified three new drivers. Please join us in congratulating Firefighter / Paramedic Young, Firefighter / EMT Zitnick, & Firefighter / EMT Asher on their accomplishments. Our first time drivers program can take up to a year...
Cigna’s 2019 Honorable Culture of Well-Being award
Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District has been selected as Cigna's 2019 Honorable Culture of Well-Being award recipient for the South Florida market! The Well-Being Award application evaluates areas such as leadership, organizational foundations, policy and...
2019 Family Picnic
We had a great time this weekend at the 2nd annual SMFR family picnic.