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Recent News

Notice of meeting

Mar 26, 2020

PUBLIC MEETING HELD DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID-19 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners (“Board”) of the Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District (“District”) will hold Emergency Meetings of the Board of Commissioners every...

Braden River High School demonstration

Mar 11, 2020

Yesterday Squad 328 was invited to Braden River High School to demonstrate how SMFR is integrating drone technology into our hazmat response. The students were part of the technology, engineering and environmental sciences classes and many were also members of the...

Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District and Manatee County EMS Personnel Receive Phoenix Awards and the Medical Director’s Award

Mar 11, 2020

On March 9, 2020 at 0900 hours, at the monthly Public Safety Awards ceremony Southern Manatee Fire Rescue received three (3) awards. The first was a Phoenix Award for successfully resuscitating a patient was in cardiac arrest. This patient was in full cardiac arrest...