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  • Happy Holidays 09

    Happy Holidays !!! {nomultithumb} ...
  • Pinkley Retires - Davis Award

    Firefighter Jay Pinkley Retires     After 30 years with the West Manatee and West Side Fire Districts, Jay Pinkley’s last shift was May 24th, 2004 at Station #1.  Jay rode off into the sunset on his bike, appearing to be peddling as fast as he coul...
  • BB Condo Fire

    Structure Fire On B-Shift   January 22, 2005 around 6:00 PM West manatee fire rescue responded to a structure fire at a condo on Gulf Drive in Bradenton Beach. West Manatee sent 2 Engines, 1 aerial ladder truck, & 1 Battalion Chief, Longboat Key Fire, ...
  • Pontious Retirement

    West Manatee Battalion Chief Pontious Retires    Battalion Chief Steve pontious began his career with West Side Fire Department, and after serving the district for 27 years, will retire from West Manatee Fire Rescue on January 7th, 2005.  Steve we all...
  • Yearly Awards

    West Manatee Yearly Awards 2005    Firefighter Paul Hopkins was honored as our District's "Firefighter of the Year". Inspector Tom Soleau recieved our the State of Florida's "Fire Inspector of the Year Award", and our "Rookie of the Year Award" went...
  • Hopkins MC FF of Year

    Manatee County Honors Paul Hopkins    West Manatee is proud to announce that Paul Hopkins has been named Manatee County's "Firefighter of the Year". Firefighter Hopkins was nominated because of his work with the joint USAR team between West Manatee, C...
  • Pollock EFO

    Deputy Fire Chief Brett Pollock Honored   Fire Chief Andy Price presents Deputy Chief Brett Pollock his Executive Fire Officer Certificate. The EFOP is an intensive program designed to provide senior officers with a broad perspective on various facets o...
  • Valente Promotion

    West Manatee Announce Promotion  West Manatee Fire Rescue would like to congratulate Probationary Firefighter Carlo Valente to the rank of Firefighter 3rd Class. Carlo will be the newest member on B Shift at Station 1. R.I.P...
  • Jasinski and Vollmer Promotion)

    West Manatee Announces Promotions      The West Manatee Fire and Rescue District announces the promotion of Lieutenant Rich Jasinski to the rank of Captain and Firefighter Darren Vollmer to the rank of Lieutenant. ...
  • Promotions Sousa, Vollmer, Dillon

    West Manatee Announces Promotions    West Manatee Fire Rescue would like to welcome our new training officer Captain Tom Sousa, and to announce the promotion of Lieutenant Chris Shepard to the rank of Captain, Firefighter Darren Vollmer to Lieutenant,...
  • news_016 (Rigney Promotion)

    Announcing Firefighter Rigney's Promotion    West Manatee Fire Rescue would like to congratulate Probationary Firefighter Ben Rigney to the rank of Firefighter 3rd Class.Ben Rigney will be the newest member on B Shift at Station 2....
  • news_017 (Impact Fee Article)

    West Manatee Fire Rescue Asks It's Voters to Increase Impact Fees BRADENTON -- The West Manatee Fire District can't seem to convince anyone to give it more funding. But it has not been for lack of trying.Voters rejected three fire district proposals in ...
  • news_018 (Thank You Voter's)

    A Thank You To Our VotersDear Voters,     My fellow fire commissioners and I would like to thank the citizens of the West Manatee Fire and Rescue District for supporting the Impact Fee Referendum on November 7th.  This referendum will allow the fire...
  • news_019 (Years of Service)

    West Manatee Fire and Rescue Honors    The West Manatee Fire and Rescue would like to congratulate the following members for their years of service to the district: Deputy Fire Marshall Lathrop (25 years), Mary Stephens and Captain Chris Shepard (20 ...
  • 2007 Leigh, Miller, Bowen, Petrosino promotion

     West Manatee Announces Promotions    West Manatee Fire Rescue would like to announce the promotion of 1st Class Figherfighter Jimmy Leigh to the rank of Lieutenant.  Firefighter's Buddy Bowen and Keith Miller were Promoted to Firefighter 2nd Class....
  • Firedog's Win Championship

    West Manatee's Runnin' Firedog's Win Softball ChampionshipOn Sunday April 29th, 2007 West Manatee's Runnin' Firedogs won the GT Bray Softball's Co-ed division championship.  The Firedog's finished off the tournament by winning all 3 games to take the ti...
  • 2008 Awards

    West Manatee Fire District 2007 Honors    Lieutenant John Tynski was given the our District's "Lifesaving Award" for helping the victim of a serious motor vehicle accident while off duty. Firefighter John Stump was honored as our District's "Firefighte...
  • WMFR Welcomes New Reserves 2008

    West Manatee Welcomes 6 New Volunteer/Reservists     The West Manatee Fire and Rescue District would like to welcome it's 6 new reserves. Firefighter Jonathan Turpin, Cory Quinn, Chris McKinniss, Jason Hackley, Charles Smith, and Nick Kran...
  • L-129 Makes Parade Debute

    West Manatee Ladder 129 At the "DeSoto Parade " May 5th  Firefighter John Stump drives Ladder 129 past the croud, as it makes it's parade debute in the 2008 DeSoto Hertiage Festival's Grand Parade....
  • Fireworks Web Site

    West Manatee Launches Island Fireworks Safety Web Site     West Manatee fire rescue, along with The Manatee county Sherrif's office, Longboat Key Fire Department, Holmes Beach Police, Bradenton Beach Police, Longboat Key Police, ...

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