Lighthouse Point Firefighters Benevolent

🚒🔥 Welcome to the team 🔥🚒

We are thrilled to welcome our newest firefighters to the department. Your bravery, dedication and commitment to keeping our community safe are truly inspiring. We look forward to working alongside you and achieving great things together. Let's make a difference!

Congrats to RS Kevin Padden!

Our women in blue! 🙌

Join us for a Hero Happy Hour!

We are excited to announce a special event that pays tribute to our local heroes who selflessly serve and protect our community. The Margate Firefighters Benevolent, in collaboration with the Residence Inn by Marriott of Coconut Creek, is organizing a Hero Happy Hour on September 7, 2023.

This event is dedicated to honoring the brave men and women in Police, Fire, EMS, Military, and Medical Services. It's our chance to express gratitude for their unwavering dedication and sacrifice.

In addition to celebrating our heroes, we will also be hosting a 50/50 raffle during the event. All funds raised through this raffle will be donated to the Terryson Jackson Family. We believe in supporting one another as a community during challenging times, and this is an opportunity for us to come together and make a positive impact in their lives.

The proceeds from the raffle will be donated directly to the Jackson Family GiveSendGo account..

We invite you all to join us at this special gathering as we show our appreciation for our local heroes and support the Jackson Family. Let's come together as one community and make a difference!

Date: September 7, 2023
Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Residence Inn of Coconut Creek

Rest easy brother

With a heavy heart, we announce the untimely loss of a longtime employee, Captain Terryson Jackson, who passed away this morning, August 28, 2023, after a BSO Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach. Captain Jackson proudly served the people of Broward County for 19 years. He began his fire rescue career in March 2004 in Deerfield Beach and joined the BSO family in October 2011 when the two agencies merged.

As a flight paramedic, he impacted the community daily, providing critical patients with the highest pre-hospital care. He consistently showed an unmatched passion for the job. He always provided expert care, compassion and reassurance to those during their most significant time of need.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the Jackson family during this difficult time. Sheriff Gregory Tony is honored to posthumously promote Captain Terryson Jackson to Battalion Chief.

His BSO family will forever carry on his legacy.

Forever in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you for all of the generous gifts and donations to our department over the years.

It is with a great sense of sadness to report the loss of our longtime friend and resident of Lighthouse Point, Dr. James C. Acheson, husband of Susan Nelson Acheson, who passed away at the age of 86 on Sunday, April 2nd. Mr. Acheson was from Port Huron Michigan, but over the past 30-years, would share his time here in Lighthouse Point. Jim was the grandson of inventor and Thomas Edison protégé, Dr. Edward Goodrich Acheson, an inventor and business man in the field of chemistry, who founded Acheson Colloids Co., later becoming the massive and international Acheson Industries. Jim worked at the family business, and eventually went on to become the chairman of the board, before selling the corporation in 1998. Following the sale, Jim ran two organizations, Acheson Ventures, and the James Acheson Foundation. Mr. Acheson was a humble man and philanthropist who enjoyed making a positive difference in his communities. He would go on to donate significant sums of money to charitable organizations in Port Huron MI, Lighthouse Point, and other organizations in Broward County. Locally, we will forever be grateful for his remarkable generosity and financial support for special project at the City of Lighthouse Point Police, Fire, Library, and Recreation Department.

Buckle Up Every Trip!
Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death among children in the United States, but many of these deaths can be prevented. Always buckling children in age- and size-appropriate car seats, reduces serious injuries and death by up to 80%. On April 15, 2023, Saturday starting at 8AM - 5PM Lighthouse Point Fire Rescue is having a Car Seating Fitting Day at our fire station for Lighthouse Point Residents. Call for advance appointments 954-941-2624.

Sample and US1 is open but please use extra caution in the area!

9:50am, LHPFD responded to an oil spill on Federal Hwy, causing a truck to spin out of control. Three departments, LHPPD LHPFD and Public works worked together to clean the spill and open up Federal Hwy. It's not often we get to work together like this. 👩‍🚒👮👷 The road is open but please remember to use extra caution.

Congratulations Detective Tomasi!!

Congratulations to Detective Michael Tomasi, he has been selected as the 2022 Lighthouse Point Police Department “Officer of the Year”. Detective Michael Tomasi has been with the Lighthouse Point Police Department since 2014, and has consistently been one of our top performers year after year. In 2022, Detective Tomasi received multiple agency commendations. As a detective, he played an instrumental role in the clearance of 44 criminal investigations, including 14 physical arrests and contributed greatly to our agency achieving our highest recorded crime clearance rate. A number of his investigations included high profile cases, that required extensive work, use of varying types of police intelligence gathering methods, electronics, video surveillance, and coordination with other law enforcement and county agencies. Equally important is that he demonstrates an outstanding work ethic, with the highest regard for quality investigative standards. Congratulations again Detective Tomasi and thank you for your service!

This is what Christmas is about!

Breakfast with Santa is back! Hosted by Lhp Firefighters Benevolent and the LHP fire department. Saturday December 17th, from 10 AM to 12 PM. Please help support the Toys for Tots drive by bringing in one unwrapped gift. Pancakes and sausage will be served along with time with Santa. And, of course, fire trucks! Hope to see you there.

Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving!

LHP Firefighters are collecting toys for the
“Toys For Tots” drive. You can bring an unwrapped toy or toys to the new fire station located at NE 36th St and NE 21st way (Next to the Post Office).

We are open and ready to serve the community!

Tonight is the end of daylight savings time and we will be setting our clocks back one hour. This is also the time of year to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Rocco needs your help!

This young man is battling for his life and needs a bone marrow transplant. Looking for a bone marrow match from any person between the ages of 18-40!

See Facebook link below for more info!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/638808846194303/permalink/8050687021673078/

Thank you all First Responders on this National First Responders Appreciation Day! And don’t forget our Dispatchers!

Yesterday, October25,2022, a fellow firefighter with Broward county and his girlfriend, were critically injured in a tanker fire on I-95. The tanker truck overturned and ruptured on I-95 in Delray Beach causing a large fire and causing 5 injuries. Bryan and his girlfriend were riding as passengers in an Uber when they got caught in the mayhem of accident and flames. Bryan was able to extricate himself and then help his girlfriend out of the vehicle. Both suffered severe burns. Bryan and his girlfriend Sue were both transported to Delray Beach Medical center. Sue was subsequently flown to Jackson in Miami. Both have a long road to recovery. A go fund me account has been set up to help with this troubling time. If you would like to donate you can access the link here.

The kids at Bright Minds Academy had a blast learning about escape routes and gathering points, dangers of playing with fire, stop drop and roll, staying low and crawling to exits, and not being afraid of Firefighters in full gear calling out to them. Then they got to in the fire truck! Not surprisingly, their favorite part. 😀

Today marks 10 years since we lost our brother Lt. Kevin Horkheimer to cancer.

He was the epitome of the fire service and always lend a helping hand to others in the community. He was well-known in the community for coaching for the city sports leagues and assisting with many organizations.

His tenacity and spirit is something that everyone should always strive to be! Forever a member of LHPFR

This week marks 100 years of Fire Prevention Week.

A-shift went to a local school in Lighthouse Point to showcase the fire apparatuses, tools, gear and safety techniques for the students!

Educating the public is one of the core responsibilities of the fire service!

COLLECTING SUPPLIES!

Reminder: Lighthouse Point FBA is taking in supplies to send them over to the West Coast.

Bring them to Lighthouse Point Fire Sta. 22 (3740 NE 22nd Ave)!

Sending supplies to West Coast this coming Monday (10/10) or Wednesday (10/12).

As we all have our thoughts and prayers going out to the people affected by Hurricane Ian, I am posting about one of our own. One of our LHP firefighters lives in Pine Island, which only road access is from Cape Coral. The bridges and roads are completely destroyed as well as many homes and business on Pine Island. Our member’s home received much damage and she will not be able to live in her home for months if not for a year or more. She is displaced and can any help would be very much appreciated. As she is limited to the things to live on a daily basis, including clothes and personal belongings that she was able to fit into her car prior to the storm, her main concern is for her neighbors on Pine Island that are still stuck there with no power or access. She can use any monetary donations to help her adjust to her displacement. Her actual requests are as follows: water, ice, batteries, non perishable foods, and toiletries such as toilet paper for her neighbors. If anyone would like to help you can donate goods to the LHP fire station or you can DM me directly. You can also donate directly on our Firefighter website at lhpffbenvolent.com. We are a 501c3 non profit and donations may be deducted from income tax. If anyone would like to assist in the efforts of bringing goods to the area, that would be very helpful as well. Thank you for all of your help. **note** the photo of the home half in the water is not hers. It is a neighbors home and only posted to show some of the severity of the damage. The aerial photo is of the small town of Matlacha which is along the causeway to Pine Island.

Every October, all across the nation, fire departments, police, and first responders wear pink to bring awareness to breast cancer.

Stay safe out there!

Hurricane Ian has now intensified to a Category 3 hurricane. Broward County has been placed under a Tropical Storm Watch and a Tornado Watch has been issued until 5:00 pm today. King tides will play a role in possible flooding. Although LHP remains outside of the cone, we must still remain alert and prepare as much as possible for inclement weather and flooding. Broward County Public Schools announced that district offices and schools will be closed tomorrow, 9/28/2022.

UPDATE: Although South Florida is now outside the cone of concern for Tropical Storm (soon to be Hurricane) Ian, it is too soon to let our guard down. Regardless of the storm's path, Lighthouse Point and all of South Florida must continue to brace for high winds and torrential flooding. Stay updated by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or NextDoor.

Thank you Papa's Raw Bar for the generous lunch for the crew today!