Port Orange Professional Firefighters Association

On 07/23/24 E73 handled a car fire off of dunlawton. No injuries reported and the fire was extinguished.

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On 07/12/24 E73 handled a commercial vehicle fire with no injuries reported.

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07/11/24 E71 assisted DPSPS with a VW bus fire. No injuries reported.

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On 07/04/24 Q74, SQE75, and BAT70 assisted E12 and BAT20 with a residential structure fire. Q74 was interior attack and SQE75 handled search. No injuries reported and the fire is under investigation.

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Congratulations to C-Shift Firefighter Eden Yon on passing his Probationary testout. 👨‍🚒

FF Yon has shown his commitment to POFR as well as himself on completing a year of hard work!

Please help us congratulate him on his accomplishment!

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Local 3118 would like to wish LT/Fire Inspector John Ryan the very best on his Retirement! Thank you for all the years of service and laughter. 😁

Welcome to D Shift Brother! 🤝

Today, we bid adieu to veteran firefighter, Lt. John Ryan, as we send him off into retirement after 29 years of service with the fire department, and 36 total years with the City of Port Orange. John started his career with the Public Works Department, and later transferred over to the Fire Department. John was promoted to the position of Lieutenant, then later moved over to the Fire Marshall’s office as our Fire Inspector. We thank you for your many years of service and wish you good luck and much enjoyment in retirement!

SQE75, E73, and BAT70 with the help from T12 handled a car hauler with multiple cars involved at the 261 I-95. FF Buchanan pumped his first fire as a RDE.
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E72, E73, E71, SQE75, M73 and BAT70 responded to Dogwood for a residential structure fire. Units arrived on scene and made an interior attack. Fire was contained to the room of origin but smoke damage was present throughout the home.
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Today probationary employee Jayden Woodson passed his 1 year test out. Through out his first year FF Woodson has shown his commitment, grit, and eagerness to learn. We now call him a Port Orange Firefighter. Help us welcome him in to his Rookie years!

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Help us congratulate A shift Firefighter Scott Hahn on completing his final Probationary test out for POFR!

Scott has pushed himself regularly from his hire orientation to completion and it has showed 💪

Congrats and keep up the hard work brother 👏👏👏

Port Orange Professional Firefighters Association would like to Congratulate FF Javi Hernandez on completing his Probationary test out! 👏👏

Please help us congratulate him on completing his Probationary Year! 👨‍🚒

"The name on your helmet represents who you work for..
The name on your jacket represents who raised you. Do them both justice!"

We would like to thank our City Council for coming out and getting hands on Training with us!

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05/31/24 E71 and L73 assisted DBSPS and DBFD with a structure fire. E71 was primary pumper and L73 handled truck functions. No injuries reported and the Fire is under investigation. This was the second fire of the day these units operated on.

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05/31/24 E72, E71, SQE75, L73, and BAT70 responded to a structure fire in District 72. The fire was contained to the kitchen with no injuries reported. Today is the last day DC Gardner worked for the city. After 25 years of service DC Gardner investigated his last fire.
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Local 3118 would like to wish DC Gardner a huge congratulations on his retirement from POFR! We wish all the best on your new endeavor and appreciate all the hard work you have done for us throughout your career! 👏 👏 👏

This week has been incredibly hard for Port Orange Professional Firefighters Association.

A local agency we work side by side with has lost one of their own and this has affected everyone greatly. Also, as many have seen the tragic loss of a local 4th grader in which our crews responded to.

South Daytona Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3193 we are absolutely devastated to hear the news of your loss and want you to know we are ALL here for you.

Our Community has shown an amazing amount of support towards us and we want you to know it is much appreciated during this time.

Member spotlight: Serving since 2021 currently assigned to 71 A Fireman Tyler Simmons has shown us dedication, pride, and ownership. With emphasis on fitness, Tyler exceeds expectations. He is a Triathlete, has completed OBT, and continually trains. He helps with our new hire academy, training greener employees, and is a lead paramedic. Fireman Simmons was chosen to be POFR’s 2023 FF of the year.
In his words “ The best part of fire service is the ever so different days, in which no two are the same. and experiencing each call with a crew in which you hold bonds and experiences with that person for your whole career

Being a POFR firemen is extremely special to me, because I was born and raised in the city and all of my family is here in which I call home”.

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On 05/16/24 E72 responded to a Vehicle Fire in District 73. The fire was contained in the passenger compartment. No injuries reported.

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Congratulations to FF/PM Boyd for clearing his one year probation with POFR. To earn his black helmet and shield he successfully completed his final scenario.

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On April 4th 2 of our members completed OBT, which is a 24 hour course of continuous PT, Live fire drills consisting of Truck work, RIT, and firefighter survival. This class is very strenuous and help them fine tune their skills. Lieutenant Crider (71 A) and Fireman Kaufman (73 B ) held the standard for POFR.

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Check out our very own POFR members using our Drone equipment to scan the area for Brush Fire Hotspots! 🔥🔥🔥

Did you know that POFR has multiple members that are FAA Part 107 Certified to fly our own Drones? One of the many diverse ways we serve our Citizens.

⚠️PSA: POFR and Forestry are on scene in the area of Williamson/Madeline for a Brush Fire. The Fire is currently under control and Forestry has the scene. 🔥🔥🔥

Yesterday local 3118 handled a structure fire, an extrication, and a brush fire. L73, E72, and BAT70 handled the extrication with minor injuries. E71, E72, Brush 72, and BAT70 assisted E98 with a brush fire close to city limits.

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BAT70, L73, SQE75, along with E98 and E77 operated a structure fire at the 5000 block of Ridgewood. The fire was caused by a lithium ion battery. Crews contained fire to the apartment of origin. No injuries were reported.

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Please help Port Orange Professional Firefighters Association congratulate newly County cleared Paramedic Joey Sedacca! 👏👏👏

FF/PM Sedacca has worked very hard to complete our inter-department clearing process to sit with Volusia County Medical Director Dr. Gershen for his final sign off!

He is now able to serve as a Lead Paramedic at POFR. Keep up the great work FF/PM Sedacca! 💪

Please help us congratulate PM/FF Gabriel Broughton for successfully completing Minimum Standards at Daytona State College and earning the Rusty Case Leadership Award. We are honored to work with some of the best!

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