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Firefighter Survival Training
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's new officers perform rigorous training in multiple fireground activities such as self-rescue, room orientation, search, thermal imaging and fire-attack hose management These exercises polish skills that the officers will use to train their firefighters on the fireground to stay safe and better serve the community.
Firefighter applicants may have incorrectly received e-mail notifications stating that you were not selected for this position. This e-mail was sent in error and should be disregarded. Although there are no Firefighter classes scheduled at this time, all Qualified applicants remain eligible for processing. You will be contacted directly by MDFR if you are selected to proceed in the process.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's (MDFR) Metro Fire Boat 1 had the honor and privilege of escorting the United States naval warship USS Freedom through Government Cut on Friday, May 29, 2009. Metro Fire Boat 1 performed a water cannon salute as it led the warship into the United States Coast Guard station on Miami Beach. The USS Freedom is a new generation warship designed to fight near shorelines and in confined waterways. The 377-foot Freedom is a prototype that weighs 3,000 tons and carries a crew of 40 sailors. Metro Fire Boat 1 serves over 2 million residents, 84 miles of oceanside coastline, 22 miles of beaches, 67 miles of inland waterways, and 5.5 miles of the Miami River commercial waterway.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received the first shipment of teddy bears from the Adopt-A-Bear Firefighter Fund on May 27, 2009. These special firefighter bears will ensure that children who are transported by MDFR will have a special friend to comfort them. The Adopt-A-Bear Program was created by local investigative reporter Michele Gillen in an effort to bring comfort to children in traumatic situations such as fires and medical emergencies.
Registration and tryouts for the first session of MDFR's 2009 Junior Lifeguard Program will take place at 10 a.m. June 6 at both Crandon Park and Haulover Park Lifeguard Headquarters. The sessions run from June 8 - July 3 at Crandon and June 9 - July 2 at Haulover. Youths ages 9-17 interested in learning the responsibilities of ocean lifeguards will receive a sound aquatic background and become acquainted with the hazards of ocean swimming. If you can't make the first tryout, don't fret, there's a second session on July 18.
More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires, and approximately 20,000 are injured. Security bars may help keep your family safe from intruders, but they can also trap you in a deadly fire! Miami-Dade Fire Rescue encourages individuals to use the following tips to help reduce the number of fire injuries and deaths associated with security bars on windows and doors preventing fire escape.
Drowning is the number one cause of death for children in Miami-Dade County. Since it only takes one second for such a tragedy to occur, you should always regard your pool as a potential danger.
The International Association of Fire Chiefs presented MDFR with the 2009 Heart Safe Community Award for the STEMI (Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Awareness Program. Criteria included implementation of a program to improve therapies for patients with acute coronary syndrome, its life-threatening complications and initiatives involving STEMI management. MDFR was chosen from among 400 agencies.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue recently completed its Officer Development Program for Lieutenants, graduating 23 individuals who successfully completed 160 hours of training. This comprehensive program included both classroom sessions and more than 80 hours of hands-on simulations. Modules included incident command training, counseling/discipline, leadership, building construction, safety, and drill development.
A recent brushfire in west Miami-Dade posed a challenge for suppression crews due to rough terrain and high westerly winds. MDFR's Air Rescue helicopter joined the attack by performing water drops to prevent the fire from spreading. The aggressive approach was successful, and the blaze was contained to an estimated 250 acres, with no evacuations required.
Notice of Code Changes to Building/Business Owners
A change has occurred in the Code of Miami-Dade County, adding Sections 14-66 and 14-67 which will affect occupancies with existing fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems. The code requires that you obtain a contract for the maintenance of your fire alarm and suppression systems in existing buildings by September 14, 2009.
The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) laid down the gauntlet by challenging the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) to battle in the First Annual Police vs. Fire Obstacle Course Competition on Saturday, March 28. MDPD's finest competed head-to-head against MDFR's bravest through a course containing 17 obstacles. The 21 fastest times for each department were added together. MDPD won the trophy and bragging rights until next year by posting the lowest combined time. All proceeds were split between two charities. MDPD's charity is Operation Support our Wounded Warriors and MDFR's charity is The Children's Cancer Caring Center. The event, which was open to the public, was held at the MDPD Training Facility located at 9601 NW 58 Street in Doral.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) honored recipients of the Employee Valor and Excellence Awards at the annual Medal Day Ceremony. MDFR Firefighter Nicholas DiGiacomo was awarded the Silver Medal of Valor for his extraordinary rescue efforts during the Miami Beach Marina fire. Family members, elected officials, local police and fire chiefs from the entire South Florida area were in attendance to witness this award ceremony.
The Consumers' Research Council of America has named Donald G. Rosenberg, M.D., FACC, as one of "America's Top Cardiologists" for 2008. Dr. Rosenberg is the Medical Director of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR), where he directs all aspects of the department's medical protocols.
The Kendall Fire Station 9 took first place in the finals of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Annual Benchmark Firefighting Competition. The contest starts when the fire truck stops at a fire hydrant and ends when fire crews deploy two hoses and begin flowing water at a predetermined pressure. The national average time to complete this drill is 3 minutes, and the Kendall Fire Station 9 crew finished in one minute and eight seconds.
On Saturday, February 7, 2009, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) hosted its annual Fire Rescue Expo at Tropical Park. The Expo delivered fun for the entire family and gave visitors an opportunity to meet us face-to-face. People of all ages were provided with an up-close and inside look at MDFR through interactive fire and rescue demonstrations, informational booths and static equipment displays.
Blood drive scheduled for Firefighter Catherine Wall
A lot has transpired since the initial diagnosis of Firefighter Catherine Wall's blood disorder of MDS that later progressed to AML. We have held multiple blood and platelet drives since Catherine's initial hospitalization last October. We also have had many ups and downs from the initial diagnosis, to the remission of her disease, to the latest news of an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant in Seattle.Local 1403 and MDFR will continue to help Catherine with platelet drives every two weeks, with the next one occurring on Monday, June 15, 2009, at the Fire Tower. More blood drives will be scheduled in the near future. Catherine's blood type (O+, CMV-) is in extremely short supply Eligible donors who are O+ are able to give a direct donation to Catherine through Florida's Blood Centers (FBS) in Miramar (Floridasbloodcenters.org), and all blood types will be credited to her. The FSB guarantees Catherine units of O+ no matter where they have to locate them.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's new officers perform rigorous training in multiple fireground activities such as self-rescue, room orientation, search, thermal imaging and fire-attack hose management These exercises polish skills that the officers will use to train their firefighters on the fireground to stay safe and better serve the community.
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's (MDFR) Metro Fire Boat 1 had the honor and privilege of escorting the United States naval warship USS Freedom through Government Cut on Friday, May 29, 2009. Metro Fire Boat 1 performed a water cannon salute as it led the warship into the United States Coast Guard station on Miami Beach. The USS Freedom is a new generation warship designed to fight near shorelines and in confined waterways. The 377-foot Freedom is a prototype that weighs 3,000 tons and carries a crew of 40 sailors. Metro Fire Boat 1 serves over 2 million residents, 84 miles of oceanside coastline, 22 miles of beaches, 67 miles of inland waterways, and 5.5 miles of the Miami River commercial waterway. 
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received the first shipment of teddy bears from the Adopt-A-Bear Firefighter Fund on May 27, 2009. These special firefighter bears will ensure that children who are transported by MDFR will have a special friend to comfort them. The Adopt-A-Bear Program was created by local investigative reporter Michele Gillen in an effort to bring comfort to children in traumatic situations such as fires and medical emergencies.
Registration and tryouts for the first session of MDFR's 2009 Junior Lifeguard Program will take place at 10 a.m. June 6 at both Crandon Park and Haulover Park Lifeguard Headquarters. The sessions run from June 8 - July 3 at Crandon and June 9 - July 2 at Haulover. Youths ages 9-17 interested in learning the responsibilities of ocean lifeguards will receive a sound aquatic background and become acquainted with the hazards of ocean swimming. If you can't make the first tryout, don't fret, there's a second session on July 18.
More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires, and approximately 20,000 are injured. Security bars may help keep your family safe from intruders, but they can also trap you in a deadly fire! Miami-Dade Fire Rescue encourages individuals to use the following tips to help reduce the number of fire injuries and deaths associated with security bars on windows and doors preventing fire escape.
Drowning is the number one cause of death for children in Miami-Dade County. Since it only takes one second for such a tragedy to occur, you should always regard your pool as a potential danger. 
The International Association of Fire Chiefs presented MDFR with the 2009 Heart Safe Community Award for the STEMI (Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Awareness Program. Criteria included implementation of a program to improve therapies for patients with acute coronary syndrome, its life-threatening complications and initiatives involving STEMI management. MDFR was chosen from among 400 agencies.
A recent brushfire in west Miami-Dade posed a challenge for suppression crews due to rough terrain and high westerly winds. MDFR's Air Rescue helicopter joined the attack by performing water drops to prevent the fire from spreading. The aggressive approach was successful, and the blaze was contained to an estimated 250 acres, with no evacuations required.
The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) laid down the gauntlet by challenging the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) to battle in the First Annual Police vs. Fire Obstacle Course Competition on Saturday, March 28. MDPD's finest competed head-to-head against MDFR's bravest through a course containing 17 obstacles. The 21 fastest times for each department were added together. MDPD won the trophy and bragging rights until next year by posting the lowest combined time. All proceeds were split between two charities. MDPD's charity is Operation Support our Wounded Warriors and MDFR's charity is The Children's Cancer Caring Center. The event, which was open to the public, was held at the MDPD Training Facility located at 9601 NW 58 Street in Doral. 
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) honored recipients of the Employee Valor and Excellence Awards at the annual Medal Day Ceremony. MDFR Firefighter Nicholas DiGiacomo was awarded the Silver Medal of Valor for his extraordinary rescue efforts during the Miami Beach Marina fire. Family members, elected officials, local police and fire chiefs from the entire South Florida area were in attendance to witness this award ceremony.
The Consumers' Research Council of America has named Donald G. Rosenberg, M.D., FACC, as one of "America's Top Cardiologists" for 2008. Dr. Rosenberg is the Medical Director of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR), where he directs all aspects of the department's medical protocols.
The Kendall Fire Station 9 took first place in the finals of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Annual Benchmark Firefighting Competition. The contest starts when the fire truck stops at a fire hydrant and ends when fire crews deploy two hoses and begin flowing water at a predetermined pressure. The national average time to complete this drill is 3 minutes, and the Kendall Fire Station 9 crew finished in one minute and eight seconds.
On Saturday, February 7, 2009, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) hosted its annual Fire Rescue Expo at Tropical Park. The Expo delivered fun for the entire family and gave visitors an opportunity to meet us face-to-face. People of all ages were provided with an up-close and inside look at MDFR through interactive fire and rescue demonstrations, informational booths and static equipment displays.
A lot has transpired since the initial diagnosis of Firefighter Catherine Wall's blood disorder of MDS that later progressed to AML. We have held multiple blood and platelet drives since Catherine's initial hospitalization last October. We also have had many ups and downs from the initial diagnosis, to the remission of her disease, to the latest news of an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant in Seattle.Local 1403 and MDFR will continue to help Catherine with platelet drives every two weeks, with the next one occurring on Monday, June 15, 2009, at the Fire Tower. More blood drives will be scheduled in the near future. Catherine's blood type (O+, CMV-) is in extremely short supply Eligible donors who are O+ are able to give a direct donation to Catherine through Florida's Blood Centers (FBS) in Miramar (Floridasbloodcenters.org), and all blood types will be credited to her. The FSB guarantees Catherine units of O+ no matter where they have to locate them.
