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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue celebrates the life and service of Capt. William “Bill” V.
Gustin
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue celebrates the life and service of Capt. William “Bill” V.
Gustin
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) will hold a Celebration of Life service to honor Capt.
William “Bill” V. Gustin's life on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., at the Kaseya
Center.
<p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) will hold a Celebration of Life service to honor
Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin's life on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 11:30
a.m., at the Kaseya Center.</p>
<p>The community, colleagues, friends and family will be attending the service to
pay their respects and celebrate the life of Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin.
A guiding light in the fire service community, his passion for learning, dedication
to safety and leadership will live on in the thousands of firefighters he mentored
and trained, the countless lives he touched, and the fire service he so dearly loved
and transformed over an extraordinary career that spanned nearly five decades.</p>
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Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
Celebration of Life Service for Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin
Kaseya Center: 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
Parking: Parking for media will be available in the P2 parking garage for free except
for TV trucks, which can park in the Watson Lot outside of the Command Center.
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<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Media staging is from 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.</p>
<p><strong>Media Note:</strong> All media interested in covering this event must RSVP
via email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> no later
than 5 p.m. today, March 31. Media must enter the Kaseya Center through the Command
Center on the southwest side of the facility.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact MDFR’s Media and Public Relations Bureau at
305-204-2526.</p>
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MIAMI-DADE ( March 31, 2025 )– Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) will hold a Celebration of Life service to honor Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin's life on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 11:30 a.m., at the Kaseya Center.
The community, colleagues, friends and family will be attending the service to pay their respects and celebrate the life of Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin. A guiding light in the fire service community, his passion for learning, dedication to safety and leadership will live on in the thousands of firefighters he mentored and trained, the countless lives he touched, and the fire service he so dearly loved and transformed over an extraordinary career that spanned nearly five decades.
Who:
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
What:
Celebration of Life Service for Capt. William “Bill” V. Gustin
When:
April 01, 2025 — 11:30 a.m.
Where:
Kaseya Center: 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
Parking: Parking for media will be available in the P2 parking garage for free except for TV trucks, which can park in the Watson Lot outside of the Command Center.
Editors Note:
NOTE: Media staging is from 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
Media Note: All media interested in covering this event must RSVP via email at [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. today, March 31. Media must enter the Kaseya Center through the Command Center on the southwest side of the facility.
For more information, please contact MDFR’s Media and Public Relations Bureau at 305-204-2526.
