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Trustee Election Results 05/14/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to Brian Prather (Trustee 3) and Roberta Manger (Trustee 4) for their election as new Trustees of the Palm Beach County Firefighters Employee Benefits Fund. Their term in office starts June 1.  We thank both Brent Henderson and John Flaherty for their decades of service to the Fund. Both chose not to run for re-election.

Newly Appointed Officer Swearing In 04/12/22 - Suncoast Firefighters President Vets recently swore in our newly appointed officers  Pictured above: Sarasota County Fire DVP, Tim Baker and  BOT Trustee, Paul Dyer Pictured above: Longboat Key Fire DVP, Rich Roome Welcome Aboard Gentlemen!!! Thanks again Matt Seiler, Jeff Bullock and Brad Jacobs for your service to your membership and Local 2546.

MDA Check Presentation 04/12/22 - Suncoast Firefighters Jentzen Barton, Joey Reyes and Matt Seiler presented Erin Randal of MDA with a check for $103,000.

PalmettoScrapYardFire 04/12/22 - Suncoast Firefighters

Benefits Fund "NEW" Trustee 8 04/04/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund  Congratulations to Traci Moore for winning the Trustee 8 Position

NPFRKyleDent 03/23/22 - Suncoast Firefighters Check out the article NPFR LT Kyle Dent wrote for Fire Apparatus Magazine.

WMFD Drowning Awareness Campaign 03/22/22 - Suncoast Firefighters West Manatee Fire Rescue held a sign waving campaign on Marth 19th at the Manatee Community Beach entrance to promote drowning awareness.

MiamiHerald 03/09/22 - Suncoast Firefighters Another win for First Responders...Thank you FPF representatives for your hard work.

2022 OPEN ENROLLMENT 03/01/22 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund FIREFIGHTERS BENEFITS FUND OPEN ENROLLMENT For coverage beginning January 1, 2022    MEDICAL & DENTAL INSURANCES

HomeTownHeroAmendment 03/01/22 - Suncoast Firefighters

PolarPlunge2022 02/28/22 - Suncoast Firefighters Our Suncoast Polar Firefighters 2546 team (Jay Tsultim and son, Joel Baker and son, along with Secretary Rogazy) took the plunge this past Saturday at Aquatica to support our friends at Special Olympics.

WMFR2021AwardsCeremony 02/23/22 - Suncoast Firefighters

HouseBill 02/17/22 - Suncoast Firefighters

Trustee Elections 2021 12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Congratulations to the Board members who retain their seats for another 5 years.

Coronavirus Update #18 12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund Original Message sent 05/06/21 As things continue to improve and life slowly gets back to normal we have decided that we will return to normal here at the Health & Wellness Center. Effective immediately we will resume full normal operating hours, Monday - Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.

INSURANCE PREMIUM CHANGES FOR 2021 12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund INSURANCE PREMIUM CHANGES FOR 2021     There will only be minor Health Insurance premium changes for 2021.

2021 DENTAL PLANS/RATES 12/30/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund One of the more exciting proposals to come out of the 2020 Board Workshop is the addition of a new  choice for dental coverage. The current selections will remain, with an additional “High PPO”  option for only

$12M for Florida First Responder's Mental Health 12/13/21 - Suncoast Firefighters

DON’T BOTHER ME! 12/10/21 - Palm Beach County Fire Fighters Employee Benefits Fund The number one reason that we hear from Plan Participants when they finally reach out to us when they are having problems or trying to get answers about claims is they “didn’t want to bother us”, and we want you to know that it bothers us when you don’t bother us. Your 1st call should not be to UMR or Sav-Rx, it should be to Fund staff.

2021 Congressional Awards 11/23/21 - Suncoast Firefighters

Samantha Brinton Memorial 11/22/21 - Suncoast Firefighters

Health & Wellness 11/19/21 - IAFF 1826 https://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/article/21241509/health-wellness-beyond-ptsd-moral-injury-in-first-responders.

Squad 63 10/19/21 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District Engine 63 will now be called Squad 63! Squad carries more specialized equipment that has specific uses on more complex incidents, while also fulfilling the Engine capabilities as well, moreover, it provides enhancements to the specialized training of the personnel as those crews use their specialized skills and abilities to help mitigate a high-risk, lower-frequency incidents.

Venice Fire Opens New Station 10/18/21 - Suncoast Firefighters

Firefighter of The Year 10/04/21 - South Trail Fire and Rescue District 2021 Firefighter of the Year, Captain Dustyn LeBarre