Badges and Breakthroughs

30/03/2023

05/02/2023

4 Feb 2023: **FF/PM Allen Singleton**

Today we salute our brother, Firefighter Paramedic Allen Singleton.

01/02/2023

It was an honor to teach you and be a small part in your journey! My heart is broken this morning! I promise I will keep fighting for all of us!

It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of MCFR Firefighter Paramedic Allen Singleton. Allen passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

Allen was a 6-year veteran firefighter who joined the ranks of Marion County Fire Rescue on September 12, 2016. Prior to his hiring, Allen was a member of the 2016 MCFR Non-Certified Recruit Academy. His last assignment was Rolling Greens Station #28, where he was a proud member of the MCFR/MCSO SWAT Medic team. Allen was a competitive person by nature, winning back to back Golden Axe awards for MCFR physical competitions.

Our department has been shaken to the core and I am at a loss for words. Your leadership team has been engaged with Allen’s family and are caring for their needs. Please take some time over the next couple of days to talk to each other and check on your friends and coworkers. We have reached out to the Florida Fire Chiefs Association to utilize their Mental Health Strike Teams, there will be more information to follow.

Badge covers are authorized to be worn for the next thirty calendar days. Class “A” uniforms are to be worn by all sworn personnel attending any related services. (Black ties as applicable.)

The Departmental Funeral Contingency Plan has been implemented and all planning shall proceed through proper channels. As more information becomes available, the public information officer will update the department.

01/02/2023

A message to our Marion County Fire Rescue family.

23/01/2023

January 2023 Veterans and First Responders! Starting the year off right 🇺🇸🚒❤️

01/01/2023

Happy New Year to all of our Veteran and First Responder Family ❤️🎉

16/12/2022

"We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us."
— Joseph Campbell

It was an honor to participate in ceremony with my fellow First Responders and Veterans! I am grateful for every human that has the strength to heal themselves and change our world. If you know someone struggling please reach out to us!

28/11/2022

This is the county I worked for. No one talks about the violence First Responders deal with on a daily basis.

https://insidelake.com/2022/11/27/attack-on-emt-spills-out-onto-the-side-of-the-road-thanksgiving-night/?fbclid=IwAR03QgHBtVoFS0EQQeu58gKG-B5QYwDtB98JBIVgujLrHdfjgqs3UgDFEWc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

EUSTIS, Florida—An intoxicated combative patient on her way to the hospital attacked an EMT, opened the side door of the ambulance, attacked him again as they both fell out on … Attack on EMT Spills Out Onto the Side of the Road Thanksgiving Night Read More »

24/11/2022

24/11/2022

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/11/23/charlotte-deputy-killed-by-suspected-drunk-driver-troopers-says/

The deputy was hit during a traffic stop on I-75

20/11/2022

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea

19/11/2022

Minnesota Twins

19/11/2022

11/11/2022

“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.”

10/11/2022

Happy Birthday Marine Corps! OORAH!

https://youtu.be/bsNjQqvgT2I

21/10/2022

October 2022 Veterans and First Responders healing together❤️🚒🇺🇸

18/10/2022

“Tonight we kneel for his family and for the brothers that worked with him. Tomorrow we stand for him!”

Our thoughts and prayers are with our Sarasota Fire Department Family.
RIP
Brett Williams
Retired SCFD FF/PM/Spec. Ops #463