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Posted on: April 27, 2022

MCFR WELCOMES 27 NEW FIREFIGHTERS; ADEQUATE STAFFING MEANS ‘SAFER’ COMMUNITIES

27 new firefighters are at a pinning ceremony posed with the county commissioners

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners welcomed 27 new Monroe County Fire Rescue Firefighter/EMTs and Paramedics at a badge pinning and oath presentation at Wednesday’s meeting. Family and friends of the newly hired recruits were also a...

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Posted on: March 2, 2022

MCFR HIRES 24 FIREFIGHTERS WITH A 3-YEAR, NO-MATCH SAFER GRANT

MCFR 24 new hires stand and kneel in front of a fire truck

Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomes 24 newly hired firefighters after receiving a $5.6 million Federal Emergency Management Agency SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant to adequately staff five firehouses in the Florida Keys. The ...

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