Medal for Heroism! Captain/Paramedic Shawn Robinson was awarded a Medal for Heroism from the The National Society of the Sons of American Revolution in Naples. Fl. today. Capt. Robinson and Engineer Dennis Kerr, North Collier Fire & Rescue, were recognized for their outstanding bravery and self-sacrifice in the face of imminent danger. On September 27, 2024, at approximately 8:40 am, while deployed with US&R Task Force 6 in Charlotte County during Hurricane Helene, Captain Robinson and Engineer Kerr were assigned the task of search and marking structures in a manufactured home community. They noticed a nearby column of smoke and immediately went to investigate. They found a manufactured home with fire conditions and a neighbor stating that a resident had gone back inside. Robinson and Kerr immediately conducted a search and spotted an unconscious person under a burning car port. They crawled into the area and rescued the victim, placed him in their UTV and transferred care to a Charlotte County medic unit. South Trail Fire & Rescue is very proud that our very own Captain/Medic earned such a prestigious award, and that our brother Engineer Dennis Kerr, his team member that day, earned one also. Always putting in the work!

South Trail was pleased to receive the TIPS 5,000 grant award from Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust today from ADA Coordinator Pam Hancock! Preferred Governmental Insurance Trust TIPS Matching Grant—The District applied for and received safety-related grant in the amount of $5,000. To receive the funding, the District must expend $10,000 during the current fiscal year on a safety or training-related program and then submit that program for consideration by the insurance underwriter. This is the tenth consecutive year the District has received this grant award.

South Trail Fire & Rescue chili challenge team, “Chili’n Off Duty”, won the People’s Choice Award AND the overall 1st Place Judge’s Champion. We are so proud of our team and firefighters that helped support the cause!

South Trail Fire & Rescue had a blast walking the Edison Festival of Light Parade and passing out festive giveaways. Our crew loved being able to say hi to so many of our amazing SWFL residents. Thanks for the many cheers and words of appreciation! We do this for all of you.