Voters will be asked to approve $5.895 million in bonds during the March election this year.

Chief Paul Dezzi introduced Lt. Brian Carr and Firefighter Ron Koper who presented the 45-minute class that they have provided to more than 700 Longboat Key residents in the past 18 months.

“Our goal is for people to do something before we get there with ambulances.”

All it takes is one catastrophe for things to change on Longboat Key, and then the liability meter goes through the roof.

In this instance, at this moment in time, something that is critical is under a threat from our own Town Commission.

The recent tussle in the Fire Department that we all experienced as an episode of ‘Deputy Chiefs Gone Wild’ while the Chief was on vacation had less to do with the events of that particular week and more to do with ongoing and systemic dissatisfaction over pay and compensation within the department.

The Longboat Key Fire Department and Public Works Department have been working on ‘Operation Emergency Access’ since January 2013, and the project to clear all roadways to access residences on the island is now complete. The first phase of the project began by driving the entire key assessing all streets for emergency accessibility.  Pictures were […]

For Town of Longboat Key Fire Chief Paul Dezzi, any leveraging of data and the rapid accessibility of critical information can save lives.

On the next three Saturdays, the Town of Longboat Key Fire Department will be going door-to-door with hurricane and EMS information in an attempt to educate the residents. The Fire Department feels it is important for residents to be well informed of severe weather events and to be prepared to act when necessary Single family […]