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Agenda Item #13.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
357 Tequesta Drive *`` 55 1-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 wvvw.tequesta.org
John C. McLoughlin, Fire Chief
FROM: John McLoughlin, Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Management
SUBJECT. Fire Rescue Report for Village Council Meeting June 12t", 2025
REPORT Prepared May 30, 2025 Pages: 1 of 5
Fire Rescue Activities
• Meetings
➢ Meetings continued with each member of Tequesta Fire Rescue
➢ Hurricane Season PSAs will continue on social media platforms
➢ 5/1 Palm Beach State College Invitational Competition (McLoughlin)
➢ 5/8 Bugle and PBCFCA Meetings (McLoughlin)
➢ 5/14 PBCFCA Health & Safety Section Meeting
➢ 5/16 Planning meeting with PBCFR District Chief Rowley
➢ 5/16 TFOPS Zoom Meeting (McLoughlin/McGovern)
➢ 5/20 Meet & greet with Jupiter Fire Rescue Administrative Staff
➢ 5/21 St. Mary's Trauma Survivors Day (Captain Giblin, FF Hobin & FF Terrell)
➢ 5/21 PBCEM Meeting (McLoughlin)
➢ 5/23 PBCFCA-EMS Providers Awards Banquet (Captain Giblin, FF Sambeli &
FF Terrell)
➢ 5/28 Palm Beach County League of Cities Installation Banquet (McLoughlin)
• Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ STAR Training completed
➢ Multi-jurisdictional training with PBCFR, TFR and Martin County Fire Rescue
➢ Governor's Hurricane Conference (Palm Beach Convention Center-McLoughlin)
• Upcoming Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ Phase 2 of STAR Training completed at the Palm Beach State College Fire
Academy with PBCFR
➢ Physical Ability Tests are completed
➢ Life scan is completed
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Agenda Item #13.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
357 Tequesta Drive *`` 55 1-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 wvvw.tequesta.org
John C. McLoughlin, Fire Chief
Emergency Management Operations
➢ Company Officers and Chief McLoughlin purging, updating and digitalizing
Tequesta Hurricane Plan
➢ Completed meeting with individual Department Heads to discuss Hurricane
Preparation, Response and Recovery
➢ Virtual Exercise given to all Department Directors 5/30
Other Information
➢ 5/13 Bring Child to School Event at Good Sheppard (pics)
➢ Terrell, Kostyo and Sambeli presented an award for EMS Call of the Year at
EMS Providers Awards Banquet (pics)
➢ Kostyo was also nominated for Paramedic of the Year
➢ TFR received grant funds in total of$5,081 for CPR Family Training Packs and
Stop the Bleed Kits
➢ Crews did excellent work extinguishing multiple fires (2-residential and 1
commercial) during the last month, the most challenging was a garage that was
stopped before severe damage was done to the interior of home (pics)
➢ May 19th through 23rd was 2025 EMS Week (social media)
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Agenda Item #13.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
357 Tequesta Drive *`` 55 1-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 wvvw.tequesta.org
John C. McLoughlin, Fire Chief
Captain McGovern swearing in Honorary Firefighter on Bring your Kid to School Day
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Agenda Item #13.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
357 Tequesta Drive *`` 55 1-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 wvvw.tequesta.org
John C. McLoughlin, Fire Chief
FF Terrell and FF Sambeli presented an award for EMS Call of the Year
at the EMS Providers Awards Banquet
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Agenda Item #13.
Village of Tecluesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
357 Tequesta Drive *`` 551-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 wvvw.tequesta.org
John C. McLoughlin, Fire Chief
Garage Fire - side view
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