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Meeting: Regular Council - Sep 11 2025
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Agenda Item #11.
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, September 11, 2025
REPORT Prepared 28 August 2025 Pages: 1 of 2
Fire Rescue Activities
• Meetings
➢ 8/12 PBCFCA Training Officer Meeting (Harris)
➢ 8/13 PBCFCA Health & Safety Meeting (McLoughlin)
➢ 8/13 ISO In-Person Evaluation (McLoughlin, Harris, McGovern, Newburn,
J. Jones, Zimmerle)
➢ 8/14 EMS Providers of PBC (Giblin & McLoughlin)
➢ 8/14 Fire Marshalls of PBC
➢ 8/15 EMS Providers Grants Meeting (Giblin)
➢ 8/19 9/11 Planning Meeting (McLoughlin, Jones, Zimmerle, Allison, McGovern)
➢ 8/20 Trauma Injury Prevention (McLoughlin & Giblin)
➢ 8/21 Bugle and PBCFCA Meetings-Tequesta Hosted (McLoughlin)
➢ 8/27 ISO Finalized
➢ 8/27-29 National Firefighter Registry for Cancer
• Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 8/7 CPR/First Aid Course for Good Shepherd Staff and Faculty (Lt. Dodd)
➢ 8/11-12 SCBA Fit Testing
➢ 8/11-15 Safet Start Program for Back to School
➢ 8/11-25 Lt. Dodd Officer Development Course w/PBCFR
➢ 8/12-14 PBC Radiological Training
➢ 8/19 Dive Rescue Training
• Upcoming Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
➢ Dive Rescue Training w/PBCFR
➢ FFCA Health & Safety Conference (McLoughlin)
➢ Open Water Diver Training Course — W/Dive Rescue International
➢ Fire Fest at Jonathan Dickinson State Park
➢ 17t" Annual Florida Fire Prevention Conference (Wichert)
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Agenda Item #11.
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
➢ Company Officers and Chief McLoughlin purging, updating and digitalizing
Tequesta Hurricane Plan
Other Information
➢ New Policies in effect
o Annual Fire Inspections for Commercial and Multi-Family Occupancies
o Annual Inspection and Flow Testing of Hydrants
o Fire Response (ongoing)
o New hire process (29 applicants as of 8/21, applications have closed) written
test scheduled for 9/16 at Tequesta Community Center
➢ LT Promotional Process through PBSC, tentative announcement Jan 2026
➢ Florida Firefighter Assistance Grant (ongoing)
o Turnout gear (16 or 41 sets)
o Non-matching
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