Florida State Firefighter's Association

2008 Conference Information

The 2008 Conference of the Florida State Firefighters' Association will be held at the Dolphin Beach Resort, in St. Petersburg Beach from June 12th to the 14th.

Agenda - Hotel Rooms - Firefighter of The Year - Grant Presentations - Firematics - Fishing Tournament - Registration

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Agenda

Thursday June 12, 2008  
8:00A Registration Opens
9:00A Opening Ceremonies- General Session-Nomination of Officers
   
Friday June 13, 2008  
8:00A Registration Opens
9:00A Opening Conference/Memorial Service
10:00A General Session-Voting begins at the close of session
12:00P-2:00P Election of Officers
6:00P-7:00P Happy Hour
7:00P-????? Installation Banquet/Firefighter of the Year/Grant Presentations/ Price $35.00 per person
   
Saturday June 14, 2008  
6:30A FSFA Red Fish Fishing Tournament. For more information on tournament, and an entry form, click here.
9:00A Firematics Competition in the beach parking lot.  Team Registration TBA
TBA BBQ & Awards –Pool Side- Tickets $15.00

There will be a hospitality Room open at various times throughout the conference. Times TBA

Hotel Rooms

Hotel rooms starting at $99.00 for Standard rooms, Pool side $119.00 and Gulf Front $149.00

For reservations call Dolphin Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, 4900 Gulf Blvd. St. Pete Beach Fl 33706. Phone 727-360-7011 for reservations and make sure you mention FSFA Conference for this rate. Group Code #FSFA/0611.

Web site address is www.dolphinbeach.com. Limited rooms are available, so make your reservations as soon as possible. Any questions call the Association office at 1-800-883-4817.
Firefighter of The Year
Each year the Florida State Firefighters' Association sponsors the Firefighter of the Year Awards. One selected from each of four divisions, Career, Dispatcher, Forestry and Volunteer. The winners are selected from the nominations turned into the Association, and awards presented to the winners at the Installation Dinner, on Friday night. Make sure your department has a candidate for the Firefighter of the Year. Click here for an application.
Grants Presentation
Each year at our Annual Conference, we award the Grants. They can be used for purchasing new equipment, training, public education, or anything you feel can improve the performance of our department. The process is simple, you fill out the on line form, submit it, and the committee will review and select the recipients. For 2008 we will be awarding 8 grants of $2500 each.

1. Your department must be in the State of Florida.
2. You must have 2 representatives, from your department, attend the Installation/Awards dinner, to receive the grant.
3. The form must be filled out and submitted before June 6th.

Click here for the rules and application for this years grants.

Firematics

On Saturday morning there will be a firematics competition taking place. The event will consist of 6 fire related events. 
Each event requires a team of 5, with a maximum of 10 members making up the entire team.
For more information on the events or to download a copy of the rules and registration click here.

Fishing Tournament

In conjunction with the Conference, a Redfish Fishing Tournament will be held at Billy’s Stone Crab & Steakhouse, on June 14th, at Tierra Verde on Tampa Bay. The event is to support the Florida State Firefighters Association.

For more information on tournament, and an entry form, click here.

 

 

Registration

TBA

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