Tampa Fire Rescue

🤝🔥 ELECTRIFYING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP: This morning, Fire Marshal Miller and the crew of Engine 9-B joined Tampa Electric for a safety meeting focused on fire safety, prevention, and other important life-safety tips.

Opportunities like this allow to connect directly with our community partners, share valuable safety information, and help keep our city informed and prepared.

Thank you TECO for welcoming our team and for your continued commitment to safety. It’s partnerships like this that truly matter.

Congratulations, Training Chief Murphy!

The Most Important Tools in the Toolbox 🧰❤️🚒

In the fire service, we're taught that every tool in the toolbox serves a purpose. Some tools provide strength, some offer guidance, and some help us overcome life's toughest challenges.

Fathers do much the same.

Today, we celebrate the fathers of Tampa Fire Rescue and dads throughout our community who help build strong families, strong futures, and stronger communities.

Happy Father's Day from .

⛺️🔥 Camp Hopetáke is more than a summer camp, it is a place of hope, healing, friendship, and belonging for pediatric burn survivors.

For more than 30 years, this special camp has brought children from across Florida together for a week filled with adventure, encouragement, and unforgettable memories. From exciting outings and outdoor activities to meaningful moments with firefighters, nurses, and new friends, campers are reminded that they are never alone in their journey.

We are proud to support a camp that gives these incredible children a safe place to laugh, grow, build confidence, and simply enjoy being kids.

A heartfelt Thank-You to the Tampa Firefighters Charity Fund, Tampa General Hospital nurses, and for helping make this life-changing experience possible year after year.

At Camp Hopetáke, young survivors find more than fun, they find strength, community, and a place where they truly belong. ❤️

🎉JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY 🎉

joined at their 2026 Juneteenth Block Party at Fair Oaks Park in East Tampa. It was a great event hosted by the Tampa Police Department Black History Committee.

Thanks for having us and we can’t wait till next year!

Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, a day that marks the end of slavery in the United States and celebrates freedom, resilience, and progress.

We honor the generations who came before us, recognize the contributions of the Black community, and reflect on the ongoing pursuit of equality for all.

Today, we remember, honor, and celebrate.

⚓🤝 Tampa Fire Rescue was proud to welcome members of the Royal Navy from the crew of HMS Trent to Station 1 and the Emergency Operations Center.

While docked in Tampa to celebrate and strengthen the close UK-U.S. defense partnership, the crew shared HMS Trent’s capabilities to support disaster response, including medical treatment, personnel extraction, and drone operations during hurricane response and recovery efforts.

Partnerships like these strengthen preparedness and help build more resilient communities.

Today, celebrates an incredible milestone and an extraordinary career.

Congratulations to PST Supervisor II Janice Eastburn on 40 years of dedicated service as a dispatcher with Tampa Fire Rescue.

For four decades, Janice has been the calm voice on the other end of the line during some of our community’s most critical moments. Her professionalism, commitment, and compassion have helped guide emergency responses and support countless firefighters, paramedics, and citizens in need.

Behind every emergency response is a dispatcher making a difference, and Janice’s impact on Tampa Fire Rescue and our community cannot be overstated.

Thank you, Janice, for 40 years of service, leadership, and dedication. Your contributions have helped shape generations of emergency communications professionals and have made the City of Tampa a safer place for all.

Please join us in congratulating Janice on this remarkable achievement! 🎉👏

HONORING A BEACON OF CHANGE

Tampa Fire Rescue is proud to celebrate Fire Chief Barbara Tripp, who was recognized as the Public Service Honoree at the Juneteenth Beacon of Change Awards Celebration, hosted by the COACH Foundation and the USF Black Alumni Society Society.

Surrounded by family, friends, and members of her executive staff, Chief Tripp was honored for her outstanding leadership, dedication to public service, and lasting impact on the Tampa Bay community.

A Tampa native, Navy veteran, registered nurse, and the first female Fire Chief in Tampa Fire Rescue history, Chief Tripp has spent more than 31 years serving others and helping build a safer, stronger community. Her commitment to emergency preparedness, mentorship, and community engagement continues to inspire those around her and shape the future of public safety.

We also extend our congratulations to St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Fire Chief Keith Watts on receiving the public safety award. His dedication to protecting and serving the community reflects the very spirit of leadership and service celebrated during the event.

Congratulations to both honorees on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your continued commitment to making Tampa Bay a stronger, safer place for all.

STRENGTH TO SERVE: Safety Stand Down 2026

This week, joins fire departments across the nation in recognizing Firefighter Safety Stand Down 2026 (June 14–20).

This year's theme, "Fit to Serve, Fit for Life," highlights the importance of physical fitness in keeping firefighters healthy, safe, and ready to serve.

Throughout the week, our members will focus on daily fitness and wellness topics that promote injury prevention, resilience, and long-term health.

Supporting that mission is Tampa Fire Rescue’s Peer Fitness Team, which provides peer support, fitness guidance, and mentorship to help personnel maintain the strength and readiness required for the fire service.

A healthier firefighter is a safer firefighter.