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Santa’s Mailbox Open for Business at San Carlos Park Fire District’s Three Stations

San Carlos Park Fire District has made special arrangements with Santa Claus for our fire stations to be drop-off sites for letters to Santa Claus! Bring your children to drop off their letters in Santa’s Mailbox located at any one of our fire stations:

• Station 51 located at 8013 Sanibel Blvd.
• Station 52 located at 16901 Island Park Rd.
• Station 53 located at 19591 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy.

Santa loves to get letters from boys and girls who have been good all year long!  Make sure to include your child’s name and address on each letter and San Carlos Park Fire District will ensure each child receives a personalized letter from Santa.

The deadline to mail letters at Santa’s Mailbox is December 15th. No postage required, only a little magic!

For more information, call the San Carlos Park Fire District at 239-267-7525.

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San Carlos Park Fire District Firefighters joined the FGCU community this afternoon at their annual St. Baldrick’s Day event. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a national foundation that raises money and awareness for childhood cancer research. Unfortunately, only 4% of federal funding is designated to research regarding childhood cancer; the St. Baldrick’s Foundation helps to close this gap through fundraising at events like those today.

Four San Carlos Park Fire District Firefighters joined together to raise money for this wonderful organization and because kids with cancer often lose their hair during treatment, the firefighters showed their support by shaving their heads voluntarily.

To find out how to participate yourself or donate visit  www.stbaldricks.org

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All  San Carlos Park Fire District stations will open their doors to trick-or-treaters Halloween night! Firefighters will hand out treats to kids but will remain in-service and may be called to an emergency at any time.

San Carlos Park Fire Districk would like to remind the public that Halloween might be scary for different reasons than you think.  On average, twice as many kids are killed while walking on Halloween than on any other day of the year.  However, with a few tips and tricks, your children can stay safe while trick-or-treating.

Safety tips for kids:

• Costumes can be both creative and safe. The most important thing is to make sure you can be seen by drivers. Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light colors. Masks can obstruct your vision, so choose non-toxic face paint and make-up whenever possible. Carry glow sticks or flashlights so you can see better, as well as be seen by drivers.
• Cross the street safely at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.
• Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street.
• Walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible.
• Slow down and stay alert. Watch out for cars that are turning or backing up and don’t dart out into the street or cross in between parked cars.

Top safety tips for drivers:

• Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Remember that popular trick-or-treating hours are 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
• Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians, and on curbs. Children are excited on Halloween and may move in unpredictable ways.
• Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.

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Thank you for your participation, we are no longer accepting applications for needy families as we have reached the limit of 30 families.

San Carlos Park Fire District will continue a more than 30 year tradition this year with their Annual Secret Santa Program.  For over 30 years SCPFD has spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate.  Each year friends, neighbors and your local fire district join together to collect toys to wrap and distribute to needy families.

Those interested in donating to the program may drop off new, unwrapped gifts at any of our fire stations.

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San Carlos Park Firefighters  are trading their traditional uniforms for those with pink logos this October to raise breast cancer awareness.   Fire Chief Dave Cambareri said “We want those battling cancer, survivors of cancer, and those with a loved one fighting cancer to know they are not alone, they are loved, and they are supported. Your San Carlos Park Firefighters care enough to wear pink.”

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The San Carlos Park Fire Protection and Rescue Service District thanks
the communities support for another successful parade.
We look forward to serving the needs and community.
Thank for all for celebrating with us.

Click Here for Parade Pictures

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The Phoenix Award, named for the mythical creature that rises anew out of ashes, honors those who successfully resuscitate a patient in cardiac arrest. Eleven SCPFD Firefighters were honored at the May 18th ceremony for their lifesaving efforts.

Congratulations to the following winners of the Phoenix Award:

Lt. Mike Sexsmith
Lt. Steve Kalb
Lt. Jay Harper
Mike Asselin
Richard Doupe
JB Shober
Eric Dalton
Kevin Franklin
Michael Dew
Jeremy Louzao
Dave Anderson