Post Views: 1,277 Rinse off the old, welcome the new! Join the South Walton Fire District on New Year’s Day for a Polar Bear Plunge. Funds collected at the event will benefit community education and fire prevention activities such as free CPR courses and fire prevention materials. REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME (EVENT WAIVER INCLUDED) HERE: […]
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Post Views: 792 SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. — Rinse off the old, welcome the new! South Walton Fire District will hold its 9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar. In-person registration begins at 11 a.m., which will be followed by a costume contest at 12 p.m., and the […]
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Post Views: 345 Let’s welcome 2020 South Walton style! Join us for the 7th Annual SWFD Polar Plunge. Don’t forget the costume contest. The event is held at Gulf Place with the plunge at 1 p.m. Gulf Place is located at the corner of CR393 and Scenic Hwy 30A Santa Rosa Beach Florida. . The […]
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Post Views: 227 South Walton Fire Chief Rick Talbert to Retire in 2019 (Santa Rosa Beach) – At the regularly scheduled South Walton Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners meeting on Monday, December 10, 2018, Fire Chief Rick Talbert announced to the seven-member board and those in attendance that he will retire by March […]
Read morePost Views: 342 7th Annual Guns ‘n Hoses Charity Softball Tournament. Winning this tournament comes with major bragging rights! We’d love help highlighting this event! All proceeds go towards a LOCAL charity helping REAL people in our community. WHO: Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Walton County Fire Rescue, Panama City Beach Fire Rescue/Panama City Fire Department, […]
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Post Views: 294 South Walton Fire District Promotes 9 New Officers (Santa Rosa Beach) – History was made this morning June 4, 2018 at the SWFD Headquarters as nine personnel were promoted to the ranks of District Chief, Lieutenant and Sergeants, respectively. Nearly eighty family members, friends, SWFD Fire Board Commissioners, SWFD staff and crews […]
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Post Views: 208 2017 Coverage Gulf Place to Host the South Walton Fire District Fifth Annual Polar Plunge Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. (December 15, 2017) – Gulf Place on 30A is set to host the South Walton Fire District 5th Annual Polar Plunge. For the fifth consecutive year, Gulf Place Community will host the […]
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Post Views: 212 South Walton Fire District Lifeguards Take to the Beach (Santa Rosa Beach) – South Walton Fire District (SWFD) lifeguards will report to their FOURTEEN (14) tower locations March 1, 2017 and will continue to staff them until the end of the season on September 30, 2017. This is the 12th year that […]
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Post Views: 166 South Walton Fire District Lowers ISO Rating (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) – South Walton Fire District Fire Chief Rick Talbert recently announced that The South Walton Fire District has earned a new 3/3X Public Protection Classification rating — the third highest rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). The new classification places […]
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Post Views: 394 (Santa Rosa Beach) – The SWFD Department Relations Committee (DRC) will be hosting its 4th Annual “All You Can Eat” Pancake Breakfast on Saturday Oct 15th, 2015 at the SWFD Station 2 located at 2109 S. County Highway 395 (Watercolor) from 8am-11:00am. Executive Chef Brian Murray, formerly of Watercolor Inn & Resort, […]
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Post Views: 147 South Walton Fire District Lifeguards Take to the Beach (Santa Rosa Beach) – South Walton Fire District (SWFD) lifeguards will report to their ten (10) tower locations beginning March 1, 2016 from 10a-6p. This is the 11th season that the Beach Safety and Education Program, a partnership between the SWFD and the […]
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Post Views: 244 Luke Thompson reports below for 30a Television at the polar plunge 2016 for South Walton Fire Dept red flag warning system Gulf Place will host the 4th Annual Polar Bear Plunge on January 1, 2017, at Ed Walline Beach Access, located across the street from Gulf Place located on the corner of […]
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Post Views: 193 Fire Prevention Week October 4th-10th, 2015 (Santa Rosa Beach) – In an effort to better educate communities throughout the U.S. about fire safety recommendations, the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is promoting “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm” as the theme for this […]
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Post Views: 210 Back to School Driver Awareness 2015 (Santa Rosa Beach) – The Walton County school year begins Monday, August 10th, and drivers will once again be encountering children commuting to school, some for their very first time. The South Walton Fire District (SWFD) would like to encourage motorists to be especially alert […]
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Post Views: 161 Smoke Alarm Donation (Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.) – Smoke alarms are a key part of a home fire escape plan. When there is a fire, smoke spreads fast. Working smoke alarms give you early warning so you can get outside quickly. Knowing that early detection is the key to survival, the South Walton Fire […]
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Post Views: 274 SWFD Places 105′ Ladder Truck in Service (Santa Rosa Beach) – After much anticipation, South Walton Fire District (SWFD) officially placed the new 105’ Aerial Ladder Truck (Truck 4) in service. The purchase of the new apparatus is part of the comprehensive vehicle replacement plan developed and adopted as a component of […]
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Post Views: 225 The safety of the public and emergency responders frequently depends on a group of highly trained professionals who are heard far more often than they are seen. The South Walton Fire District honors these skilled men and women during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 12-18, 2015. Introduced to Congress by […]
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Post Views: 254 (Santa Rosa Beach) – The South Walton Fire District (SWFD) held its Annual Awards Ceremony at the Le Ciel Ballroom in Sandestin, Florida on March 7, 2015. Nearly 100 members were in attendance, including SWFD Board of Fire Commissioners Charlotte Flynt and Brian Christensen. The ceremony provides an opportunity for SWFD team […]
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Post Views: 158 Walton County Fire Rescue Celebrates Fire Prevention Week Walton County Fire Rescue employees helped to celebrate Fire Prevention Week at Mossy Head Elementary School on October 10th. Bobby Collins, the fire prevention committee coordinator, along with Firefighter Stevie Foreman, Engine 11 crew, Nathan Hickingbottom, J. R. Arsenault, and Medic 11 crew Melissa […]
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