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SOUTHERN MANATEE FIRE DONATION TO MANATEE FIRE ACADEMY
September 17, 2025 | FLORIDA
WILLIE CIRONE, Senior Correspondent

Photo by Provided SMFR Logistics Chief Willie Cirone Fire Academy Director Jay Bush presenting thank you plaque to Chief Robert Bounds SMFR
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Southern Manatee Fire Rescue donated a 2019 Ford pick-up to Manatee County Fire Academy. This vehicle was a Fire Inspectors truck, now will serve the Academy to help with the Logistics Section.