We are the Fort Walton Beach Professional Firefighters Association IAFF Local 2601. We are the union within the FWBFD represented by the IAFF
About the FWBFD
FWBFD is a fully career FD made up of 33 line Firefighters, the Staff consisting of Chief, Deputy Chief, Senior Staff assistant, Fire Marshal and 2 inspectors. The City of Fort Walton Beach Fire Department was established in 1941 with all volunteer force and operated as such until 1954 when the first fire chief was hired. The City FD operated as a combination department until the early 80′s when the department transformed into a fully career department. The very first fire station the City operated was located downtown on 1st street. It was moved in the mid 50′s and is currently in service as station 6 located on Hollywood Blvd. in downtown FWB. A second station was opened up on the north part of the city in 1974 and houses Engine Co. 7. The City FD operates under an automatic aid agreement with 7 other fire departments, 4 of which cover the FWB metro area of approximately 120,000
Local 2601 Burn Out Fun
The burn fund was created to assist our citizens after the fire. What we do as an Association is give to those in our community financial assistance to help offset the cost of rebuilding their property and lives after the devastating results of a fire. As many of you we are in the business of “saving lives AND property”
Our giving extends beyond our community… Local 2601 also actively participates each year in the MDA boot drive, the MDA summer camp, Relay for Life(We cook for the walk-a-thon, cook for the spaghetti luncheon and usually help any way we can), Chili cook off @ the mall( we donate proceeds to the United Way and other charities) just to name a few! We regularly give to other “brothers” in the fire service from all over the nation.
Thank you for taking a moment to learn about FWBFD Local 2601 and what we do. We hope you better understand our career, purpose, and livelihood!…
