Fire Suppression

District Chiefs

Operations Chief Rob Angell is the command officer of the PPFD suppression division. There are three suppression divisions - A Shift, B Shift and C Shift -   each having a district chief with five lieutenants and one rescue lieutenant making the command structure.

Shifts

Pinellas Park fire department consists of A, B and C shifts.

“A” shift is commanded by Chief Eric DeSpirt.  Chief DeSpirt assists with equipment purchases and keeping our apparatus updated with the newest and most efficient firefighting tools on the market.35 Cx

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“B” shift is commanded by Chief Keith Ellis.  Chief Ellis has the ability to organize and demand structure to the many programs used by the division.  Chief Ellis has played a large role in payroll, vehicle repairs and station inspections and organizations.
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“C” shift is commanded by Jeremy Larson.  Chief Larson takes pride in researching and the building of our fire apparatus.  Chief Larson has be a tremendous asset when it comes to communicating with vendors concerning our apparatus purchases.
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LARSON DC