On June 27, Wharton-Smith joined Osceola County Fire Chief Larry Collier, County Commissioner Ricky Booth, and other community members to mark the Grand Opening of Austin Tindall Fire Station 67 in Kissimmee, Florida. Instead of a ribbon cutting, firefighters opted to do a hose uncoupling ceremony, a tradition for fire stations. See pics and video. “Station 67 is a [...]
On March 30, Wharton-Smith joined Mount Dora Interim Fire Chief Rich Loewer and community members to welcome Station 35 into service with a hose uncoupling ceremony – a fire service tradition similar to a ribbon cutting. See more pictures and video highlights. Chief Loewer offered his sincere gratitude to the City Council members and project team for their [...]
On Nov. 15, Wharton-Smith team members joined with County Commissioners, fire officials, and retired firefighters for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fire Station No. 2 in Charlotte County. The station was dedicated to fallen firefighter Charles Allison and his family. The original event was postponed due to Hurricane Ian. “Station 2 was thoroughly tested thanks to [...]
On Oct. 24, Wharton-Smith joined Charlotte County representatives to cut the ribbon at the newly built Station No. 5 in the Burnt Store neighborhood of Punta Gorda. See more pictures. “We’ve needed this fire station for 20 years,” said Robert Hancik, Burnt Store Lakes Property Association President. “About 2,000 residents in 700 homes welcome this fire [...]
Officials from Mount Dora joined together with Wharton-Smith to break ground on Fire Station No. 35, which will serve the City of Mount Dora! 🚒🔥 The event included two fire service traditions — a blessing ceremony for the new site and fire engines and the time-honored commissioning of a new fire apparatus with an old-fashioned wetdown. [...]
Wharton-Smith’s Central Florida Commercial team has been busy thanks to clients like the City of Tavares! In 2019 we performed General Contracting Services on their 38,527 s.f. Public Safety Complex, comprised of a fire station, police station, and emergency operation center. Previous accommodations consisted of undersized, outdated, and poorly ventilated individual facilities that were in [...]
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