Florida Association for Hazardous Materials Responders

The Hazardous Materials Responders Section of the Florida Fire Chiefs' Association

FLAHR Section LogoThe Florida Association for Hazardous Materials Responders is an organization of individuals and groups at all levels of training and from all backgrounds, including fire services, EMS, law enforcement, emergency management and industry who are interested in the area of response to hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction.  The section is governed by a section council.

Section Council
FLAHR Reference Documents
Meeting Minutes
SERC Docs/State Forms Pertaining to Hazmat
EV and Lithium Ion Battery Resource Links
 

 
Proposed 2023 FLAHR Hazmat Governance Policy Updates

The Section has made updates to the FLAHR Hazmat Governance Policy and had members of the Section vote to adopt the changes. The two documents linked below - one with markup of the changes, and one without markup, but all changes applied - reflect what was proposed to be voted on. Beginning Thursday, October 19, 2023, members of the Section had two (2) weeks in order to vote on the proposed changes. Voting closed November 3, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. eastern time.


Section Council
Chairperson Heather Lorimor, Battalion Chief
Volusia County Fire Rescue
(386) 473-5914
Vice Chair Pat Feagle, Captain
Ocala Fire Department
(352) 427-5676
Secretary Mike Bloski, Hazmat Captain
Southern Manatee Fire Rescue
(941) 751-7675
FFCA Board Liaison Greg DeWitt, Fire Chief
Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District
(239) 390-7959
LEPC Liaison
Michelle Cechowski
(407) 402-3761
Region 1 Representative Jeff Rohrer, Firefighter/ Hazmat Tech
Escambia County Fire Rescue
(850) 777-9545
Region 2 Representative Allen Willis, Jr., Staff Captain/Special Operations
Tallahassee Fire Department
(850) 509-3977
Region 3 Representative Sean Withers, Captain
Gainesville Fire Rescue
(352) 334-5075
Region 4 Representative Jeremy Feil, Division Chief
Sumter County Fire and EMS
(352) 689-4400
Region 5 Representative Aaron Rhodes, District Chief
Orlando Fire Department
(407) 246-3160
Region 6 Representative Jason Wilkins, Captain / Special Operations Coordinator
Sarasota County Fire Department
(941) 882-0769
Region 7 Representative Brent Bloomfield, Assistant Fire Chief/Emergency Manager
West Palm Beach Fire Department
(561) 284-3862
FLAHR Reference Documents
Meeting Minutes
SERC Documents and State Forms Pertaining to Hazmat
EV and Lithium Ion Battery Resource Links