Fire Department Staff
Click on the name of the staff member you want to contact below:
Laurie Mooney,
Fire Chief
Evelyn Cohen,
Administrative Assistant
Michael Hockenberry,
Battalion Chief, A-Shift
Richard Usher,
Battalion Chief, B-Shift
Leonard Turner,
Battalion Chief, C-Shift
Phyllis Williams,
Training Officer
Don Castner,
Fire Marshall
Station 15
Station 17
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Fire Prevention
The Fire Marshal has many duties including:
- Reviewing new construction plans for fire code compliance
- Performing on site inspections to assure compliance
- Inspecting public use and care facilities for fire safety, identifying hazards, meeting with builders, owners and occupants to correct problems
- Meeting with the fire chief and providing input for fire safety programs
- Appearing at civic groups to inform, educate and improve fire safety
- Investigating fires of suspicious or unknown origin or involving a fatality to determine arson probability
- Interviewing witnesses or suspects
- Obtaining and preserving evidence
- Performing background research
- Providing expert testimony when required
- Performing other duties as required
For information or questions related to fire prevention please contact Fire Marshal Don Castner at
407-260-3460
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Age & Fire: Who's at highest risk and why? |
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According to a report from the National Fire Protection Association, "People at the highest risk of death in home structure fires are the very young and very old". This report, the Characteristics of Home Fire Victims report, found that "children under age 5 are one and a half times as likely to die in a home fire as the average person, but their relative risk has been declining over time. Older adults age 65 and older are more than twice as likely to die in home fires as the average person. Alcohol or other drugs, disabilities and age-related limitations are all factors in the risk of home fire death."
Please click here to view the entire article.
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Featured Fire Prevention Tips |
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Carbon monoxide incidents jump 18 percent
U.S. fire departments responded to an average of seven calls per hour for non-fire carbon monoxide incidents in 2005. Learn to protect your family from CO.
Fire service: Teach your community about preventing home-heating fires.
10 Things People Can Do To Be Fire-Safe At Home (published by the National Fire Protection Association). Click here to view tips.
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U.S. Fire Administration Topics |
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What You Can Do To Keep Your Family Safe
"More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and approximately 20,000 are injured. An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home. There are time-tested ways to prevent and survive a fire. It's not a question of luck. It's a matter of planning ahead." (U.S. Fire Administration).
The U.S. Fire Administration provides a great deal of information regarding a variety of fire safety topics. Below is a list of fire safety topics. Click on the topic that you are interested in and you will be redirected to a page with information on this particular subject.
Arson Awareness
Bedroom Fire Safety
Cooking Fire Safety
Electrical Fire Safety
Escape Planning
High-Rise Fire Safety
Holiday and Seasonal Fire Safety
Home Heating and Fireplace Fire Safety
Manufactured Home Fire Safety
Residential Fire Sprinklers
Rural Fire Safety
Smoke Alarms - PowerPoint presentation by Lt. Paul Ross
Smoking Fire Safety
Wildfires
Where Do Fires Originate?
According to 2006 statistics, most residential structure fires originate in "undetermined/other" and "kitchen" areas. The picture below includes percentages of the most frequent areas of origin for residential structure fires. Please visit the link below "Kitchen Oil Fire" to see a short video on how to properly put out an oil fire.
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Fire Department LocationsFire Department Administration
205 S. Milwee St.
Longwood, FL 32750
(407) 260-3490
Station 15
301 W. Warren Ave.
Longwood, FL 32750
(407) 260-3458
Station 17
300 Wayman St.
Longwood, FL 32750
(407) 260-3493
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