Eric Patrie Scholarship Fund

 Eric Patrie was hired at Delray Beach Fire-Rescue in 1999 as a Paramedic/Firefighter and was promoted to Driver Engineer in 2003. He was an active member of the Special Operations Team, including the HAZMAT team and Dive-Rescue team. Eric was also an integral member of the apparatus committee and assisted in the specifications and designs of a number of DBFR apparatus. Eric was just 37 years old when he passed away from Cancer. This Scholarship is dedicated to him and his selfless acts. We hope to encourage and assist others who are pursing a career in Public Safety. 

Firehock Scholarship Fund

Peter Firehock​ was a 23-year veteran of the Delray Beach Fire Department, where he was a Fire Fighter/ Paramedic and a founding member of the Special Operations Unit, focused on dive rescue, confined space rescue, hazardous materials response and urban search and rescue. His commitment to and instruction related to the Unit's tasks set the standard for the County and beyond. Pete was a nationally recognized rescue dive instructor and completed successfully many times in the National Public Safety Divers Conference competition in Orlando, winning numerous individual and team awards, including leading the Delray Beach team to a National Championship in the Open Water Division. Named Firefighter of the Year in 1987, Pete was an instructor at the South Tech Fire Academy and a teacher and mentor to many South Florida and other fire fighters, specializing in all disciplines of fire rescue. He was a member of the Executive Board of the Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedics of Delray Beach, IAFF, Local 1842. Pete's life was dedicated to his entire family, his many friends and the community he served so proudly.