Mount Dora Professional Firefighters Union 3088

04/15/2026

03/03/2026

12/14/2025

Some of you may remember Jay Ryon.

Jay is the son of our retired brother, Nick Ryon. He was diagnosed with leukemia at six years old, and since 2014 we have followed his journey with deep respect for his strength and perseverance.

This week, Jay faced another serious medical emergency. After suffering a seizure, doctors discovered a large mass in his brain. He is currently receiving care in the neurological ICU in Orlando as physicians work to determine the cause and the path forward.

At this moment, there are many unknowns. What is certain is that Jay and his family are facing this with courage, and they need the support of those who care about them.

If you are able and feel called to help, a GoFundMe has been set up to support Jay and his family during this time:
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https://www.gofundme.com/f/uphudp-team-jay/cl/o?attribution_id=sl:bd02e086-77d5-47d9-b3f7-edfc4b49c673&lang=en_US

Please keep Jay in your thoughts, prayers, and hopes for healing. 🎗️

Nick, your Brothers and Sisters stand with you and your family. Always.

10/29/2025

Join us this Saturday at Station 35 for our Open House event! Lots of fun stuff for the whole family! We'd also like to thank Kim Varnadore- State Farm Insurance Agent for sponsoring the event with pizza and drinks for everyone! We hope to see you there! 🍕🔥

10/27/2025

**7:45pm Update**
- Old Eustis Road has RE-OPENED
- Donnelly Street CLOSED from Limit Avenue -> Fiddler Drive
-Wolfbranch Road CLOSED from Niles Road ->Britt Road
-SR 46 from 441 -> All WB lanes and two EB lanes are closed

City-wide precautionary boil water notice still in affect. Samples were taken this morning and results are expected in 48hrs.

**10am Update**
Current road closures and updates include:
-Donnelly Street from Limit Avenue -> Fiddler Drive
-Old Eustis Road from Donnelly Street -> Dogwood Circle
-Wolfbranch Road from Niles Road ->Britt Road
-SR 46 from 441 -> All WB lanes and two EB lanes are closed

Please avoid those areas, don't go around barricades and follow detour signs

*8:24am Update*
Fire responders and crews are out in the field assessing City conditions. Updates will be made to this post as well as MountDora.gov available once complete.

City offices will delay opening today until 10am for staff to safely arrive and allow crews to assess damages.

⚠️ Road Closures/Impacts ⚠️
• WolfBranch Road- closed from Britt Road to Round Lake Road – road washed out at Timberlake Drive
• Donnelly Street (North of Limit Ave and South of US 441) – road washed out- impassable
• Old Eustis Road – closed from Donnelly Street to Dogwood Circle
• Donnelly Street – closed from Pine Avenue to Waterman Village entrance at Manorside Drive
• US 441 – closed from Limit Avenue to Bristol Lake Road
• Britt Road – closed from Horse Ranch Road west

💧 Citywide Precautionary Boil Water Notice:
Due to widespread flooding and potential impacts to the water system, the City of Mount Dora has issued a precautionary boil water notice for all residents.
Residents should boil all tap water for at least one minute before using it for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, or washing dishes until further notice.

🚒 City crews and first responders are actively assessing damage, assisting residents, and monitoring road safety.

Please stay home, stay safe, and continue to monitor social media and MountDora.gov for updates. We will post new information here as it becomes available.n

10/03/2025

October breast cancer awareness shirts are here. $20-$25 picked up at station 34, cash or Venmo/Paypal. All profits will be donated to Libby’s Legacy in Orlando.

09/14/2025

Help Support Max Through Brain Surgery We are reaching out as family to ask for support for our d… Ali Adams needs your support for Support Max's Recovery

02/02/2025

Attention Citizens of Eustis, WE NEED YOUR HELP‼️ Your Eustis Firefighters have been in contract negotiations with The City Of Eustis Officials/Negotiating Team since Early 2024, and have made minimal progress in ratifying a contract. The Local 4731 has consistently been shot down by the City’s Negotiating Team when simply asking for competitive benefits and pay that mirrors surrounding Fire Departments in the area. The Local 4731 has already “felt the pain”of this poor treatment and lack-luster benefits. Since 2021… the Local 4731 has lost 6 employees to other Fire Departments/EMS Agencies, this is not counting 3 additional individuals who left to start independent businesses. Losing tenured/experienced employees greatly inhibits our Departments growth, in a city that is expanding and growing more and more each day. We will be live-streaming our negotiations here on Facebook with the City of Eustis on 02/05/25 at 9:00AM. We are asking for your support in any/all City of Eustis Commission Meetings.

Some of these bargaining items consist of:

Paramedic Incentive:
City Proposal- $9,975 in 2025
Surrounding Departments:
Lake County Fire Rescue- $12,958 in 2025
Leesburg Fire Department- $13,000 in 2025
Groveland Fire Department- $12,900 in 2025

Annual Wages:
City Proposal- 5% Raise (2025), 5% Raise (2026), 5% Raise (2027)
Surrounding Departments:
Mount Dora Fire Department- 8% Raise (2025), 6% Raise (2026), 6% Raise (2027)
Groveland Fire Department- 10% Raise (2025), 6% Raise (2026)

Ride-Up Engineer Stipend:
City Proposal- $1.00/Hour for said individual riding up out of grade.
Surrounding Departments:
Mount Dora Fire Department- $1.50/Hour for said individual riding out of grade.

Retro Pay:
It has been past practice by the City of Eustis to honor “Retro Pay” if a contract is not ratified by the month of October hence starting a new fiscal year. The City’s negotiating team has stated that they WILL WITHHOLD our wage adjustments until the new contract is ratified, and ARE NOT offering back-pay for the FOUR months (and counting) into our new fiscal year. This is a tactic by the City’s Negotiating Team to force us to sign a contract that is sub-par and unacceptable.

Ways YOU can help:
-Making your opinion heard on social media by commenting on Local 4731 social media posts and/or the City of Eustis social media, and sharing this post so we can spread awareness of this ongoing situation.
-We would like to ask you all to engage in the livestream of our negotiation meetings!
-It is also important that we get citizen involvement in City Of Eustis Commission Meetings.

The Local 4731 is fighting hard to ensure the betterment and strength of our department and for the ability to continue selflessly providing services to the city of Eustis. By your involvement and support to our department we are hoping to come to a fair agreement that reflects similarly to surrounding communities.

01/19/2025

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