Temple Terrace Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2160

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 Happy Labor Day from Temple Terrace Firefighters Local 2160! 🚒

Today, we recognize the working men and women whose hard work, sacrifice, and solidarity have built our communities and strengthened our country.

For firefighters, Labor Day is also a reminder of the generations who came before us and fought for the wages, benefits, working conditions, and protections we have today. Those things were not simply given. They were earned through workers standing together and looking out for one another.

We are proud to carry that tradition forward. Whether our members are spending today at home with family or on duty protecting our community, we are grateful for their dedication to the citizens of Temple Terrace and to each other.

From all of us at Temple Terrace Firefighters IAFF Local 2160, Happy Labor Day!

Strong work. Strong families. Strong unions.

08/21/2026

Temple Terrace Fire Department’s fifth reaccreditation is a tremendous accomplishment, and our union members are proud to play an active role in the process.

Accreditation is not simply an award earned every few years. It requires continual evaluation, honest feedback, accountability, and a shared commitment to improving how we serve our community. Our members have embraced that process, contributing their experience, ideas, and hard work to help move this department forward.

We are proud of the buy-in shown by our members at every rank and on every shift. Their dedication to the continuous improvement process is a major reason TTFD remains in the top 1% of fire departments nationwide.

Congratulations to everyone who helped make this fifth reaccreditation possible!

The Temple Terrace Fire Department is proud to announce that we have successfully earned our fifth reaccreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI), a program of the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE).

Accreditation is a rigorous, voluntary process that evaluates our department’s performance, service delivery, planning, and commitment to continuous improvement against internationally recognized standards for excellence in the fire and emergency services.

TTFD is also proud to maintain an ISO Class 1 rating, placing us among just 127 CFAI-accredited agencies that also hold the highest ISO fire protection rating.
This achievement reflects the dedication of our personnel and our continued commitment to providing the highest level of service to the City of Temple Terrace.

Five reaccreditations. ISO Class 1. One continued commitment to Exceeding Expectations. 🚒🏆

08/20/2026

Our fire service family continues to rally around Captain Benny Bengter and his family. ❤️

All proceeds from these special “Pepe 3:35” shirts will go directly to the Bengter family. Shirts are $40 and available through August 29.

To order, call or text 813-993-8084 or message on Instagram.

Let’s continue showing Benny and his family that they are not alone. Please consider ordering a shirt and sharing this post.

SUPPORT PEPE & BENNY ❤️

Another incredible show of support for Captain Benny Bengter and his family.

Tampa Native, with the support of the HCFR Foundation, has created this special “Pepe 3:35” shirt featuring Chief Pep Prado ahead of his September 26 wrestling match.

While the wrestling event benefits Trinity School for Children and the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation, ALL proceeds from the sale of these special T-shirts go directly to the Bengter family.

$40 per shirt | Available through August 29

To order, call/text 813-993-8084 or message on Instagram.

Thank you to Tampa Native, Chief Prado, the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation and everyone behind this effort. The support surrounding Benny and his family continues to show what our fire service and Tampa community are all about.

08/19/2026

🚨 WE DID IT, TEMPLE TERRACE! 🚨

With all 13 precincts reporting, the Public Safety Bond has PASSED with 60.42% of the vote!

Tonight belongs to every resident who voted YES, every firefighter who stood on a corner holding a sign, every volunteer who knocked on doors, and every community leader and organization who stood beside us.

For more than two decades, Temple Terrace has recognized the need for a third fire station. Tonight, our community took a historic step toward finally making it a reality, along with providing our police officers the standalone headquarters they have never had.

To our residents: thank you for believing in the future of public safety in Temple Terrace. You listened, you showed up, and you made your voices heard.

We are incredibly proud of our members and deeply grateful to everyone who helped carry this campaign across the finish line.

The voters have spoken. Temple Terrace said YES to safer neighborhoods, stronger emergency services, and a better-equipped future for our police officers and firefighters.

Thank you, Temple Terrace. We did it! 🚒🚓❤️

08/18/2026

What a day! We are incredibly grateful to every member, supporter, and community partner who spent Election Day at polling locations across Temple Terrace advocating for the GO Public Safety Bond.

The first unofficial results are in from early voting and vote-by-mail ballots:

✅ YES: 1,717 votes, 62.48%
❌ NO: 1,031 votes, 37.52%

No Election Day precincts have reported yet, so there is still a long way to go. We will continue watching the results closely, but we are encouraged by this strong start.

Thank you to everyone who voted, volunteered, held signs, shared our message, or helped make today possible. No matter the final outcome, our members showed up for the future of public safety in Temple Terrace. 🚒🚓🗳️

08/18/2026

We’re in the final stretch!

Polls close at 7:00 p.m. If you are in line by 7:00, stay in line and cast your vote. Let’s bring this home for public safety, Temple Terrace! Vote YES!

08/18/2026

The polls are still open, Temple Terrace!

If you haven’t voted, please make your way to your polling location before 7:00 p.m. and vote YES for the GO Public Safety Bond.

08/18/2026

Don’t forget today is Election Day in Temple Terrace! Polls are open until 7:00 p.m.

The Temple Terrace Professional Firefighters proudly recommend:

✅ Fentrice Driskell for State Senate District 16
✅ Elect Conrad Schupay for District 63 State House
✅ YES for the Public Safety Bond

Please make your voice heard and help build a stronger, safer Temple Terrace. Get out and vote!

08/18/2026

Temple Terrace Firefighters are proud to support proven champions for public safety!

Today, we’re asking Temple Terrace voters to support:

✅ Fentrice Driskell for Florida Senate District 16
✅ YES on the GO Public Safety Bond

Polls are open until 7:00 p.m. Make your voice heard!

08/18/2026

Temple Terrace firefighters are out at polling locations across the city because we believe our residents and first responders deserve modern public safety facilities.

Please vote YES today!