TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) personnel working the 2024 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates. Paramedics and medical staff responded to a total of 156 medical calls.
Of those calls, 36 required transport by ambulance to an area medical facility for additional evaluation, said TFR.
“I am grateful for all of our first responders including our dispatchers that worked this demanding event,” said Fire Chief Barbara Tripp. “I am also thankful to our partner agencies, Tampa General Hospital, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue, TransCare, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital and the American Red Cross for their assistance. In the midst of the Florida heat with hundreds of thousands of revelers attending today’s parade, their unwavering dedication and teamwork shined in our community.”
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As the Tampa Free Press reported earlier, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested only one person for boating under the influence and ejected two during today’s Gasparilla festivities.
No Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were injured during parade operations, according to HCSO.
“I’m thankful for our deputies that worked out in the heat today to ensure that everyone who attended the parade was able to do so safely,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “Your Sheriff’s Office prepared for our annual pirate invasion for months, so to see it go off so smoothly is something teamHCSO should be proud of.”
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