Crime & Safety

Fire Chief Honored with Community Service Award

The Palm Harbor Rotary Club recognized Palm Harbor Fire Chief James Angle for his service to the community.

Palm Harbor Fire ChiefΒ James Angle was recently honored as the "2012Β Community Leader Of The Year" by the Palm Harbor Rotary for hisΒ exceptional service to the community.

Other community leaders commented during the ceremony about Chief Angle'sΒ "unfailing attention" to their own annual events and the truly exceptionalΒ service provided by the Palm Harbor Fire Department since his arrival inΒ 1996.

In addition, Chief Angle was presented with one of Rotary's most treasuredΒ awards, an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow.Β These world-wide honorees areindividuals who exhibit the highest of professional and personal standardsΒ set forth by Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary International. His model ofΒ "Service Above Self" clearly made Chief Angle a worthy recipient.

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Editor's note: Thanks to Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Spokesperson Liz Monforti for sharing this information.

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