Frank Babinec Email & Phone Number

Frank Babinec was hired as the City Manager for the City of Coral Springs in December of 2019. Prior, he served as the Chief of the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department. Babinec spent seven years as an Assistant Chief and an additional seven years as the Deputy Chief of Operations, dedicating more than 28 years of service to the community. Babinec also served 12 years as a Lead Instructor. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership and earned an MBA in Public Administration. Babinec possesses a Chief Fire Officer designation from the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Fire Officer IV from the State of Florida and an Executive Fire Officer designation from the National Fire Academy. Under his leadership, the department achieved an ISO Class 1 Certification in 2016 and was named “EMS Provider of the Year” by the Florida Department of Health in 2017. During this time, the American Heart Association also recognized the department three times with its annual Mission: Lifeline award for excellence in EMS coronary care. In 2019 Babinec was a Contributing Author to a Cancer Prevention Research Article “Impact of Organizational-level Factors on Cancer Screening Activities in Fire Departments”. In 2019, Babinec was a contributing author to Chief Billy Goldfeder’s Book “Pass It On 3: Making Good Progress”. Babinec was also the Florida Fire Chiefs Association Fire Chief of the Year for the State of Florida for 2017, and in 2018, Babinec was recognized as the Fire Chief of the Year by the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs. He also received the 2018 Community Leadership Award from the Broward Council of Professional Firefighters. In 2019, Chief Babinec received the Billy Goldfeder Organizational Safety Award from the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Safety, Health and Survival Section. In 2019, Babinec earned Telly and Emmy Awards for “Our Story”, a video detailing cancer prevention and awareness for the fire service. In October of 2020, Frank Babinec received the Florida Fire Chiefs Association inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in Firefighter Safety and Health, an award now named in Frank’s honor. Babinec served as the President of the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Broward County, the Chair for the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association Safety and Health Section, and the 2nd Vice President for the Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Babinec served as the Co-Chair for the Florida Joint Council of Fire and Emergency Services Subcommittee on Mental Wellness. In May of 2021 Babinec achieved his ICMA Credentialed Manager Status.