The Collier County Bureau of Emergency Services developed the Phoenix Awards program in October 1986 to recognize local emergency responders who were involved in the rescue and treatment of a patient who has suffered sudden cardiac arrest and was brought back to life after being found without a pulse.

The award was named after the mythological Phoenix bird that was consumed by fire, later rose renewed from its ashes, and became a symbol of immortality, resurrection and life after death.

Phoenix Awards Ceremonies

• February 2007 - 9 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Chambers, Third Floor, W. Harmon Turner Building, Collier County Government Center, 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Naples.
  
• June 26, 2007 - 9 a.m. - Board of County Commissioners Chambers, Third Floor, W. Harmon Turner Building, Collier County Government Center, 3301 E. Tamiami Trail, Naples.