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- Pipes and Drums playing in Ireland
- Capt. A Borroto.
Posted on
May 25th
, 2012
The band has been invited by the Dublin Fire Brigade Pipe Band to participate in the 150th anniversary of the Dublin Fire Brigade. They learned 14 new tunes (songs) over the last 1 1/2 yrs that they will be playing in Dublin. The band is only 1 of 7 from around the USA that have been invited to participate in this event. The highlight of the event is a parade ending in the courtyard of Dublin Castle. Congratulations to the band on this achievement!
- Special Operations partnership with Explosive Ordnace Disposal Teams
- Capt. H Park.
Posted on
May 25th
, 2012
Special Operations personnel from station 34 "A" shift assisted the PBSO and the city of Boca Raton police departments explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams out in wester Palm Beach. Hazardous devices team members applied counter explosive charges to various unexploded munitions and flares for safe disposal.
Special operations personnel regularly assists EOD on such operations and others to include suspicious packages, disposal of unexploded military ordnances. The two agencies have worked together as a team for more than two decades.
- Sparky Promotes Boating Safety
- K.Rattey.
Posted on
May 22nd
, 2012
Sparky Promotes Safe Boating
The Memorial Day weekend marks the kick-off of the busy boating season and Sparky is ready to do his part. This year the PBCFR Volunteers will be promoting pet safety on the water. Sparky (a 3' plush stuffed Dalmatian) will be riding along on the safety boat, proudly showing off his lifejacket this summer. Not all dogs can swim, and even the ones who can, may have to contend with waves, currents and other boats. Dogs can become tired and disoriented. The lifejacket will keep your pet afloat and easier to see among the waves.
Pet lifejackets come in a variety of sizes and are inexpensive. They can be purchased from a variety of stores or on-line. The PBCFR Volunteers keep a full set with the boat and additional jackets in the flood response trailer. Lifejackets and pet O2 masks were recently purchased by the volunteers using donated funds.
- Fire Crews Save Kittens in Burn Building
- D. DeLucia.
Posted on
May 17th
, 2012
Four kittens were rescued today from our burn building at the PBCFR training complex. The building was being filled with real smoke for the second time today when a crew member saw them under a stairwell. The exercise was stopped until the babies were removed and taken to a rescue truck and given supplemental oxygen…using some of our donated animal masks. All four were spoken for by firefighters.
- High Rise Structure May 11, 2012
- Capt. A. Borroto.
Posted on
May 15th
, 2012
PBCFR was called to a report of a fire at the three story apartments on Gefion Ct at 6:43pm tonight. A neighbor felt heat in their apartment and maintenance found smoke/ fire in the apartment next door calling the fire department. Investigators report that maintenence work was being performed in a unit on the second floor today where the fire originated. The fire spread through the ventilation shaft to the third floor and roof of the building. Preliminary investigation reports this as an accidental fire. The apartment was unoccupied and no injuries were reported to any neighbors. The entire building was evacuated for safety and displaced residents are staying with friends or relatives. The Red Cross has also been called to assist the residents.
- Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Drill
- Capt. H.Park/ A. Borroto.
Posted on
May 11th
, 2012
On May 2, 2012 the Palm Beach Regional Hazardous Materials Response Teams, a conglomeration of hazmat teams from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, West Palm Beach Fire Department, Boca Raton and Delray Beach Fire Rescue responded together to John Prince Park for the annual F.E.M.A. nuclear power plant emergency response drill. Palm Beach County is a host county for Martin and Indian River counties, should a catastrophic nuclear incident occur at the St. Lucie power plant.
The goals and objectives for this drill as they pertained to fire rescue and the mitigation of radiological contamination were:
A. Monitor & decontaminate emergency workers and their equipment for external radiological contamination.
B. Identify emergency workers suspected of having internal radioactive contamination for immediate transport to a pre determined hospital.
C. Monitor household pets & service animals for external radioactive contamination.
D. Provide the Risk County evacuee with the means & instructions so that the Risk County evacuee can decontaminate their own animal.
E. Maintain efficient pace of operations by assisting evacuees as necessary so as to expedite the evacuation.
This exercise reinforced radio communication and the ability to patch all agencies to a “common channel”. A unified command structure was built using representatives from all agencies who had an active role in the drill. This exercise was held in preparation of a much larger drill coming up in June.
- Wildland/Urban Interface Challenges
- H. Park.
Posted on
May 9th
, 2012
Station 19 C shift did a wild land QAS May 8, 2012 at the Busch Wildlife facility in Jupiter. Consider the wild land urban interface and the defendable properties should we have a large brush fire. The Busch wildlife sanctuary has many different and potential hazards associated with its surroundings. One section has two three hundred pound Florida Black Bears in an enclosure surrounded by thick over grown brush. Another section has Florida panthers, poisonous snakes and endangered wild life.
Members from station 19 spent time with David Hitzig the executive director of the facility and discussed pre fire plans, hydrant locations, structure triage and hazards on the property. Defendable vs non-defendable properties as they apply to an urban interface was also addressed. All in all both parties walked away from this access survey with a better understanding and initial plan should a fire occur on the property.
What's in your zone that may pose a threat or hazard?
- SUV and Corn Truck Crash in the Glades
- Capt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
May 3rd
, 2012
- Commercial Stucture Fire on May 1
- A.Werkle.
Posted on
May 2nd
, 2012
On Tuesday May 1st 2012 at 2208 hours, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue units responded to a reported commercial structure fire at Brake World located at 1213 N State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach. Reports to Dispatch from the Sheriffs Office unit on scene advised an audible alarm with smoke showing. Platform 29 arrived shortly after and reported " heavy smoke from side A & C of a 1 story commercial auto repair facility". Units opened numerous overhead doors to gain access to the fire which was discovered to be a pick up truck inside the building.Quick action by the units on scene prevented the fire from extending to the remainder of the facility.The fire was placed under control in under 30 minutes and the origin being investigated.
Units on Scene: E34, E28, E21. P29. R29. CP2. DC9. BC2. CH2. LA34. IV2 & 6
- PBCFR celebrates Florida Volunteer Month
- C.Craig.
Posted on
May 1st
, 2012
Governor Rick Scott proclaimed April 2012 as Florida Volunteer Month supporting the theme of “Viva Volunteers”. This month celebrated volunteers who improve lives and communities across the state. To show support and appreciation for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Community Assistance Team Volunteers a special Appreciation Breakfast was held on April 30th,2012. It was a small breakfast that gave thanks for their dedication to the team and their hard work on a daily basis. Team members that were unable to attend were; Rick Munroe, Mariya Lapkina, Ron Radwin, Emma Whitney, Dick Greene, Bob Albertson and Jerry Goldman. All team members received a Certificate of Appreciation.
- Apartment Fire in Belle Glade
- Cpt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
May 1st
, 2012
On Monday, April 30, 2012, at a little before 3:00 pm, crews from the 7th Battalion of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a reported apartment fire in the Covenant Village apartment complex in the northwest section of Belle Glade. Crews from Station 73 arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the front of the first-floor apartment. The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before doing extensive damage to the apartment. The firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading to the adjacent apartments.
The two occupants that were home were able to get out safely and no firefighters were injured. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Investigations Bureau.
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