Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
When seconds count, Count on us [1]
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Florida
County Palm Beach
Agency overview[2]
Established October 1st 1984
Annual calls 120,280 (2013)
Employees 1,490
Annual budget $349 million (2014)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Jeff Collins
EMS level ALS
IAFF 2928
Facilities and equipment[2]
Battalions 7
Stations 49
Engines 43
Quints 5
Squads 2 (Special Ops)
Rescues 2 (Special Ops)
Ambulances 53
Tenders 4
HAZMAT 2 (Special Ops)
USAR 2 (Special Ops)
Airport crash 5
Wildland 19
Helicopters 2
Light and air 1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue provides fire protection, emergency medical services, ALS transport and hazardous materials mitigation for unincorporated parts of Palm Beach County, Florida and 18 cities under contract.[3]

The department is responsible for 1,813 square miles (4,700 km2), providing services to over 746,000 residents throughout the county.[3] Along with the unincorporated areas of the county, PBCFR provides services for Belle Glade, Cloud Lake, Glen Ridge, Haverhill, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Manalapan, Pahokee, Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, South Bay, South Palm Beach and Wellington.[4]

Operations

Combat Operations, Structure and Staffing

The department is made up of 7 battalions which contain anywhere from 3 to 9 fire stations. The battalions are numbered as follows:

These units in addition to responding to calls in their immediate districts are also able to respond to special operations calls throughout Palm Beach County. Each of the 7 Battalions is led by a District Chief who is responsible for overseeing ALL operations, budgets, contracts, etc. in their Battalion. District Chiefs are on a day schedule Monday-Friday but are always on call to respond to large scale incidents as needed. P.B.C.F.R. combat personnel work on a 24 on 48 off schedule, there are 3 shifts A,B, and C. Working under the District Chief in each Battalion are the Battalion Chiefs, who are the highest ranking combat officer and also work the 24/48 schedule. Each shift is led by a Battalion Chief. Each Battalion has 2 combat command level officers one being the Battlaion Chief the other being the District Captain. These 2 command officers work together to insure smooth and safe operation on all incidents, training, and oversight/management duties. The District Captain is primarily responsible in overseeing EMS response and training, while the Battalion Chief is primarily responsible for Fire response and training. Both of these officers function in the command structure as single unit resources and command staff. The Battalion Chief and the District Captain oversee the stations in their respective battalions. Each Station is made up of various units but the normal station includes an Engine or Truck company led by a Captain, and a Rescue unit (ALS Transport) led by a Lieutenant.

The numbering or call signs of P.B.C.F.R. units is as follows; Battalion Chiefs are numbered based on the station they are house in or the battalion HQ station, as are the District Captains. An example of this would be the Battalion Chief of Battalion 3/District 3 would be Battalion 91, while the District Captain of the same battalion would be EMS91. The Engine at station 91 is Engine 91, and the Rescue is Rescue 91. Some stations such as Station 23 have 2 rescues housed in the station. In this case the engine would be "Engine 23", the first rescue would be "Rescue 23" and the second rescue would be "Rescue 223". "Battalion 28" and "EMS 28" would be the battalion 2 Battalion Chief and District Captain.

The District Chiefs or the day chiefs that are the highest-ranking officers in each battalion report to the Division Chief of Operations. The Division Chief of Operations is a day chief that works out of headquarters (405 Pike Rd, West Palm Beach). The Division Chief of Operations (Radio Call Sign OPS2) reports to The Deputy Chief of Operations (Radio Call Sign OPS1). This makes up the combat or 911 response and mitigation structure. P.B.C.F.R. has a Training Division with a Division Chief of Training and multiple Staff Captains of training. The department also has a Rescue Division that is led by a District Chief of Rescue and several staff Captains of Rescue. These areas all working together insure the most well trained, highly skilled response to any emergency and the rapid and safe mitigation of well over a hundred thousand responses each year.

Special Ops

The department has two special operations apparatus. These multipurpose units function as heavy rescues, HazMats, USAR and rescue squads. Locate at stations 19 and 34, they are responsible for hazardous materials incidents, dive rescue, confined space rescue and high angle rescue.[5] They also assist the Sheriff's Office's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team.[6] The units also function as mobile command center on extended operations.

Airport Operations

The PBCFR is responsible for providing aircraft rescue and firefighting for the Palm Beach International Airport, one the 50 busiest airports in the United States. The station which is located near the center of the airport grounds, is home to 13 pieces of specialized fire fighting equipment.[7]

These apparatus include:

Trauma Hawk

Trauma Hawk 1 at its hangar at Palm Beach International Airport.

The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue partners with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to operate the Trauma Hawk Aero-Medical Program.[12] The Trauma Hawk program, established in November 1990, replaced the use of Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office helicopters to medevac critically injured patients to area hospitals.[12] At the Trauma Hawk Station, located at the south west corner of Palm Beach International Airport, the department has two Sikorsky S-76C helos.[13] The air ambulances are identically equipped and can carry two patients each and up to four medical attendants if needed.[13] Each helicopter is staffed with a pilot, a registered nurse (RN) and a paramedic. The nurses and paramedics are Palm Beach County Fire Rescue employees while the pilots are Health Care District employees.[12]

Stations and apparatus

Engine 28
Rescue 28.
Brush 28, an off-road vehicle for clearing roads after hurricanes, drafting, and fighting brush and wildfires.
Quint 29 working at a house fire.
Station 33, serving West Palm Beach AKA "The Fire Factory".
Station 52, serving Boca Raton.
Station 47, serving Boynton Beach.

Below is a list of all apparatus and their respective fire stations. This list, taken from the PBCFR website, is current as of 25 February 2014.[14]

City Engine ALS Rescue Truck Wildland Other Battalion Staffing
14 Jupiter Farms Engine 14

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 14 Brush 14 Tender 14 1 6
15 Juno Beach Rescue 15 Ladder 15

(2005 Ferrara Inferno)

 Brush 15 1 5
16 Jupiter Engine 16

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 16 Brush 16 1 5
17 West Palm Beach Engine 17

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 17 Brush 17 1 3
18 Jupiter Engine 18

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 18

(2013 International/Horton)

 1 5
19 Jupiter Engine 19

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 19

(2009 International/Horton)

 Brush 19 District 1

Battalion 19
EMS 19

Special Operations 19

 1 9
20 Wellington Engine 20

(2014 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 20 Brush 20 2 6
21 Royal Palm BeachEngine 21

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 21

(2013 International/Horton)

 Brush 21 Tender 21 2 6
22 Royal Palm BeachEngine 22

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

 Rescue 22 Brush 22 2 6
23 West Palm BeachEngine 23

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

 Rescue 23
Rescue 223		 District 3

Battalion 23 EMS 23

3 10
24 West Palm BeachEngine 24

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 24 3 6
25 Wellington Engine 25

(2014 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 25

(2013 International/Horton)

 Brush 625 Special Events Rescue 2 6
26 West Palm Beach Engine 26

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

Rescue 26

(2013 International/Horton)

 Brush 26 2 5
27 WellingtonEngine 27

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

Rescue 27 Brush 27 2 5
28 Royal Palm Beach Engine 28

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

 Rescue 28 Brush 628District 2

Battalion 28 EMS 28

2 8
29 Royal Palm Beach Rescue 29 Truck 29 (2010 Sutphen Monarch) 2 5
30 Wellington Engine 30

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 30

(2009 International/Horton)
Rescue 230

(2013 International/Horton)

 2 5
31 Palm SpringsEngine 31

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 31

(2014 International/Horton)

 3 5
32 Lake Worth Engine 32

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 32

(2009 International/Horton)

 Brush 32 3 6
33 West Palm BeachEngine 33

(2009 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 33

(2014 International/Horton)

 3 6
34 West Palm Beach Engine 34

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 34

(2013 International/Horton)

 District 9

Battalion 34
EMS 34

Special Operations 34

 9 9
35 LantanaRescue 35

(2013 International/Horton)

 Truck 35 (2014 Sutphen Monarch) 3 5
36 West Palm Beach Engine 36

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 36

(2010 International/Horton)

 3 6
37 LantanaEngine 37

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 37 3 6
38 Manalapan Engine 38

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 3 3
39 Palm SpringsEngine 39

(2014 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 39

(2014 International/Horton)

 3 5
41 Boynton BeachEngine 41

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 41

(2010 International/Horton)
Rescue 241

(2009 International/Horton)

4 8
42 Delray BeachEngine 42 (2012 Sutphen Shield) Rescue 42 Brush 42 District 4

Battalion 42

EMS 42
Command Van Tender 42

 4 9
43 Lake Worth Engine 43

(2014 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 43

(2009 International/Horton)

 Brush 43 3 6
44 Boynton BeachEngine 44 Rescue 44
Rescue 244

(2013 International/Horton)

4 5
45 Delray BeachEngine 45

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 45
Rescue 245 		4 8
46 Lake WorthEngine 46

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

Rescue 46

(2009 International/Horton)

4 6
47 Boynton Beach Rescue 47

(2009 International/Horton)

Ladder 47

(2007 Ferrara Inferno)

4 5
48 Lake WorthEngine 48

(2006

E-One Typhoon)

Rescue 48

(2009 International/Horton)

 Brush 48 (Staffing Permitting)Battalion 48

EMS 48

 4 3
51 Boca RatonEngine 51

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

 Rescue 51

(2014 International/Horton)

5 6
52 Boca RatonEngine 52

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

Rescue 52 4 3
53 Boca RatonEngine 53

(2012 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 53

(2006 Freightliner/American LaFrance)

5 6
54 Boca RatonEngine 54

(2009 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 54

(2014 International/Horton)

Brush 654 5 6
55 Boca RatonEngine 55

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

 Rescue 55

(2009 International/Horton)

5 6
56 Boca Raton Rescue 56

(2006 Freightliner/American LaFrance)
Rescue 256

(2013 International/Horton)

5 5
57 Boca Raton Rescue 57

(2013 International/Horton)

Truck 57

(2009 Sutphen Monarch)

District 5

Battalion 57 EMS 57

5 8
58 Boca RatonEngine 58

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

 5 3
72 PahokeeEngine 72

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

 Rescue 72 Brush 72 Tender 72 7 7
73 Belle GladeEngine 73

(2006

E-One

Typhoon)

 Rescue 73

(2010 International/Horton)
Rescue 273

(2013 International/Horton)

 Ladder 73

(2002

Ferrara Inferno)

District 7

Battalion 73 EMS 73

 7 13
74 South BayEngine 74

(2009

Sutphen

Shield)

 Rescue 74 7 5
68 Lake Park Engine 68Rescue 68 Foam 68 1 5
81 West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Int'l Airport		 Rescue

Pumper

81

 Rescue Pumper

81

 District Chief 8, Air Stair 81
Crash 1-5, Foam 81, Heavy Rescue 81		9
91 Lake WorthEngine 91

(2014 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 91

(2010 International/Horton)

 District 3 (Satellite Office)

Battalion 91 EMS 91

3 8
93 Lake Worth Engine 93

(2013 Sutphen Shield)

Rescue 93

(2014 International/Horton)

 3 6
82 Palm Beach Int'l Airport
Trauma Hawk 		Trauma Hawk 1

Trauma Hawk 2

 9 6

References

  1. ↑ "Palm Beach County Fire Rescue". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "FY2014 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Area's Served". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Apparatus List". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Special Operations". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Station 81". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Air Stair 1". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dragon 1". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Foam 81". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Support 81". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 "Trauma Hawk". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Station Trauma Hawk". Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Station List". Palm Beach County Fire Department. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

Coordinates: 26°42′N 80°3′W / 26.700°N 80.050°W / 26.700; -80.050

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