After Highland Beach Fire Rescue responded to an accident involving a car and bicyclist, more than eight fire and police officers came to the aid of the cyclist, who was taken to a hospital as a precaution. This was part of a 24-hour shift that began
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Arden Moore demonstrates how to apply a makeshift splint on Kona during one of her Pet First Aid 4U classes. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Welcome to April. Strange as it may seem, April is designated as National Pickleball Month, National Soft Pretz
John Pastore shows off his health app. Photo Provided
By Christine Davis
The Emergency Info Plan, an alert system developed by Boca Raton resident John Pastore, has been endorsed by The League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County, UNITE US, LifeExec,
By Jane Smith
A July medical emergency in the County Pocket has led to an updated mutual aid agreement and could lead to faster response times for life-threatening emergencies in that 16.5-acre enclave just south of Briny Breezes.
Boynton Beach and P
By Rich Pollack
It was just about two years ago when a pair of vacationers swimming in the ocean off Highland Beach got caught in a riptide and found themselves unable to get back to shore.
Using a condominium’s private beach access, Highland Beach P
By Dan Moffett
It seems certain that 2017 was a record-breaking year for calls from Ocean Ridge to the Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department.
Just how big a record is not quite so certain.
Boynton Beach Fire Chief Glenn Joseph says his department resp
Water and your own clothing can provide emergency first aid. Arden Moore/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
I keep a well-stocked pet first-aid kit in my home and a travel size in my vehicle. In case of a pet emergency, I want to be prepared.
The reali
If a county pocket resident were choking today, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue would call Boynton Beach to race to his aid, shaving several minutes off the response time from the county’s nearest station.
Since November 2009, when
Ever since it took Palm Beach County Fire Rescue more than 12 minutes to respond to the scene of a man choking in the county pocket last year — a call that ended in the man’s death — a group of the area’s residents have been clamoring fo
By Antigone Barton
While authorities still can’t say when, where and how much oil from BP’s DeepwaterHorizon drill site might show up on local beaches, they can say where the first tar balls spotted here will go next.
Packaged as a hazardous mat
