Employees from Proshell Construction Services Inc. install rebar while employees from Pomeroy Electric Incorporated install conduit during the construction of the new fire station on State Road A1A in front of Highland Beach Town Hall. Tim Stepien/Th
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By John Pacenti and Rich Pollack
Like many a divorce, the fire-rescue split between Highland Beach and Delray Beach is hardly amicable, but it really isn’t about irreconcilable differences. It’s mostly about the money.
Highland Beach decided it woul
Patrons wait outside Tin Roof around midnight on a Saturday in June. Tin Roof is among nightspots that have paid fees to the city because the fire marshal monitored occupancy levels, but it is pressing for change. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal S
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach has another bragging right.
Its Fire-Rescue Department worked to improve the Insurance Service Office rating from a 2 to a 1 in areas it serves.
Fire Chief Neal de Jesus told the City Commission on Oct. 2 that the Fire Depa
Price, logistics of starting own department might prove too much, expert says
By Rich Pollack
Surprised by an increase in the cost of fire service for the next fiscal year, Highland Beach commissioners are again wondering whether it would make sense
By Rich Pollack
A war of words that started after Delray Beach commissioners rejected a proposed fire-service agreement with Highland Beach appears to be at a ceasefire, with both sides deciding to come to the table to try to hammer out a workable con
By Rich Pollack
A decision by Delray Beach City Commissioners to add a 20 percent administrative fee to a proposed 10-year fire service contract with the town of Highland Beach is causing a rift between the two neighboring communities and leading som
By Rich Pollack
Plans to have Delray Beach continue to provide fire and rescue services to Highland Beach residents after a current contract expires next year hit a snag Feb. 2 when Delray Beach commissioners rejected a proposed agreement in whi
On Nov. 6, 2009, 48-year-old Bill Dunn choked to death in the county pocket. It took Palm Beach County Fire Rescue nearly 13 minutes to respond to the 911 call.
It’s unknown if a faster response might have provided a different outcome in Dunn’s case
By Jane Smith
The man’s voice on the robocall sounded as if something dangerous were happening.
In mid-September, he warned of Delray Beach elected officials’ transferring fire-rescue services to the county. The county will get the equipment, buildi
The Gulf Stream Town Commission poses with the Palm Beach County League of Cities’ Defender of Home Rule trophy awarded at a May luncheon. PHOTO: (l-r) Town Manager William Thrasher, Commissioners Tom Stanley, Donna White , Joan Orthwein, Mayor Scot
By Jane Smith
Starting Oct. 1, residents in Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes will pay more for an ambulance ride provided by Boynton Beach Fire Rescue.
For a basic ambulance ride, the transport fee will increase by nearly 75 percent to $610, a
By Jane Smith
Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes residents will not have to worry about fire-rescue response times next summer, thanks to a directive given to Boynton Beach’s city manager at the city’s annual budget workshops, held July 21-22.
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By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach has asked Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue for a price quote to take over fire-rescue operations in the city.
The concept is
By Angie Francalancia
Boynton Beach commissioners once again are talking about closing the city’s downtown fire station, which ran on more than half the calls in Ocean Ridge last year, to cut costs.
During budget workshops last month, Commi
By Angie Francalancia
Another budget year approaches in Boynton Beach, and another round of discussions has begun on closing Fire Station #1 that handles calls in Ocean Ridge.
During the second day of Boynton Beach’s budget workshops, Commissioner St
By Angie Francalancia
Any efforts at moving Boynton Beach’s downtown fire station to Ocean Ridge are “on hold” and may remain so for perhaps months as Boynton Beach continues to try to sell three parcels of property that affect the city’s space needs.
By Angie Francalancia
With continuing uncertainty over emergency services for the coastal towns, Ocean Ridge City Manager Ken Schenck reached out to private ambulance company American Medical Response to investigate options.
It could cost as mu
Drop the “interim” in Boynton Beach Fire Chief Ray Carter’s title. He’s permanent now.
In a release last month, Boynton interim City Manager Lori LaVerriere announced that Carter will take over the job, including overseeing how the department mig
Ocean Ridge Police officials and Boynton Beach paramedics recently tried parking a fire truck and an EMS rescue vehicle in the garage behind town hall to confirm that the equipment would fit. Since the garage was built when Ocean Ridge still provide
