Driver Engineer Kyle Pavelka (l-r) and firefighters Alex Lutz and Alex Ayerdis demonstrate the use of the epoc Blood Analysis System now being used on emergency medical calls by Highland Beach Fire Rescue. The department is the first in Palm Beach Co
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Highland Beach firefighters extinguished a fire started by a downed high-voltage transmission line in front of the condo at 3525 S. Ocean Blvd. on Aug. 20. The call was one of six spanning less than 90 minutes that evening. Larry Barszewski/The Coast
By Rich Pollack
A full year after becoming the county’s first new fire department in 30 years, Highland Beach Fire Rescue has numbers showing that it matched the expectations of some while exceeding the expectations of others, especially those who pr
By Rich Pollack
It has been a year since Highland Beach split from Delray Beach and started its own fire department, but a fight over who still owes the other money — and how much — is heating up again.
In late March, attorneys for Delray Beach sent
