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 Crash on US 27 Near Lake Harbor- Story and photos by Capt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
June 27th
, 2008
On Thursday, June 26, 2008, at approximately 11:43 am crews from Palm Beach
County Fire-Rescue Stations 73 and 74 responded to a single vehicle rollover
crash on US 27 just west of Lake Harbor. A Hendry County EMS ambulance was
transporting a patient from another call when they came across this crash
first, and began treatment.
The crews found the driver fatally injured and the passenger, a young boy,
had crawled through one of the windows. After the Palm Beach County units
arrived, they took over care of the young boy. The boy was airlifted via
TraumaHawk to the trauma center.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by Florida Highway Patrol.
 Truck vs Tractor East of Belle Glade-
Story by Capt. Craig Prusansky, photos by Lt. Scott Berkowitz and Capt. Craig Prusansky
.
Posted on
June 24th
, 2008
A little after 8:00 am on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, crews
from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Stations 73 and 74
responded to a pickup truck vs. farm tractor just east of
Belle Glade. Crews arrived to find the driver of the
pickup pinned inside of the truck with the passenger
on the ground. The tractor operator was satnding along-
side of the crash. The driver of the pickup was
extricated and flown to a local trauma center, as well
as the tractor operator. The passenger of the pickup
truck was transported to a local hospital.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by Florida
Highway Patrol.
Units on scene: E73 E73B R73 R74 DC7 EMS7.
 Fire in Canal Point Elementary School-
Story by Battalion Chief Mike Arena; Photos by Battalion Chief Mike Arena, FF/PM Michael Casanova and Investigator Tom Fucci
.
Posted on
June 17th
, 2008
On June 17th at 0236 hrs, Battalion 7 and Battalion 2
units were dispatched to a commercial structure fire at
the old Canal Point Elementary school. When units arrived
they found a two story abandoned school fully involved.
Access was difficult and the water pressure was extremely
low, making it extremely challenging for crews to
extinguish. Water was shuttled from State Market Road and
defensive operations were utilized. There were several
collapse zones within the structure and the roof ultimately
made a pancake collapse into the building.
Crews worked on scene for over 5 hrs.
Units on scene were E72, R72, E73, E73B, T72, T21, Q29,
EMS7, DC7, BC7, IV2.
 Motor Vehicle Accident: Semi Pins SUV- Story and photos by Rescue Capt. T. McCabe.
Posted on
June 13th
, 2008
At approximately 0928hrs, E74, R74, DC7 and EMS7 responded
to a motor vehicle accident at 2000 S Main St. Upon
arrival E74 found a semi had pinned a Ford Explorer up
against a guardrail with the driver still inside with injuries.
PM L. Grau climbed inside and assessed the patient's
injuries which he found to be minor. DC7 assumed command
and E74 began extrication.
The Explorer looked worse than the situation presented, and it
was a simple extrication. After a portion of the guardrail
was removed, the front and back doors were removed and the
patient was extricated and transported to GGH. The driver
of the semi had minor injuries and refused further treatment.
 Cropduster Training in Belle Glade- Story and photos by Capt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
June 3rd
, 2008
BELLE GLADE - On Monday, June 2, 2008, crews from Station 73 attended an
aircraft familiarization session at Air Crop Care, located at the Belle
Glade State Airport. Willy Lee, a pilot with Air Crop Care, discussed the
Air Tractor AT-502 cropduster aircraft with the crews. The training included
how the aircraft operated, hazards of this particular aircraft, and suggested
procedures when rescuing a pilot.
The Air Tractor AT-502 is a turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 500
gallons of product which can either be sprayed through under-wing nozzles or
dumped all at once out of the hopper. Most cropdusters in western Palm
Beach County are this type of aircraft.
 Rollover with Extrication on US 27 Near Okeelanta- Story and photos by Capt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
June 3rd
, 2008
OKEELANTA – At approximately 12:30 pm on Monday, June 2, 2008, crews from
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue station 74 responded to a report of a rollover
vehicle crash with entrapment on US Highway 27, several miles south of the
Okeelanta Sugar Mill, or about 15 miles south of the City of South Bay.
Crews arrived to find a single vehicle that had rolled over several times,
landing upright with the driver trapped inside. The crews extricated the
patient using the Hurst Tool ("Jaws of Life"). The patient was transported
to a local Trauma Center via TraumaHawk. The cause of the crash is under
investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Units on scene: E74, R74, DC7, EMS7, TH1.
 Mobile Home Fire- Photos by Kevin Higgs-Pinkston, A-Shift Supervisor, Palm Springs Fire Rescue.
Posted on
June 2nd
, 2008
7272 42nd Way (off of Blue Heron Blvd west of I-95): Mobile Home Fire
dispatched at 0738 Saturday May 31.
Units responding were: TR61, R63, E63, E68, E17, T21, E23, DC6, EMS6
 Structure Fire in Belle Glade-
Posted on
June 2nd
, 2008
On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, BC7, DC7, E73, E73B, E74, Q29, R73, R74 and
Investigator 4 responded to a residential structure fire in Belle Glade. Units
arrived to find heavy smoke showing.
 Brush Fire in Pahokee Threatens Junk Yard- Story and photos by Mark Carr.
Posted on
May 14th
, 2008
A small brush fire near Glades Drive and 87th Place
North in Pahokee didn't take long to be whipped by high
winds into a fast-moving, 5-acre threat on May 12th.
Units from Station 72 in Pahokee as well as Station 73
in Belle Glade and Station 21 in Loxahatchee fought the
afternoon fire involving sugar cane, brush, old auto
parts, tires and other debris well into the evening and
were back on scene the next day continuing mop up.
Bordered by railroad tracks on the west and an apartment
complex to the south, the fire moved rapidly toward an
abandoned strip mall to the east and a junk yard to the
east and north. Poor access and thick smoke hampered
firefighters' efforts to contain the blaze. Large volumes
of water were put on the fire stopping its forward progress
just before it reached a large metal building housing used
auto parts and machinery. Junk cars were moved by forklift
out of harms way as firefighters fought to contain the
fire.
 Commercial Structure Fire in West Boynton- Story and Photos by Capt. Don Delucia, PIO.
Posted on
May 7th
, 2008
A fire at the Vienna Fliar Hair Styling Salon in Western
Boynton the evening of May 6, brought 8 units and some 20
firefighters to a strip shopping center around 9:40 PM.
One unit occupied by the Vienna Flair Hair Styling salon
had had a small fire which put out a fair amount of smoke
that eventually entered a number of adjoining units and
caused the evacuation of a small pub that was also in the
center. Damage was kept to the unit of origin and the
source of the fire is under investigation.
Units on scene included E41, Q47, E46, E42, R41, EMS4,
DC4, BC4, PI1 and IV4 (Farill).
 House Fire in South Bay- Story and Photos by Capt. Craig Prusansky.
Posted on
May 7th
, 2008
SOUTH BAY - At approximately 7:30am on Tuesday, May 6,
crews from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Stations 73 and
74 "A" Shift responded to a reported house fire in the
City of South Bay. Crews arrived to find smoke and fire
coming from one of the rear bedrooms. Crews were able to
confine the fire to the room of origin, but the rest of
the house suffered severe smoke damage. The residents
were not home during the fire, and the American Red Cross
is handling their accomodations. No one was injured
during the fire and the cause of the fire is still under
investigation.
Units on scene: E73, E73B, E74, R73, DC7, EMS7
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