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End of Campaign Breakfast for Cancer
D DeLucia. Posted on February 2nd , 2012
Today, February 2, was the end of campaign breakfast for "Making Strides for Breast Cancer"  PBSO just barely beat us in the collecting competition ($12,000 vs our $9,250).  Despite the fact PBSO beat us again, our total collected funds exceeded $21,000.  All for a great cause.  Our soon to be pink pumper was on display and John Fischer made a grand entrance playing the bagpipes.  It was a fun morning and even more fun for some of us that got to wait on tables. 
Commercial Structure Fire in Belle Glade
Craig Prusansky, Capt. Posted on February 1st , 2012

BELLE GLADE - On Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at approximately 2:25 pm, crews from Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Battalion 7 responded to a report of a structure fire in the 500 block of SW 7th St in Belle Glade. The crews from both Stations 73 and 74 could see the "loom up" of the billowing cloud of smoke from their firehouses.

The initial crews were met by very heavy fire and smoke, along with a collapsed roof. The building was an abandoned Masonic Lodge. It took the crews about 20 minutes to bring the fire under control. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Investigations Bureau.

Units on scene:
Q73 E73 E74 R73 R731 DC7 CP7 BC7 LA24.

Craig Prusansky, EMT-P, District Captain
Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Battalion 7 A-Shift
Proudly serving "The Glades"

Media Event held at Station 44
D DeLucia. Posted on January 30th , 2012

A group of communities in Western Boynton Beach have combined their resources to purchase (5) ruggedized Panasonic hand held tablets that will be representative of the units that will soon be on all PBCFR rescue trucks and engines. (these units are earmarked for the Batt. 4 rescues)We demonstrated, for the first time, the newest technology available in Palm Beach County to provide 911 emergency responders access to patients' complete medical history. The software for these tablets is currently under development internally by our IT department and will soon be field tested. Call information will be able to be downloaded to our servers for report writing as well as for hospitals, the latter for efficient and accurate patient care. A Panasonic H-2 tough book, when loaded with the appropriate medical information software, will change the dynamics of today's medical emergency care.

Note: The communities involved are: Tivoli Lakes, Tivoli Reserve, Palm Isles, Ponte Vecchio and CAB Corp. as 501C3 non-profit group that represents additional communities in Western Boynton Beach.

Habitat for Humanity dedicates another home
John Norris/Don DeLucia Photos by Norris. Posted on January 30th , 2012
Habitat for Humanity home had its dedication ceremony on Friday 1/27.  The house, located at 119 N "F" Street now has a happy and proud owner who, himself, put in hours of labor.  As Jack Norris, PBCFR Video Manager commented, "members of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue worked on this home. It is always a gratifying feeling to see your hard work pay off at a dedication".
Smoke Alarm Installations Completed at the Cresthaven Development
Vol. Batt. Chief Kevin Rattey. Posted on January 30th , 2012

On Saturday January 28th, the Volunteer Battalion completed the last of the smoke alarm installations at the Cresthaven development.
About 190 alarms were installed that day. Another 250 were installed in November, thus keeping the Volunteer Battalion on track for their target of 1000 alarms installed each year. Volunteers from the Area Agency on Aging were also on hand to talk to the residents about fall prevention and other safety topics.
The Volunteers will be installing alarms at other developments beginning in late February.

Boca Grove Family Carnival
BC David Horowitz. Posted on January 23rd , 2012

On behalf of the Boca Grove Family Committee we extend our deepest thank you for PBC Battalion 5's participation in which you helped to make our day extra special. Our community Carnival was a great success and the demos and friendly rescue workers were an absolute fabulous addition to a great day.

We hope to have you here again next year, feel free to mark the date of December 27, 2012 :-) , as your staff's presence was just a super touch to the day's events.

Thank you again and should you offer any community events at the station, like last year's Demo & Expo Day, please let me know and we will be certain to share it with our development.

 

Thanks again,

 

Dayna Grober

Social Director

Boca Grove Plantation


 

Kitchen Fire in Wellington January 13
Arthur Werkle. Posted on January 17th , 2012

Structure Fire approx 1700 hours 01/13/12. White Pine Dr. Wellington. E/R25- E30- E/R27 P29 CP2 DC2 Batt3 One civilian treated for smoke inhalation. Fire contained to kitchen area.

PBCFR Pipes and Drums at Pompano FF Elliott's Funeral
Jon Ferguson. Posted on January 17th , 2012

The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Pipe Band and Honor Guard were part of the funeral for FF Bill Elliott. 40-50 uniformed members also were there to honor FF Elliott. E33 and E31 were in the apparatus procession that was 97 trucks long.

Funeral Announcement for Battalion Chief Larry Manley (ret)
D DeLucia. Posted on January 13th , 2012

It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of former Battalion Chief Larry Manley. Chief Manley suffered a heart attack at his home in Dunnellon, Fl on January 7. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died.

Chief Manley will be cremated and his ashes returned back to Palm Beach County for a memorial service on Saturday January 21 at Palm Beach Memorial Park 3691 Seacrest Bl Lantana, Fl Visitation will be from 11 am until 12 noon.
The memorial service will begin at noon.

Class "A" uniform will be appropriate. Class "B" is acceptable for those who do not have one.

Capt. Bob Eastberg will be acting as the family liaison and can be reached at 561-436-4408 for further information

PBCFR holds a reunion for a rescued driver
D DeLucia. Posted on January 6th , 2012
A reunion was put together this morning for a 23 year old man who nearly drowned December 11, 2011.  Around  4 am that morning an off duty West Palm police officer who was driving home noticed headlights in the canal along B road in Loxahatchee.  He called 911 and then found out there was in fact a live victim trapped inside.  With the officer's assistance, Station 21 C shift's help and Special Operations 34's equipment, this man's life was saved.  Equipment had to be lowered 6 feet down the canal bank to extricate the trapped victim.  A dive tank and regulator was given to him to counter the rising water.  A lucky man whos family is gratefull to be able to celebrate the New Year with their son.  A luncheon was served by station 21's crew afterwards for the family and everyone that All of our local media covered the event. 
Fire Rescue Assists with a Car Seat Installation for Soldier's Son
John Harsch. Posted on January 4th , 2012

John Harsch, a Fire Safety Specialist with BOSS was approached by a manager at a local Wal-Mart, who asked about getting assistance with a car seat for his grandson. His son, a single father, is about to be deployed to Afghanistan for a year and the soldier’s 10 month old son is coming to Florida to live with the soldier’s parents for the next year, while he is serving overseas. The manager told Inspector Harsch that his family was on a tight budget and asked if Palm Beach County Fire Rescue had any resources to assist in providing a car seat for the toddler. With a simple phone call to Community Ed Specialist Elyse Weintraub Brown, she was able to provide a new, free child passenger seat from one of our partner organizations. Elyse made a special trip to the manager’s store location to teach him how to install the seat and place the child in the seat properly so his grandson will be riding safely.

     Special thanks to John and Elyse for their outstanding customer service and support for our military.

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