With the closing of station #11, automatic aid responses are now in effect with Martin County Fire-Rescue. MCFR will be covering the northernmost PBC pockets, and second-due with station #18 on southern Jupiter Island. Station #18 is second-due with MCFR in southern Martin County.

In preparation for this, MCFR stations #32, #33, and #36, as well as EMS and command staff, met with the crews of stations #18 and #15, and EMS1, DC1, and BC1 at station #18 to meet and learn about each other and the units and equipment.

All shifts had these meetings in September with the effective date being October 1, 2009. It gave us the opportunity to discuss the differences and similarities in our EMS and fire SOGs.