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Yesterday & Today
The Boynton Beach Fire Department first came into existence on July 4th, 1924, by naming Charles Senior as chief to organize such a department for the city. The first step was to secure a two-wheeled hose cart from the Town of Lake Worth at a cost of $75. Then we purchased 500 feet of single jacket, fire hose. This was the lightest weight hose available and the reason for this was to be able to get 500 feet on the cart with no more weight than possible. The water department had a one-ton stake-body Ford truck and we made a trailer hitch on the rear and hitched the hose cart to the truck, at the same time we were getting the necessary manpower to operate the equipment.
During the early part of 1925, The Town of Boynton (not Boynton Beach yet), purchased a used 1910 combination No.10-500 gallon American LaFrance Pumper. The fire engine was housed in the water department until 1946 and then the two-stall building was erected. In March of 1946 a 500-gallon Mack Pumper was ordered. In 1948 the department used a little ingenuity to turn a 1942 1-ton, 4-wheel drive Dodge into a brush truck and called it Junior No. 3. There was no room for this morale booster of a truck so they built an addition on the north side of the station in 1948. A 1-ton Chevy panel truck was added in 1952 and was used as a first aid truck.
Today, Boynton Beach Fire Rescue operates 3 Battalions of Fire Officers and Certified Firefighters – currently there are 41 personnel assigned to each Battalion on a 24-hour shift rotation. The Department utilizes a “Total Quint Concept” (each station houses a rescue unit along with an engine, or “Quint,” that provides elevated stream capability.
Our state-of-the-art Emergency Response Fleet includes 2 Command Units, 5 Advanced Life Support Engines, 5 Advanced Life Support Transport Units, 1 Special Operations/Heavy Rescue Unit, A 100’ Aerial Bucket, and 1 Brush/Utility Vehicle. We now have 5 Fire Stations.
Today’s modern, comprehensive Fire Rescue Unit is responsible for the pre-hospital treatment and transport of sick/injured patients within City limits and in our 4 outside Contract Service areas of Hypoluxo, Ocean Ridge, Village of Golf and Briny Breezes.
Our Firefighter/Paramedics are all responsible for Fire Suppression and Hazard Mitigation within City limits and in all four outside Contract Service areas.
All Operations personnel are cross trained at minimum as Emergency Medical Technicians, with approximately 85 % trained and certified as Florida Paramedics.
Many of our personnel have advanced Technical Rescue training and serve as our Special Operations Team. They handle emergency incidents that go beyond routine Engine, EMS, or Truck Company capabilities.
The Operations Division handles Training and Professional Development needs for all Fire Rescue personnel.
Total call volume in 1994(population estimate—55,000): 4,512 emergency runs – with an average response time of 5 minutes.
Total call volume in 1999(population estimate—60,389): 9,012 emergency runs – with an average response time of 7 minutes.
Call volume in 2001(population estimate—62,800): 10,511 emergency runs – with an average response time of 8 minutes.
Call volume in 2004 (population estimate—64,000): 11,376 emergency runs-with an average response time of 7 minutes.
Call volume in 2005 (population estimate–66,000): 11,197 emergency runs-with an average response time of 6 minutes.
Call volume in 2006 (population estimate–67,000): 11,109 emergency runs-with an average response time of 4 minutes 30 seconds.
Call volume in 2007 (population estimate–68,000): 11,647 emergency runs-with an average response time of 4 minutes 32 seconds.
Call volume in 2008 (population estimate–69,000): 11,608 emergency runs-with an average response time of 4 minutes 2 seconds.
Call volume in 2009 (population estimate–69,000): 11,569 emergency runs-with an average response time of 4 minutes 9 seconds.
Call volume in 2010 (population estimate–69,000): 11,592 emergency runs-with an average response time of 4 minutes 5 seconds.
Call volume in 2011 (population estimate–69,000): 11,783 emergency runs-with an average response time of 5 minutes 14 seconds.