Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue was created on October 1, 1984, when the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution consolidating the existing fire districts in Palm Beach County.
Prior to 1984 the following fire districts were in existence, covering mostly unincorporated Palm Beach County:
- Jupiter-Tequesta
- Juno Beach
- Old Dixie
- Military Park
- Southwest
- Trail Park
- Reservation
- Del Trail
- Canal Point
- Palm Beach International Airport
These departments consolidated, under the leadership of Chief Herman Brice, into Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. Most of the incorporated cities, unless they were under a contract with a fire district, retained their own departments.
Read more about Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue: Fire Stations, Unit Assignments, Work Schedule, How Incidents Are Received and Transmitted, Ranks, Emergency Medical Service
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