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Palm Beach County moves Ocean Rescue into Fire Rescue and approves $8.1 million transfer
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved transferring Ocean Rescue operations, staff and equipment into Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and authorized an $8.1 million funding transfer to cover personnel, operating and capital needs for the remainder of the fiscal year. The vote was 6-0.
Palm Beach County commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 6 to place Ocean Rescue under the command of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and to transfer $8.1 million to fund the change for the rest of the fiscal year.
"The proposal today is to transfer ocean rescue operations, the staff, the vehicles, and equipment, over to fire rescue so we can have a unified emergency response along our coastlines," said Philip Olivieri, division chief of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, during a presentation outlining anticipated operational efficiencies and unified radio and…
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