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Palm Beach County moves Ocean Rescue under Fire Rescue and approves $8.1 million transition package
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to transfer Ocean Rescue operations from Parks & Recreation to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and approved an $8.1 million funding package plus $127,000 in capital transfers to support the transition and equipment needs.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to move Ocean Rescue operations, staff, vehicles and equipment from the Parks & Recreation Department into Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and approved a funding package to support the transition.
Division Chief Philip Olivieri told the board the consolidation is intended to create a unified emergency response along the county’s coastline, improve radio and medical protocol interoperability and streamline incident communications. "The proposal today is to transfer ocean rescue operations, the staff, the vehicles and equipment, over to fire rescue so we…
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