BOCA FIRE RESCUE NET - City of Boca Raton
BOCA FIRE RESCUE NET - City of Boca Raton
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Communications<br />
By: Pat Kelly<br />
Division Chief<br />
Hello once again,<br />
On October 1, 2011, Deerfield Beach<br />
Fire Rescue was absorbed into the Broward<br />
County Sheriff’s Office (BSO).<br />
We have a long history <strong>of</strong> mutually<br />
beneficial assistance to each other both<br />
within our respective cities and on I-95.<br />
Communications on these mutual aid<br />
calls was as simple as switching to<br />
Tactical Channel 5 as they also had this<br />
channel on their radios. Unfortunately,<br />
they no longer have this channel on the<br />
BSO radios. The procedure will now<br />
involve our personnel accessing the<br />
Broward County Mutual Aid channels<br />
which are located on Zone G on our<br />
radios. If either receiving or giving<br />
mutual aid to Deerfield Beach units,<br />
expect to be instructed to switch to one<br />
<strong>of</strong> these channels for direct communications.<br />
We have already tested the<br />
system and it works well.<br />
We have long expected the arrival <strong>of</strong><br />
Next Generation 911. This is a technologically<br />
enhanced version <strong>of</strong> the 911<br />
system, which gives the address and<br />
phone number <strong>of</strong> a caller. The system<br />
is being installed throughout Palm<br />
Beach County and unfortunately has<br />
run into some difficulty. We were expecting<br />
to go on-line in October, but<br />
our installation has been postponed till<br />
early next year. We will keep you advised.<br />
Each month I investigate all calls that<br />
do not meet our response criteria. Recently<br />
we have had several calls with<br />
extended response times. Most <strong>of</strong> these<br />
were due to units arriving in the area<br />
and not being able to locate the incident<br />
either because the parties had left<br />
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the scene or the call was unfounded. Please remember that as soon as your unit arrives<br />
in the area, you must advise Dispatch <strong>of</strong> your arrival, with nothing found, and<br />
you are investigating.<br />
Till next time, be safe.<br />
Frank Correggio, Public Information Officer<br />
Tractor Trailer Accident Ties Up Traffic On I-95<br />
In October, <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> firefighters responded to a report <strong>of</strong> a vehicle accident involving<br />
a tractor trailer that happened on on I-95 northbound between Palmetto Park<br />
Road and Glades Road. When fire crews arrived, they found a tractor trailer and a<br />
vehicle had collided causing a fuel leak from the truck’s saddle tank. Firefighters<br />
closed down two lanes <strong>of</strong> the interstate as they began to handle the haz mat incident.<br />
Crew used a special pump to help <strong>of</strong>f-load the fuel from the tank and absorbant to<br />
pick up fuel that was on the ground. Approximately 100 gallons <strong>of</strong> diesel fuel was<br />
transferred into a waiting container and removed. It took crews approximately two<br />
hours to clean up the spill. Members <strong>of</strong> Florida DEP and the DOT were on-scene to<br />
assist. There were no injuries reported. The accident is under investigation by<br />
Florida Highway Patrol.<br />
Photo by Jay Bell