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Agenda Item #9.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �,, . 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33459 �� * www.tequesta.org
James Trube, Fire Chief
FROM: James Trube, Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Management
SUBJECT: Fire Rescue report for Village Council meeting June 13"', 2024
Report Prepared on May 31 St, 2024 Pages: 1 of 6
Fire Rescue Activities
• Meetings
➢ 5/1 Hurricane Season Training Kickoff meeting (Chief Trube)
➢ 5/9,5/15,5/22 and 5/29 EMS/MC On boarding Meetings (EMS Billing)
• (Chief Trube, Capt. Giblin, FF Wichert, Admins.
Jones/Zimmerle)
➢ 5/9 Village Council Meeting (Chief Trube)
➢ 5/13-5/24 VOT Emergency Management Meetings (Chief Trube)
➢ 5/14 Fire Training Officers of the Palm Beaches (Capt. Harris)
➢ 5/15 Medical Director Ride Time (Dr. Tanabe)
➢ 5/15 Fire Marshalls of the Palm Beaches (Inspector Bill Newbern)
➢ 5/16 Fire Chief Association of the Palm Beaches (Cancelled)
➢ 5/21 Florida League of Cities Gala (Chief Trube)
➢ 5/22 Palm Beach County Emergency Management Meeting (Chief Trube)
➢ 5/23 Emergency Medical Services Providers Meeting
• (Captain Giblin/Lt Dodd and FF/PM Schumacher)(pics. page 3)
➢ 5/23 Budget Meeting with Village Manager/Finance (Chief Trube)
• Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 5/1 Fire Fighter Physical Agility Training (PATs)
➢ 5/6 New Apparatus Push In Ceremony for Engine 85 (pics. page 4)
➢ 5/6-5/17 Lieutenant Officer Development Academy at PBCFR FF Wichert
and FF Wilhelm attending
➢ 5/9 Palm Beach County EMS Inspection
• (Capt. Giblin, Lt Dodd and Admin. Zimmerle)
➢ 5/20-5/29 Hurricane/Flood Exercise (pics. page 5)
➢ 5/24 Water Rescue drill
➢ 5/29-5/31 Palm Beach State College Ladder Company Operations class
(pics. Page 6)
• Upcoming Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 6/4 Firefighter Badge Pinning
o FFs Terrell, Powell, and Trotter
➢ 6/29 Public Safety Awards banquet (FD/PD)
➢ 7/15-5/19 Hosting Dive Rescue (REDS) class.
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Agenda Item #9.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �,, . 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33459 �� * www.tequesta.org
James Truhe, Fire Chief
Emergency Management Operations
➢ Attend meetings with Palm Beach County Emergency Management
➢ Completed Hurricane Season Training Kickoff meeting
➢ Completed Hurricane Action Plan Review and meetings with Departments.
➢ Completed Hurricane "Korah" Exercise
➢ Developing After Action Report for Hurricane "Korah" exercise
Other Information
• Operations
➢ New Apparatus delivery dates
o Build time on New Rescues projected to be 24-30 months. We
should consider discussing at Work Shop.
o New Rescue currently budgeted for in FY 26
➢ BLM Prescribed Burn has been ppd. until next winter.
o We are coordinating with Federal, State and Local agencies
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Agenda Item #9.
Village o Tequesta
Department f FirewRescue Services
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57 Taquesta Drive � ��, 551- 8-0500
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James Truber Fire Chief
Exceptional Service Award
On Thursday, May 23rd, the Palm Beach County Emergency Medical Service Providers Awards
Banquet was held, and our very own Firefighter/Paramedic Angela Schumacher received the
Exceptional Service Award.
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Agenda Item #9.
Village of Tequesta
Department f Fire-Rescue Services
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67 Tequesta Drive � �, 5 1-768-0500
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James Truber Fire Chief
"Push In" Ceremony for the New Engine 85
On May 6th, 2024 Tequesta Fire Rescue conducted our "Push In" Ceremony for the New Engine
85. The "Push In and Wet Down Ceremony" goes back hundreds of years to the horse-drawn
fire engines of Yesterday. It symbolizes our commitment to our residents by remembering the
past while preparing for the future.
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Agenda Item #9.
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2024 Hurricane "Korah" Exercise
The Village of Tecluesta conducted a hurricane/flood exercise between May 20t" and May 29tn
Planning Today for Tomorrows Crisis
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Agenda Item #9.
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Training with Palm Beach State College Instructors
Tequesta Firefighters working on truck company skills during the last week of May. The
Instruction provided by Palm Beach State College focused on Ground ladders, Forcible Entry,
Vent/Enter/Search Tactics and Roof Ventilation.
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