Photo: Jupiter Fire Rescue Department
Nearly a hundred firefighters are now sworn-in to protect residents of one small town in Palm Beach County.
"It is my honor to introduce for the very first time your Jupiter Fire Rescue firefighters!"
The 91 new firefighters took the stage at the Maltz Jupiter Theater to cheers yesterday after being sworn in by the town's new Fire Chief Darrel Donatto.
Among the speakers in attendance were Florida's Chief Financial Officer, but more importantly for these purposes, our state's Fire Marshal, Blaise Ingoglia.
While Jupiter had its own volunteer fire department from the 1960s to the 80s, the town decided to dissolve it and have the county take over fire rescue services in 1984.
A couple of years ago, town leaders voted to start the new Jupiter Fire Rescue Department, which will operate on a budget of about $25 million in its first year. Services begin October 1st.