Awards
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History
Since the earliest days of the department, Boynton Beach Fire Rescue has vigorously pursued a standard of excellence that you will find still exists in even greater abundance amongst today’s modern Fire Rescue personnel. It is a living, breathing thing that motivates every member of this department to personally raise the bar to an unsurpassed level worthy of the numerous awards that Boynton Beach Fire Rescue has both received and given.
2002 Florida Fire Chief of The Year
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Florida Fire Chiefs Association
Since joining the department in 1997, Chief William L. Bingham has set the standard to which all department personnel aspire; a standard of leadership with a personal commitment and loyalty to those he leads that has truly lifted Boynton Beach Fire Rescue to a higher plane that makes us the envy of other departments not only in South Florida, but across the nation.
Heart Ready City Award 2004
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American Heart Association
The American Heart Association’s “Heart Ready Award” named Boynton Beach the first ever “heart ready” city in the southeastern region of the state. The “Heart Ready Awards” recognize community partners who have provided leadership and commitment to saving lives through continued and significant contributions to advancing the “Chain of Survival.” (The term refers to the steps that need to be followed in a life-saving rescue attempt: Step 1: Early Access (Call 911) Step 2: Early CPR Step 3: Early Defibrillation Step 4: Early Advanced Care.)
Boynton Beach has either met or exceeded the requisite criteria to earn the “heart ready” honor.
The City Of Boynton Beach employs an enhanced 9-1-1 emergency medical dispatch system designed to lower “time to defibrillation.” All Fire Rescue staff personnel carry an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), plus, through the department’s CPR and AED training/tracking programs, additional AED’s have been placed throughout the city including City Hall and the Civic Center, Senior Center, Tennis Center, The Links golf course and at the beach for Ocean Rescue. By tracking the placement of the AED’s, dispatchers can direct any first responder to the nearest unit saving essential time in the chain of survival. The Fire Rescue Department has equipped and trained several other city departments in the use of AED’s including the Police Department.
Life Safety Achievement Award ’98, 2000-’01,’02,’03,'04,'06,'07
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Residential Fire Safety Institute
For the past 11 years, this award has recognized the local fire prevention activities that contributed to reducing the number of lives lost in residential fires. Boynton Fire Rescue qualified for this award because it recorded zero fire deaths in structures 6 of the last 7 years. The awards are given by the Residential Fire Safety Institute. The RFSI advocates the use of residential fire sprinklers, smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and teaching people fire-safe behavior. The RFSI’s membership includes the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Association of State Fire Marshals.