WPBFD History

November 20, 1973 Gary Waldron cleaning gasoline tank, Standard Oil Company May 13, 1974 Helen Hoffman Carpet Distributor building August 6, 1974 I. T. & T., 3301 Electronics Way January 13, 1975 Holiday Marine, 6605 South Dixie Highway October 24, 1975 Carefree Theater billiard room November 14, 1975 920 Hansen Street November 14, 1975 Acacia and South Olive Avenue January 3, 1976 Carpet warehouse at 621-1st Street March 4, 1977 Bold Hawk, City Marina. October 31, 1977 Citizen's Building at 105 Narcissus Street. May 16, 1978 King Motor Center May 25,1978 438 1/2 Hibiscus Street September 6, 1978 Cone, Wagner and Nugent December 26, 1978 Mangonia Park mutual aid. The Palm Beach Jai-alai Fronton October 12, 1979 Portofino South condominium September 3, 1981 Northshore Retirement Home at 325-36th Street November 1, 1981 517 South Flagler, Fish Thing Restaurant December 11,1981 Reward Lighting, 801 South Dixie Highway June 24,1983 Everglades Club on Worth Avenue January 4, 1984 507 Swap Shop on 15th Street April 11, 1984 Ramada on the Green Restaurant December 24, 1984 618-5 th Street June 6,1985 3800 block of Australian Court July 3,1986 323 Almeria Road November 14, 1986 Comeau Building located at 319 Clematis Street January 25, 1987 840 McIntosh Street March 17, 1987 Riviera Beach at the Port of Palm Beach December 24, 1987 2100 Australian Avenue December 24, 1987 914 Ardmore Road November 9, 1988 3000 block of Broadway December 14, 1988 Cordova Apartments 1004 Georgia Avenue December 30, 1988 Southboro School on Ogston Street January 15, 1989 Boxcar on a railroad siding at 26th Street January 15, 1989 906-26th Street March 22, 1989 Dog house fire on Walton Boulevard (last Code 2) April 26, 1989 College of the Palm Beaches. and four vacant houses May 10,1989 Roxy's Bar Okeechobee South Dixie March 11, 1990 3206 Broadway November 21, 1991 740-47th Street January 20, 1992 200 Wrena Drive February 20, 1992 424 Douglas Avenue August 25, 1992 Mount Vernon Motor Lodge at 310 Belvedere Road. August 29,1992 4802 North Dixie Highway November 30, 1992 Palm Beach mutual aid for an acid emergency December 21, 1992 Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach July 11, 1993 Jewelmaster's NOTE: This list is just a summary of some of the major calls/fires. It is far from complete.