JUPITER, Fla. — The new Jupiter Fire Rescue Department is officially in service, taking over all fire and emergency response duties for the town as of 12 a.m. on Oct. 1.
The historic transition from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue was marked by a ceremony where Fire Chief Darrel Donatto made the first official radio call, declaring the new agency “in service and ready to answer the call.”
The launch is the culmination of a months-long journey, closely followed by WPTV, from the initial swearing-in of firefighters to the traditional “push-in” ceremony for the new fire engines…