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The Great Fire of Key West was a major fire that destroyed a significant portion of the city of Key West in 1886. It was the largest and most devastating fire in Key West history. [2] The fire began in a coffee shop next to the San Carlos Institute. It burned for 12 hours over 50 acres (20 ha), destroyed most of the commercial area of the city ...
Law enforcement within the city of Key West originated with the incorporation of the city in 1828 with a town Marshal. The jail was the brig of a ship docked at the city port. By the turn of the 20th century, in 1900, the KWPD had a complement of 13 sworn officers. [2] On March 10, 1904, Key West recorded its first officer killed in the line of ...
Joseph "Bum" Farto (July 3, 1919 – 1986) [nb 1] was a fire chief and convicted drug dealer in Key West, Florida, who disappeared in 1976.He was one of several politically connected Key West individuals arrested as part of a sting operation known as Operation Conch.
The wife of former Fire Chief Joseph (Bum) Farto -- Key West’s most infamous fugitive, who skipped town in 1976 three days after his conviction on drug-dealing crimes -- wants her husband to be ...
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A Key West firefighter stands in the shallow water next to a sunken Dodge Challenger that police say a man drove into the ocean Sunday, April 28, 2024. Key West Police Department
Key West: The Key West Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services throughout Key West, Florida. The Key West Fire Department has 4 stations placed throughout the city. The Key West Police Department is the responsible law enforcement agency within the incorporated City of Key West.
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