Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Gardens fire rescue teams respond to mobile home fire
I’M TIFFANY KENNEY AND I’M FELICIA RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. TINY HOMES FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. IT’S COMING TO PALM BEACH COUNTY. THE COUNTY RECENTLY APPROVED A PILOT PROGRAM BUILDING TINY HOMES. COMMISSIONERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO USE $500,000 OF THE COUNTY’S OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO FINANCE THESE TINY HOMES. REPORTER RACHEL WILLIAMS JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON THIS NEW PROGRAM. RACHEL. TIFFANY. FELICIA, THIS PROGRAM IS JUST GETTING STARTED. THE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS THE HOMES WILL BE OFFERED FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. COMMISSIONER SACHS IS BEHIND IT AND BELIEVES YOU CAN CURE HOMELESSNESS WITH HOUSING AND TREATMENT. FIRST. WHILE THE PERSON IS GOING THROUGH ADDICTION, REHAB, ADDICTION TREATMENT, DON’T LET THEM TREAT AND STREET. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON’T TRY TO TREAT THEM IN A THROWN BACK OUT IN THE STREET. 5:00 YOU KNOW THE NONPROFIT IS CLOSED. COMMISSIONER SACHS SAYS IT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET CONTINUOUS TREATMENT AND LEARN TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY GET SOBER. HOW IT WORKS IS IT WILL CONSIST OF 4 TO 5 HOMES ON PROPERTY OF THE NONPROFIT CENTER, WITH 24 OVER SEVEN SUPPORT SERVICES. THESE ARE 250FT UP. THEY’RE SMALL, SELF-CONTAINED. THEY’RE SUBJECT TO MIAMI HURRICANE STANDARDS, SO THEY’RE SOLID, BUT THEY’RE NOT PERMANENT. AS I SAY, DON’T PUT THE CURTAINS UP BECAUSE THEY’RE ONLY THERE TILL THEY GET BETTER. THE MEANTIME, THEY’RE GOING TO BE GETTING TRAINED FOR A JOB. THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SACHS SAYS THE COUNTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING WHICH NONPROFIT WILL HOST THE TINY HOMES, AND WHICH INDIVIDUALS WILL LIVE IN THEM. I’M GONNA LEAVE IT UP TO THE PROFESSIONALS TO DECIDE WHO WOULD BEST PROFIT FROM THIS CONTINUOUS BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, AND HAVING THE SECURITY OF THAT KEY TO THE LITTLE HOUSE. SOME CONCERNS ON THIS PROJECT WERE WHERE ARE THESE HOMES WILL BE PLACED? I THOUGHT WE COULD PUT LIKE MAYBE 30 LITTLE HOUSES IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. AND THAT’S WHAT SOME CITIES AND COUNTIES DO TODAY. I DON’T THINK IT WORKS. I DON’T THINK IT WORKS BECAUSE THEN YOU HAVE LIKE A GHETTO AREA AND YOU HAVE ALL THESE HOMELESS FOLKS LIVING IN THIS ONE AREA. SO WHAT I HAVE LEARNED IS NOT TO PUT SO MANY IN ONE AREA, BUT PUT JUST A COUPLE RIGHT WHERE THEY’RE GETTING TREATMENT. NOW, THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT COST TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY. COMMISSIONER SACHS SAYS SHE WILL PARTNER WITH CONGRESSWOMAN LOIS FRANKEL TO ASK FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HOUSING THE HOMELESS. HER GOAL IS TO HAVE PEOPLE LIVING IN
Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Gardens fire rescue teams respond to mobile home fire
Updated: 12:58 AM EST Feb 12, 2026
Video above: Palm Beach County launches tiny homes initiative for substance abuse recoveryPalm Beach County and Palm Beach Gardens fire rescue crews responded to a report of a structure fire Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.A caller told 911 dispatch that they saw smoke inside of a house and smelled a burning odor.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsWhen fire crews arrived at the scene, located at South Four Seasons Road in unincorporated Palm Beach County, they found a mobile home with hazy smoke inside.Four dogs were removed safely from the home and there are no reported injuries Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the American Red Cross was contacted to assist those who were displaced.A Palm Beach County Fire Rescue investigator ruled the fire as accidental. Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —
Video above: Palm Beach County launches tiny homes initiative for substance abuse recovery
Palm Beach County and Palm Beach Gardens fire rescue crews responded to a report of a structure fire Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
A caller told 911 dispatch that they saw smoke inside of a house and smelled a burning odor.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
When fire crews arrived at the scene, located at South Four Seasons Road in unincorporated Palm Beach County, they found a mobile home with hazy smoke inside.
Four dogs were removed safely from the home and there are no reported injuries Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said the American Red Cross was contacted to assist those who were displaced.
A Palm Beach County Fire Rescue investigator ruled the fire as accidental.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.