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Hialeah Fire Rescue trains for active shooter response following FSU tragedy
Outfitted with bulletproof vests and helmets, the department is adapting military-style tactics once unthinkable in civilian ...
Florida residents flee after growing wildfires threaten their homes
New wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State is ...
High Florida fire danger sparks quick-spreading flames that prompt evacuations
Several new wildfires in Florida have sent residents fleeing their homes and closed roadways to traffic. The Sunshine State ...
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Miami marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week with behind-the-scenes look
MIAMI – The country’s public safety community is marking National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week during the second week ...
South Florida boy identified as swimmer who drowned off Fort Lauderdale beach
A 13-year-old boy from Palm Beach County has been identified as the person who died in an accidental drowning off of Fort ...
What We Know About the Florida State University Shooting
Two people were killed and six others were injured when a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on campus on Thursday. Court records ...
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Swimmer pulled unresponsive from water off Surfside; 2 others rescued off South Beach
First responders raced to rescue a man who was pulled out of the water unresponsive off the coast of Surfside, and<a ...
Rip currents are a threat along Florida’s beaches. Here’s how to protect yourself
Rip currents form when waves crash at the shore, creating water currents that flow away from a beach’s edge, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These powerful channels ...
Florida Forest Service crews contain 3 brush fires in Palm City
A brush fire in Palm City turned into three separate fires totaling 48 acres in the same area and were fully contained the ...