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The wildfire then grew to 8,400 acres (13.1 sq mi) by May 7, [17] and 10,000 acres (16 sq mi) by the next day, as did the containment of the fire, which increased to 5%. [18] Evacuation plans were then implemented on May 11 in Ochopee as the wildfire grew to more than 11,000 acres (17 sq mi), also being 20% contained.
A dog in Florida has been rescued by a team of firefighters after falling 14 feet into a cave in the middle of a field, authorities said. The incident occurred at approximately 7:05 p.m. when ...
Four people were hurt, two critically, when a boat parked at a Florida marina burst into flames, fire officials told news outlets. The boat was having trouble out on Lake Tohopekaliga, the ...
Florida fire officials are still asking beachgoers to exercise caution Sunday after three people were injured Friday in two separate shark attacks within just 90 minutes of each other at ...
The Miami Fire-Rescue Department is the sponsoring agency for USAR Task Force 2, one of the two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the state of Florida. [4] The task force is a 210-member organization deploying teams of seventy rescue workers, search dogs, physicians and structural engineers who travel with 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg) of ...
Fire departments in Florida (14 P) Fire stations in Florida (2 C) Fireboats of Florida (1 P) Pages in category "Firefighting in Florida" The following 4 pages are in ...
Losses from the fires were widespread and disastrous. Over 150 homes and structures were lost, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a report stating that over $300 million of Florida's timber resources had burned. [1] On July 4, the New York Times reported that firefighting efforts up to that day had amounted to $80 million. [5]
Cal Fire’s newest addition to its helicopter fleet is the Fire Hawk — a Sikorsky S70i Black Hawk retrofitted to drop water or fire retardant, as well as conduct hoist rescue and night ...