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The Betrayal of the Firefighters Continues Words by Chip Drysdale As a 30-year veteran of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue ...
Florida officials announced that a mother of five who went missing earlier this week had been found alive in a wooded area.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Seven people have been displaced and one person was critically injured after a house fire in the city's ...
A Jacksonville woman who disappeared Monday was found alive in the woods Wednesday after a massive rescue effort by police ...
JFRD: Truck's saddle tank 'ruptured' causing fuel spill on Baymeadows Road and Philips Highway The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says a hazmat team was at the scene to clean up the spill ...
The missing Maxville mother was found Wednesday with a program that uses clues to create a specific search area for first responders.
A Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department (JFRD) engineer was arrested and accused of groping a woman who was working at a concert at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in November, according to the ...
“JFRD was not prepared or trained for that day,” Drysdale told Action News Jax Ben Becker in an exclusive interview. “Absolutely not. No, sir.” The fire that changed everything ...
A young person was taken to the hospital on Thursday afternoon after being hit by a car on the Northside, the Jacksonville ...
Budget breakdown: A growing price tag Since the 2022–23 fiscal year, JFRD’s budget has grown from $345 million to a proposed $434 million for 2025–26. That’s a jump of nearly $90 million ...
Under Powers’ leadership, JFRD launched innovative programs such as mobile stroke and critical care units, emergency access teams for storms, and a scholarship initiative for student-athletes.
Local ‘Starting to show a difference’: JFRD looks to address public homelessness with boots on the ground approach By Logan MacDonald, Action News Jax February 19, 2025 at 1:33 pm EST ...