Mount Dora Fire Chief, Joseph Hightower, said the renovation of Fire Station 34 in Mount Dora and the addition of a 4800 square foot administration building is expected to cost somewhere between 5 and 6 million dollars.

A beachfront home in Ponce Inlet caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, according to witnesses on the beach.

COVID-19 has impacted many first responders in Central Florida, now agencies are encouraging vaccinations and the wearing of masks.

Orlando City Fire Chief Benjamin Barksdale was arrested Tuesday on a warrant out of North Carolina where he is accused of assaulting a woman.

The Orlando Fire Department has suspended its chief after a misdemeanor arrest warrant was issued for him in North Carolina.