FIREFIGHTERS

Marion County firefighters responded to a burning mobile home Wednesday night, reporting it had completely gone up in flames.

Flames ripped through an Orlando house early Wednesday, leaving behind one person who was found dead after the fire was extinguished, according to the Orlando Fire Department.

The state fire marshal is investigating after New Smyrna Beach firefighters worked early Thursday to deal with a burning building at a golf course.

Firefighters arrived to flames spilling from the second floor of the vacant building.

A new independent report recommends sweeping changes to safety protocols at the Apopka Fire Department in the wake of the death of Austin Duran last year.

Firefighters with Orange County Fire Rescue are taking a plunge by becoming rescue divers for the department.

For many of us, we call first responders on our worst days. These days, they’re facing daunting tasks while dealing with staffing issues and high call volumes.

"Battle of the Badges" to raise funds for families of fallen first responders.

Firefighters climbed 110 floors in downtown Orlando to represent the 110 floors inside the Twin Towers.

A piece of green land on Sadina Street will be the home of Osceola County Fire Station 45.

A driver had to be extricated from their car Friday afternoon after crashing it into a Longwood home, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.

A Flagler County firefighter is making sure his team is prepared in the case they run into a child with autism.

It was one of the most powerful stories of heroism from September 11, 2001.

Italian firefighters are battling a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building.

Heroes weekend returns to Legoland Florida Resort

Orange County Fire Rescue crews are helping a worker stuck in the bucket of a boom lift.

More than 40 firefighters from Central Florida who are part of the Task Force 4 team deployed to assist in the search and rescue operations in Surfside.

Police say firefighters found a body while they were putting out a grass fire at a rest area near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. – A driver was critically injured and three firefighters were taken to a hospital after an SUV collided head-on with a firetruck Monday afternoon in Ormond-by-the-Sea, the Florida Highway Patrol said. AdThe driver of the Tahoe was airlifted to Halifax Health Medical Center in critical condition, troopers said. Three firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to officials. “They were struck head-on, yet they were able to retrieve their equipment from the fire engine, extricate the other driver from his vehicle, and prepare him for transport to Halifax Health Medical Center. Jay Brantt, a maintenance worker at the apartment complex where the firetruck came to a rest, said it appeared the driver was drunk.

Orlando, Fla. – The city of Orlando opened a brand-new fire station in the Rosemont community on Monday. Station 9, known as “Outpost Nine,” is the new home to 30 firefighters on Center Loop off of Shader Road. The 12,000-foot building has private bunk rooms and restrooms for crews and it even includes a secure room for female firefighters. AdThe chief said the new fire station could serve as an example for other fire departments in the future. “We have had three other departments that have come in and toured the station and looking to do the same thing...absolutely,” he said.

The Gary Sinise Foundation held its Serving Heroes event with the Orlando Fire Department on Tuesday. During the stop, workers with the organization handed out dozens of meals to firefighters at Orlando Fire Station One. The event was part of a national COVID-19 relief campaign from the Gary Sinise Foundation. Tuesday's event came as the Gary Sinise Foundation prepares to launch its first chapter in Central Florida on Aug. 15. The organization said the chapter will be the first of many that will expand the footprint of the Gary Sinise Foundation.

A Reedy Creek representative said the timeline for Grants illness doesnt fall into the accepted CDC guideline of two to 17 days because he started showing symptoms 24 hours after contact with the paramedics. The Reedy Creek communications manager told News 6, We did pull all the EMS reports from June 23 (a week prior to the first person showing symptoms). Reedy Creek paramedics Steven Provost and Brian Astleford were on the June 29 call to Disney Springs and tested positive for the coronavirus four days later. Were on the front lines dealing with COVID everyday, Grant told News 6. They are a lot of employers in Florida simply saying you cant prove you contracted this disease on the job.

ORLANDO, Fla. The Orlando Fire Department is reporting an increase Thursday in coronavirus cases among its staff. As of Thursday, 28 members of the Orlando Fire Department have now tested positive for COVID-19, and 87 are in quarantine, according to a statement sent by department officials Thursday. The new statistics include the original number of COVID-19 positive department members and those in isolation. From the day previous, 21 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the department, as well as 23 more in a mandatory 14-day quarantine. On Thursday, the Florida Department of Health reported a jump of 316 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Orange County from Wednesday into Thursday.