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Newborn Appears at Coral Springs Fire Station, Umbilical Cord and Placenta Still Attached

loyalkng.com​A newborn girl was left at a Coral Springs fire station last night, umbilical cord and placenta included in the set.Firefighters say they heard the cries outside their fire station at 45th Street and Rock Island Road, whereupon they discovered the little girl."She was wrapped in some ... More >>

Broward Sheriff Visits Ocala to Pitch Sheriff-Controlled Fire Department

LAMBERTI: A real straight shooter.​Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti was in Marion County earlier this week, singing the praises of his predecessor's decision to place countywide firefighting services under the auspices of the sheriff's office.Monday's two-hour session was the first time the panel heard ... More >>

Five Suggestions for Your Severe Weather Awareness Week Posters

Flickr: dmguzMake sure to use a cool lightning graphic on your poster.​Florida's Division of Emergency Management and the American Red Cross want you to participate in the 2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week.They want you to make a poster for each day of the awareness week (January 31 to February 4 ... More >>

Man Calls 911 to Get a Ride Home

Stupidity isn't a crime, except in cases like Jose Armando Rodrigues. The 32-year-old man dialed 911 this morning from the shoulder of I-95. According to the police report, Rodrigues told the operator that someone was trying to kill him.After Boynton Beach Police found Rodrigues leaning against the ... More >>

Mahaney Fired as Deerfield Beach City Manager

Commissioner Marty Popelsky broke a 2-2 tie on the Deerfield Beach City Commission this evening, voting in favor of a resolution that terminated Mike Mahaney, the city manager of more than two years.The meeting was civil, by Deerfield Beach standards anyway. Commissioners Joe Miller and Sylvia Poiti ... More >>

Finally - Some Swine Flu Vaccine!

​Here's a cut-and-paste press release about where and when you can -- finally -- get the swine flu vaccine. Officials at the Broward County Health Department announced Broward County's first H1N1 Vaccination Clinic which shall be open to all members of the public starting Monday, November 30, 2009 ... More >>

Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants: Deerfield Firefighters Have Legwear, Light Penalty in Common

www.deerfieldbeachfirerescue.orgFire Chief Anthony Stravino An internal investigation of Deerfield Beach Fire-Rescue's involvement in the city's March municipal investigation found that six employees committed ethical violations. But those violations -- storing political material in the fire st ... More >>

Earl Rynerson's Persistence Palin-esque

We have never seen Earl Rynerson shoot a moose from a helicopter or put lipstick on a pig, but the local businessman reminds us of deposed veep candidate Sarah Palin if only because he simply won't leave the limelight. He may have lost the election for Fort Lauderdale mayor in February (to longtime ... More >>

Heckuva Job, Fugate!

floridadisaster.orgCraig FugateThat is the implicit message from our new president to our new director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, W. Craig Fugate, whose appointment was announced today by the Obama White House. In his eighth year as the director of Florida's Division of Emer ... More >>

Baring False Witness

In a dramatic scene, a city official accuses another of falsifying a document

Cuckoo for Coconuts

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea may lose its soul over a political firefight.

Okay, Now I'm Scared

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea may lose its soul over a political firefight.

Bring on the Dancing Horses

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea may lose its soul over a political firefight.

Sorry, Guys

GableStage hits too many false notes in this potentially moving tale of 9/11

A Bunker in Boca

High prices. Impressive gadgets. Even when it comes to terrorism, Boca is tops.

You Call This Emergency Planning?

Thanks to the Red Cross, more than 130,000 Hollywood residents are without a primary hurricane shelter

An Inflamed Defection

Port Everglades firefighters say they have no intention of joining Broward County's larger force

Where There's Smoke, There's, um, Maybe a Fireman

The volunteer members of the Coral Springs Fire Department don't seem to grasp the concept of imminent danger

Talk About Emergency Response Time!

When paramedic Shane Anderson started organizing a union, Coral Springs officials wasted no time in firing up the harassment