Firefighters

Thirty Black Jacksonville firefighters are suing the city over its requirement to be cleanshaven, saying unreasonable standards are making them choose…

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is receiving a $14.4 million federal grant to bolster its workforce. JFRD Director and Fire Chief Keith Powers…

Oral arguments have been scheduled for late August in a Florida Supreme Court case challenging Gov. Rick Scott’s vetoes of pay raises for firefighters…

The Florida State College at Jacksonville has received a $25,000 Fire Cadet Academy Grant from the AT&T foundation to help students who want to become…

Negotiations over how to reform Jacksonville’s public employee retirement plans continued Wednesday.The city is now offering a guarantee to help unions…

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott signed a measure Friday that will help families of first responders who are enrolled in the Florida Retirement System and…

A bill allowing Jacksonville to extend a half-cent sales tax to cover the city’s pension liability got its final green light from the Florida Legislature…

Yuriko Stowers was born in Yokohama, Japan, and grew up near Tokyo. But she knew from an early age that wanted to be something or somewhere different. She…

The Florida Forest Service is sending 40 more wildland firefighters west this weekend to help battle blazes in Oregon, California, and Idaho.The latest…

Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and Baldwin Mayor Stan Totman were on hand to introduce a new rescue unit for the Baldwin Fire Station. Before now, the…