Jacksonville Fire and Rescue

Jacksonville fire and rescue personnel got vaccinated Wednesday against the COVID-19 virus as the opening stage of vaccines expanded with a shipment of…

Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, Chef Robert Scambia has been on a mission to cook for every fire station in the state of Florida in honor of the 343…

A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department transport unit is often the first stop for who somebody who's overdosed. “They are going to be extremely…

Tomorrow, Jan. 1, a new Florida law aimed at preventing fire deaths goes into effect. Smoke alarms installed in homes must be powered by either…

Stand Your Ground, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and human trafficking are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily…

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Medicaid expansion are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First…

The city of Jacksonville has been awarded a nearly $6 million federal grant to hire 67 positions in the Fire and Rescue Department over the next two…

Nikolai Vitti, David Jolly, and Curtis Reeves are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from…

Local cancer study to keep test results for research, a shrimp boat in peril this morning off Ponte Vedra, and a first for a state execution are in the…

A fast-growing local area is getting a new fire station.Local officials gathered this morning to break ground in Jacksonville’s Bartram Springs…