Jacksonville Fire Department

First Coast

New Jacksonville Fire Station Opens, Cutting Down Cecil Airport Area Response Times

Madison Roberts

A new fire station opened near the Cecil Airport Friday.Originally, Fire Station 56 was the only one in the area causing response times up to 11 minutes.…
First Coast

Jacksonville Beach City Council Delays Vote On Merging Fire Department With Jacksonville

Abukar Adan

The Jacksonville Beach City Council delayed a vote Monday night on whether to merge its fire department services with the City of Jacksonville.Proponents…
First Coast

Chef Wants To Cook For Every Fla. Firehouse; Next Cookbook Will Benefit Jax Firefighters

Brendan Rivers

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…
Law & Order

JSO Arrests Man Shot By Officer; Seeking Whoever Shot At First Responders Tuesday

Rhema Thompson

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man shot in the leg by an officer during a burglary early Wednesday morning.Twenty-seven-year old…