Drew DixonFebruary 2, 2024
5min0
While the cause of a massive fire that destroyed an incomplete apartment complex in downtown Jacksonville remains elusive, the city is proceeding with demolition.
Tag: Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
Drew DixonFebruary 2, 2024
A.G. GancarskiMarch 9, 2022
4min0
Good news for Jacksonville's first responders.
A.G. GancarskiMarch 2, 2022
3min0
The center offers consolidated health care services for Duval's first responders.
Drew DixonApril 9, 2020
4min449
The department had to take 63 employees out of service to quarantine.
A.G. GancarskiJuly 17, 2017
12min462
On Monday, the cycle begins anew for the relationship between Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry and the City Council. Curry drops his third budget — and this time, there is more room to maneuver than there had been the previous two years, in which pension obligations choked out most of the room for discretionary spending. The hit […]
A.G. GancarskiJune 14, 2017
7min256
Wednesday morning saw the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department discuss particulars of the upcoming budget with the Mayor’s Office. JFRD faces a number of pressures: a staffing shortfall, challenges from the uptick in opioid overdoses, and equipment needs. As was the case with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, enhancements were certainly going to be […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 11, 2016
2min192
Jacksonville is set to receive a $295,650 grant for port security from the Department of Homeland Security, enhancing hazardous materials response. Tia Ford, spokesperson for Mayor Lenny Curry, said the money has been awarded to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and will fund the Maritime CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) Response System. So what will […]
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 19, 20162min249
A recurring concern of the Lenny Curry administration: improving fire safety. To that end, some good news when Jacksonville leaders said Monday that Jacksonville is the largest city in the country to get a Class 1 rating. The Class 1 rating denotes, in the words of the administration’s Charles Moreland, “the highest service available.” Moreland, a former […]