Firefighters struggle with staffing shortages amid record wildfire season
Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
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Wildfires have burned more than 8.5 million acres of land in the U.S. this year, and at the peak of the season, there weren't enough people or equipment to fight them.
No injuries were reported, but the structure was deemed by authorities as unsafe to live in.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that the road closure was on Krome Avenue between SW 8th and 88th Street due to low visibility.
A fire tore through a home on Rodman Street, killing 12 dogs. Rescuers saved one.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned more than 6,000 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
According to arrest documents, the off-duty officer was notified by the mall's security that a male patron later identified as Johnathan Sobenis, 26, being loud, disruptive, and causing a disturbance inside an unidentified business.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials reported zero firework-related injuries last year and aim to maintain that record through increased public safety awareness.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was alerted to the blaze, which started shortly after 3 p.m. on a private farming property.
Authorities arrested 43-year-old Carlos Lewin on two counts of battery on a person 65 years or older.
Joel Kohnert, 44, a BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant hired in 2010, and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, face charges.
The one-year-old ivory banana ball python named Ritchie was trapped for 8 hours, according to its owner, Camryn Drew.
Some residents in northwest Miami-Dade have been warned to stay indoors and closes windows as a fire rages at a warehouse.
The International Association of Fire Fighters reports nearly 80% of their members' line-of-duty deaths were due to cancer related to their work.
Video obtained by CBS News Miami showed smoke billowing out of the back of the vessel, where firefighters had to keep a steady downpour on it, bringing hose lines onto the docks near 300 Alton Rd.
A Liberty City family is without a home after a fire tore through a Miami duplex on Saturday morning, officials said.
Hong Kong authorities say almost 130 people have been confirmed dead in the massive fire that charred an apartment complex and took two days to put out.
People living in the area said the fire broke out around 8:30 p.m.
Local doctors and researchers are studying how electric vehicles can pose long-term health issues for first responders.
Firefighters are making progress as the brush fire battle enters its fifth day but officials warn we are not in the clear yet.
The cancellation of courses at National Fire Academy comes as the federally funded institution was set to welcome a new set of fire safety officers for training next week.
The cause of the fires is still under investigation as arson squads continue to work the scene.
THey were injured battling a building fire in Miami.
Two firefighters have been injured battling a fire in Miami on Monday evening.
Former Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters are facing charges in connection to a training exercise last year that claimed a man's life.
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