Orange County Fire Rescue is celebrating a milestone in a program that allows EMS crews to give blood transfusions to patients before they arrive at a hospital.

For the first time in 17 years, Orange County leaders have approved an increase to the Fire & EMS property tax. The increase will add an estimated $150 per $250,000 of taxable value of single-family homes in unincorporated Orange County.

A person who firefighters pulled out of a smoke-filled DeLand home Friday night later died at a hospital, according to the fire department.

Bill Price believes police officers and firefighters are not being recognized enough.

Brevard County Fire Rescue demonstrated CPR training Tuesday alongside a NFL player and local football star who has a personal connection to cardiac arrest.

Three people, including two teenagers, were wounded by gunfire late Saturday at an amusement park southeast of Pittsburgh, which was kicking off a Halloween-themed festival.

A school bus leaving Tavares High School was rear-ended on State Road 44, according to Lake County Schools.

Emergency room wait times are extremely high amid the omicron surge in Central Florida.

A former Volusia County paramedic died from COVID-19 on Sunday, according to county officials.

Crews with the Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS have responded to 50 child drowning calls in 2021.

A portion of Florida’s Turnpike is closed due to a four-vehicle crash near a toll booth Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Three people were fatally shot in Austin on Sunday and no suspects are in custody, emergency responders said.

A dog receives oxygen after being rescued from a house fire. SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – Three dogs were pulled from their family’s home after it caught on fire Monday afternoon, according to the Sumter County fire chief. The fire was reported around 12:30 p.m. on West Central Avenue and officials determined it was accidental and electrical in nature. [TRENDING: Here’s how to register for COVID-19 vaccine | Select Publix locations will offer vaccine | Fla. woman accused of screaming political profanities]The residents weren’t home at the time but first responders rescued three dogs from the flames. EMS revived two of the canines, which are now recovering with their family, while the third ran away after it was removed from the home.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Volusia County family is mourning Monday after a brother and sister died of COVID-19, the sheriff said. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said paramedic Gerald “Jerry” Jones and his sister, Shyla Pennington, a teaching assistant, recently died. “Volusia County just lost two public servants, and a family lost two of their loved ones, to COVID-19,” Chitwood wrote on Facebook. According to the Volusia County School District, Pennington taught students with special needs for the last 18 years in several schools. “We really do not believe she contracted this at a school or at a school site or school function,” said Carl Persis, Volusia County School Board Chair.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. A crash involving two semi-trucks and flatbed truck closed several lanes of eastbound Interstate 4 Friday morning, according to Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS officials. The crash happened between SR 429 and World Drive exits, according to fire rescue. Six crews from Osceola County responded to the crash. Its unclear if anyone was injured. The crash closed several eastbound lanes and caused traffic backups through late Friday morning,