Posts Tagged: Florida
Helmet-cam: Jacksonville, Florida house fire with two evac orders.
A fire Monday on Cinancy Street.
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Another Florida firefighter under investigation for his Facebook page. But this one goes on TV to defend himself.
Hialeah firefighter and union VP Eric Johnson says he is not a racist.
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Helmet-cam: House fire in Jacksonville, Florida.
Helmet-cam on board the first arriving engine company early Saturday morning.
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Raw police chopper video & 911 calls: Deland, Florida plane crash into Publix Supermarket.
Two people aboard the plane and three customers were hurt.
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UPDATED: A new week & DC fire is still in the news. Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says media stories are sensationalistic & unfair.
Chief says Washington Times coverage has "been fraught with unproven allegations and inaccuracies".
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Video: Woman run over by own car. Firefighter injured trying to stop vehicle in Boynton Beach, Florida.
Stop strip didn't work, then battalion chief tried.
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DC still in the news: Burned firefighter speaks out about shirts sitting in storage.
Firefighter Chuck Ryan speaks out about shirts that Chief Kenneth Ellerbe has not distributed because of patch.
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DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe on why safer cotton shirts for firefighters are sitting in warehouse: ‘Sometimes there’s trickery in terms of one administration to another’.
No explanation from the chief on just what the "trickery" was or what it explains about the shirts.
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Chief Kenneth Ellerbe responds: Live interview this morning discussing sexual harassment claims when chief was in Florida.
Ellerbe also addresses issue about whether DC should have asked for his personnel record from Sarasota County.
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The latest from your Nation’s Capital: Mayor backs fire chief after article on sexual harassment claims. $70,000 in shirts that are safer for firefighters but have the wrong logo sit in warehouse.
Mayor Vincent Gray say Chief Kenneth Ellerbe "has done an exceptional job".
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Best of the Rest – Rescue Me, Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak
Best of the Rest - Shaving Heads, Mayor Called Out After Cuts, ELAFF Coming Out Video, Running with the Pak + MUCH MUCH MORE!
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DC fire chief faced sexual harassment claim in Sarasota County, FL. Washington Times questions why Kenneth Ellerbe wasn’t fully vetted by Mayor Vincent Gray.
Chief says claims made in Sarasota County were not true. More questions about deal that allowed Ellerbe to be Florida chief while still employed by DC.
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Raw video: Lehigh Acres, Florida house fire.
Fire on Friday afternoon.
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Parked fire engine rolls out of station and hits pole. Lots of questions in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
The fire chief says the parking brake was on.
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Man throws concrete at responding fire engine in Clearwater, Florida. Windshield shattered.
Firefighters saw the man throw the chunck of concrete.
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Aubrey Atkinson Named New Dorchester County Fire Coordinator
DORCHESTER COUNTY - Aubrey “Tres” Atkinson has been hired as the new Dorchester County Fire Coordinator. His start date is Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Mr. Atkinson was formerly employed as the Fire Chief for Columbia Co…
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Handling the bad news: Estero, Florida firefighters say chief ordered them to leave fire engine & serve alcohol, topless at private fundraiser. Fire commission extends stories life with vague answers.
Vague answers a week late won't get reporters off your back.
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The spies among us. YouTube video takes what may be a positive PR moment & presents it as something very different.
Should it matter whether it's three Hooters' girls or three nuns?
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Good PT or bad PR? Key Biscayne, Florida firefighters make quick exit after TV crew finds out of town tennis match.
Interim manager who has to handle this one is the former fire chief.
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Marco Island Fire Rescue ambulance delay report says hospital, FD & other agencies failed to meet community expectations. Chief says citizens deserve answers.
Hospital paramedic unit not staffed and problems in getting additional resources from multiple agencies.
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Raw video: A pair of garage fires.
One video from Florida. The other unknown.
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The Fire Critic and IronFiremen Challenge Coin…Coming Soon
Thats right, Willie Wines Jr. and I have spent some dough. We decided to get some challenge coins made. Well to be completely honest, they aren't challenge coins. They are actually poker chips. But they will do the trick. They are lighter, cheaper, and they have our stuff on them. What could be better.
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Feel Good Story: Firefighters Assist in Helping Classmates Meet & Learn about Classmate and Burn Victim
A Melbourne 5 year old gets a helping hand from Melbourne Firefighters, his teacher, and the local news in adjusting to a new school. Not only that, but helping the classmates adjust to having Isaac in their class. Isaac is a burn victim and his parents worried about his new classmates accepting and understanding Isaac.
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Raw video: House fire in Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Puppies saved but house is a loss.
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Must see video: Driver fired, lieutenant demoted over fire engine road rage incident in Orange County, Florida.
Lieutenant flips bird and engineeer hits median as they deal with a car that won't pull over.
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