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Gainesville Fire Rescue hires 17 new firefighters with help from $1.9 million grant.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue Receives $1.9 Million Grant To Expand Staff
UF Health Debuts App To Assist In Cardiac Arrest Response
UF Health released PulsePoint, an app that notifies first responders, even if they're off duty, of a cardiac arrest that is happening within a quarter mile. The app also contains instructions on how to perform CPR for people have little to no training.
Read More »Alachua County Fire Rescue Seeks New Station In Hague
Alachua County Fire Rescue wants to build a station in Hague on Route 441 near Phoenix Commercial Park.
Read More »Mobile Home Park Suffers Hurricane-Like Damage
Sunday's storm left Whitney Mobile Home Park in worse condition than Hurricane Irma, according to some of the residents.
Read More »National Grant Could Provide Gainesville Fire Prevention Funding
Fire safety officials and advocates are working toward funding programs aimed at soon putting smoke alarms in as many as 150 homes across Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue Responds To Two Fires Monday Morning
Two fires occurred this morning in the Gainesville area, according to the Gainesville Fire rescue. One of the incidents is under investigation, no casualties have been reported.
Read More »Gainesville To Add Armor To Ambulance For Shooter Response
Gainesville Fire Rescue is planning to hire a company to add armor to one of its ambulances to protect medical responders and patients during situations involving active shooters.
Read More »End Of Fire Services Agreement Sparks Concerns In Areas Just Outside Of Gainesville
When Alachua County residents living right outside of Gainesville city limits called 911 for fire protection services, they could count on Gainesville Fire Rescue to respond to their calls. Starting May 2018, however, they might experience slower response times waiting for Alachua County Fire Rescue to arrive.
Read More »Construction Begins On New Gainesville Fire Station
Gainesville officials broke ground on Monday on the new Fire Station 1, which will replace the old station built in 1962 on South Main Street.
Read More »In Photos: Satchel’s Pizza Reopens After Fire Destroys Salvage Shop
Well-known Gainesville pizza restaurant, Satchel's Pizza, reopened Friday after a fire destroyed it's salvage shop. The store opened at 11 a.m. and sold salvageable souvenirs and accepted donations for charred T-shirts and bandannas that had survived the fire.
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