A 13-year veteran of the Fernandina Beach Fire Department passed away due to a medical emergency at home while off duty.

Just donut do it.

Kenneth Isaacson knows all too well – that depending where you are and who you are, the holiday season doesn’t always feel so festive.

A firefighter who had been with St. Johns County Fire Rescue for five years died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday, the department said.

A firefighter was released from a hospital after being shocked during a rescue at a mobile home fire Thursday in the Regency area, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said Friday.

Putnam County firefighter Brooke Bateman finished her final chemotherapy treatment, and firefighters from around the area showed up to support her.

Putnam County firefighter Brooke Bateman finished her final chemotherapy treatment, and firefighters from around the area showed up to support her.

On Friday, members of Jacksonville Fire and Rescue honored one of their own who died on the job Thursday while trying to rescue a driver involved in a crash.

A 36-year-old firefighter died after he collapsed while trying to rescue the driver of a U-Haul truck that struck a utility pole early Thursday morning.

A Florida battalion chief has been fired for refusing to discipline workers who hadn’t gotten a COVID-19 vaccine in violation of a requirement for county employees.

A firefighter suffered first- and second-degree burns while battling a blaze at a home in Northwest Jacksonville on Thursday, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

The St. Marys Fire Department is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died over the weekend during his first shift on duty.

SHORT HILLS, N.J. – It’s a message to never give up on your dreams. Amanda Sullivan became the first female amputee in the world to graduate from a fire academy. The Short Hills, New Jersey woman is now officially a firefighter and took to Instagram to share the great news. She has been an amputee for two years and has been using a prosthetic leg for almost a year and a half. “At the end of our lives all of our pain is the same ... and it doesn’t matter what happens to you, it’s how you respond to it,” she said.

The fire grew by nearly 20,000 acres to 142 square miles (368 square kilometers). The name of the firefighter killed in the nearby El Dorado Fire was being withheld until family members are notified. More than 7,900 wildfires have burned more than 5,468 square miles (14,164 square kilometers) in California this year, including many since a mid-August barrage of dry lightning ignited parched vegetation. The El Dorado Fire has burned more than 34 square miles (89 square kilometers) and was 59% contained, with 10 buildings destroyed and six damaged. ___Associated Press writer John Antczak in Los Angeles and Daisy Nguyen in San Francisco contributed to this report.

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