After battling an enormous fire at a recycling facility in Jacksonville’s Northside for much of Tuesday and Wednesday, JFRD says it hopes to extinguish the flames by Thursday.

Jacksonville firefighters battled a massive fire for hours Tuesday at a Northside recycling facility that focuses on vehicle tires.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to a fire on the Eastside on Saturday morning.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is mourning the loss of one of its beloved members, who will forever be remembered for his dedication to the community.

One person has been taken to the hospital in critical condition on Saturday after a dredge vessel caught fire near a basin in Mayport, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Dozens of new laws are now in effect in Florida as of Tuesday, including one that effectively bans sleeping and camping outside on public property.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department tested out a new hybrid fire truck that could potentially be added to its fleet.

Florida’s new law banning people from sleeping outside on public property will go into effect Oct. 1.

The city of Jacksonville is working to address the homelessness problem with a $2.5 million ordinance that would create a seven-person team through the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

On Tuesday, the city of Jacksonville broke ground on a new fire station. The new building will be on the north side of the city and is expected to open on nine months.

A bicyclist was killed Friday morning after he was struck by a car while riding in the Mandarin area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

On Wednesday, eight Jacksonville first responders were given Back the Blue Awards for saving an infant suffering from a fentanyl overdose.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Engineer Ian M. Church was laid to rest Friday.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department announced the passing of one of its engineers on Tuesday.

Residents in a north Jacksonville neighborhood were cleaning their cars a day after they were covered by humic powder from a nearby company that distributes fertilizer.

People in a north Jacksonville neighborhood were upset and confused after their cars were covered by a mysterious dust Friday night.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating Tuesday after a man was found dead in the middle of a Westside road.

Agencies in Jacksonville are preparing as Tropical Storm Debby approaches the Florida Big Bend.

A man was found dead Thursday morning in a badly burned van that was parked in the driveway of a home that caught fire, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue.

JFRD officially opened Fire Station 22 on Lenox Avenue Wednesday morning, replacing the previous building that housed JFRD personnel in the area.

A concerned citizen called the police and said she saw a dead woman in a lot on the Westside on Saturday at 7:30 a.m., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Four apartments were destroyed in a fire at an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Southside Sunday morning, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Last week, firefighters announced they could get a hefty pay hike if their new contract is approved. And police are heading in the same direction.

The City of Jacksonville and the International Association of Firefighters, Local 122 announced on Friday the two sides have reached and signed a three-year tentative collective bargaining agreement.

JFRD worked on putting out a car fire Thursday afternoon on I-95 Northbound, south of JTB. The driver escaped injury, but the car was destroyed. No word on what caused the car to catch fire.

The Fire Chief Scholarship is privately funded and pays for students’ tuition for EMT school and helps them receive the mentoring and training they need to succeed.

Jacksonville law enforcement agencies practiced active shooter drills at Ed White High School on Wednesday.

Local emergency managers are working with their state counterparts to best prepare for this year’s hurricane season.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will be showing off its fire simulator, which helps explain how to respond to fires that can happen in everyday situations.

A brand new fire station opened its doors on the Northside Thursday morning, filling a major gap in the area.

Heat-related illnesses can happen to anyone, even if you’re used to this Florida heat.

A man in Lincoln Villas is dead after a residential house fire at around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Hundreds of firefighters, family members and friends gathered at the Prime Osborn Convention Center Monday to pay their final respects to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Engineer Heath O’Shea who died in the line of duty on April 13.

Amateur fighters from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department face off for charity in the 25th annual Jax Guns N’ Hoses boxing event.

A Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department engineer died after he suffered a medical emergency while on duty at Fire Station 54 Saturday night, according to Fire Captain Eric Prosswimmer.

A 56-year-old man died in a crash Saturday morning on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department engineer died after he suffered a medical emergency while on duty at Fire Station 54 Saturday night, according to Fire Captain Eric Prosswimmer.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.

Twenty-three people, including eight children, were displaced after a fire at an apartment complex that damaged multiple units off Beach Boulevard and Parental Home Road.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department officially opened Station 68 on the east bank of the St. Johns River.

News4JAX spoke with local first responders about the technology used to find people stranded in the water and got a behind-the-scenes look at how the marine units for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) would rescue someone if anything like that ever were to happen here.

Carl Alexander Smith, 34, was booked on Tuesday by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and accused of murder and possession of firearm by a convicted felon.

Jacksonville firefighter Walter W. Flowers was killed on Christmas Day in 1968 when was thrown from a fire truck after it was struck by a train at an Atlantic Boulevard crossing.

A man was killed by electrocution while trimming a tree 50 feet in the air on Saturday shortly after 11:00 a.m. in Arlington, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department on Wednesday released a more than an hour-long video showing dozens of firefighters battling a massive fire at the RISE Doro apartment complex downtown.

A Thursday afternoon fire that broke out at a home in the Commonwealth neighborhood has claimed the life of a child, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

As fire crews battle hot spots that keep popping up at the RISE Doro apartments, officials have brought up the possibility of demolition due to collapse concerns at the Downtown apartment complex.

Until the fire-gutted RISE Doro apartment building can be torn down, the surrounding streets, a nearby parking garage and several businesses will remain closed.

The fire that destroyed the RISE Doro apartments in Downtown Jacksonville sparked just days before the final inspection that would have allowed the building’s sprinkler system to be activated.

After a devastating fire left a brand-new luxury apartment building unsafe and likely to be demolished, tenants who expected to move in this weekend will have to live elsewhere.

A brand-new luxury apartment building that was set to begin housing tenants by this weekend is now a water-soaked wood frame shell filled with soot and ash.

Since late Sunday night, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue has been trying to extinguish a fire at the new RISE Doro Apartments on East Adams Street. JFRD Chief Keith Powers said the fire has been difficult to put out because of void spaces in the building during construction.

The weather has been difficult for firefighters with low humidity and gusty winds. Skies are sunny but filled with smoke around the Sports Complex and Southbank.

A brand-new apartment building that was still under construction in downtown Jacksonville appears to be a complete loss after a massive blaze that kept more than 100 firefighters working through the night.

Tanner Gillespie was a dedicated firefighter, trusted colleague and friend. But to Christopher Shee, the 20-year-old was like a son.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is responding to a vehicle crash with injuries on Interstate 95 North just before Fuller Warren Bridge, and all lanes are blocked as of 8:55 p.m.

Four dogs died on Tuesday morning following a house fire in the Longbranch neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD).

A house fire early Saturday morning left a dog dead and the homeowner displaced in the Scarlett Oaks neighborhood near Fort Caroline Road, according to JFRD.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department will honor the 25 firefighters who have given their lives in the line of duty for Duval County while working for the department.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan on Thursday announced new leadership appointments for the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD).

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is mourning the loss of a firefighter who was killed in an off-duty accident.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighters responded to two residential fires, one in a home and another one in an apartment complex, on Friday.

A firefighter with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) has been identified as one of the men who died after a two-vehicle crash late Saturday night.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is mourning the loss of a firefighter who was killed in an off-duty accident.

JFRD announced a third Critical Care Rescue Unit is now in place in Jacksonville. It will be used when people need medical care right away.

A woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition after she was pulled from the surf at Jacksonville Beach Wednesday afternoon, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue and city leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for Station 64, which is on Harts Road, just off I-95.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is responding to a broken gas line Monday on McDuff Avenue near Nolan Street in the Lackawanna neighborhood.

In this week's SnapJAX Stories, a first-time snapper saw a fire truck with the lights on at a Southside gas station and knew it was an emergency. She pulled out her phone and started recording. Luckily, this story had a happy ending.

Residents were woken up to evacuation orders related to the chemical spill

A structural engineer is expected to be on-site Wednesday to investigate a partial collapse of a parking garage at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside hospital.

Questions will be asked for several weeks if not months as to how the parking structure at Ascension St. Vincent’s hospital suddenly collapsed Monday afternoon.

A parking garage for Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside on King Street partially collapsed Tuesday afternoon, damaging multiple cars.

Monday marks 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people.

JSO, JFRD, and FHP are responding to a deadly traffic incident on Normandy Blvd.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue are responding to a fire on Morse Ave this evening.

At least one person was injured Wednesday morning in a boat fire near Heckscher Drive.

The Jacksonville City Council began debating how your tax dollars are going to be spent. On Thursday, they took up two top priorities, the fire department and the sheriff's office. Each department is asking for more financial help, and it looks like they're going to get it.

City leaders are asking Jacksonville drivers to obey Florida law and Move Over for first responder vehicles.

Small plane crashed in the woods off Zoo Parkway

Jacksonville Fire Rescue is responding to a car that went over the side of the Trout River Bridge Thursday night into the St. Johns River.

Jacksonville Fire Rescue tells News4JAX two people went to the hospital and one bird died after a fire at Exotic Bird Hospital on Old Kings Road South.

New protocols are in place for Jacksonville firefighters facing another challenge on the roads and in homes. Electric car fires are presenting new dangers for first responders

Crews with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue were battling a massive brush fire Wednesday in the Bartram Park area.

Lightning is believed to have sparked a large condo fire Tuesday afternoon in Mandarin.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a person was found dead on West 7th Street.

An E-Town home was destroyed Wednesday morning in a fire sparked by lithium batteries in a golf cart that was parked in the garage, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

A family was displaced from their Moncrief home on Christobel Avenue after it was destroyed in a fire.

One person is dead, and another is in critical condition after their car hit a bus stop bench, and then knocked over a utility pole on Blanding Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Jacksonville Fire & Rescue is sending out a warning about using lithium batteries, if you’re not careful, they can produce a major fire hazard.

With a new mayor and new council members preparing to take office, current city leaders are preparing a budget for them to get started.

A newly released video from Jacksonville Fire and Rescue shows what a massive Springfield fire looked like just as firefighters arrived on the scene on Tuesday.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is responding to a large three-home fire in Springfield.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is responding to a large three-home fire in Springfield.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is using a new form of fire prevention to help keep families and neighborhoods near forests safe by providing them with another line of defense in case of a fire.

JFRD said it will address the need for additional rescue services in the area.

Quick thinking from a passerby helped save lives during a fire at a senior living apartment complex on Jacksonville’s northside.

Multiple Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews were spotted Sunday afternoon responding to a fire at an apartment complex in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood.

More than 130 years later, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is honoring its first line of duty death with a service to set a new headstone for Henry J. Bradley.

A gymnastics gym on Lenox Avenue that was destroyed in a fire overnight has been a safe haven serving children in the Westside community for more than 35 years, the owner told News4JAX.