Hurricane Season 2018
From the Apopka Fire Department
Apopka Firefighters Jason Watson and Matt Roney along with an Apopka ambulance, have been deployed to the Florida Panhandle since the …
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10/14/18
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Hurricane Season 2018
From the Apopka Fire Department and the Orange County Sheriff's Office
An Apopka Fire Department ambulance and crew along with other units from Ocoee and the Orange …
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10/11/18
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Editor's Note: Paramedic/Engineer Justin Joseph of the Apopka Fire Department was named AFD Firefighter of the Year last night at the Apopka Area Chamber of Commerce's Blues and BBQ Awards Dinner. …
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9/21/18
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Apopka Fire Stations #2 and #5 to cover its territory
By Frank Torres, contributing writer for The Apopka Voice
On Tuesday afternoon, Orange County Commissioners unanimously approved three …
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9/11/18
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From Orange County Commissioner Rod Love
District 2 Orange County Commissioner Rod Love
This week, Orange County Fire Rescue and Apopka Fire Department hosted a community meeting to address …
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8/29/18
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Updating Breaking News from Monday:
From the Florida Highway Patrol
The Florida Highway Patrol Public Information Office has released the name of the deceased motorcyclist from yesterday's …
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8/21/18
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By Reggie Connell/Managing Editor of The Apopka Voice
You've heard it said before... in business, cash is king.
But for firefighters and emergency medical technicians, speed is king. A fast …
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8/21/18
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Breaking News:
From the Florida Highway Patrol
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol are on the scene of a fatal crash that occurred in Apopka at 12:25 pm. The crash occurred on Ocoee …
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8/20/18
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Firefighters from stations #1 and #4 of the Apopka Fire Department responded to a commercial fire near the intersections of 13th Street and Apopka Boulevard this morning. Salvage crews disassembling …
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8/9/18
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Traffic Alert
From the Apopka Fire Department
Kelly Park Road in Apopka remains shut down in both directions at the 429 due to a serious accident involving a semi truck and box truck …
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8/2/18
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From the Apopka Fire Department
Wekiwa Springs State Park is conducting a controlled burn of 116 acres just east of the main entrance today. Smoke may be visible in the area.
Controlled …
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7/26/18
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On the morning of September 11th, 2001, two passenger airliners crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. …
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6/29/18
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Apopka Fire Department responds to the Apopka police station in response to a lightning strike and power outage
From the Apopka Police Department
On Tuesday evening around 8:30 p.m. a …
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6/27/18
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From the Apopka Police Department Public Information Office
The 2018 Apopka Public Safety Youth Academy turned 16 this summer, and like most 16-year-olds is still in a growth spurt.
The …
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6/25/18
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Breaking News
From the Apopka Fire Department
Firefighters from Station 6, located at the new Florida Hospital Apopka, responded Wednesday evening to a report of a vehicle fire on westbound …
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6/13/18
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From the Apopka Fire Department
The Apopka Fire Department responded with firefighters from multiple stations (#1, #2, and #5) to a reported house fire in the Rock Springs Ridge subdivision.
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6/8/18
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From the City of Apopka Facebook Page
Editor's Note: Photos below the article are historical and provided by the City of Apopka Facebook page.
The City of Apopka recognizes National EMS …
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5/21/18
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Two days of competitions and family fun starts tomorrow afternoon and concludes Saturday
Tomorrow afternoon firefighters from across the nation will climb a five-story tower, pull fire hoses, …
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5/10/18
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Apopka Fire Department and Florida Hospital Use New Mobile Application for Faster Emergency Response
From The City of Apopka
Apopka is partnering with Florida Hospital as the first fire …
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4/17/18
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Apopka opens first fire station in 20 years
Firehouse Lane is a quiet little road in northwest Apopka that intersects with Jason Dwelley Parkway on its way to the Northwest Recreation Facility. …
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2/23/18
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State of the art vehicle hits the streets tomorrow at Fire Station #5 Grand Opening
From the City of Apopka
Meet the new ambulance that will begin service Friday with the grand opening of …
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2/22/18
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Fire Station #5 makes its debut on Friday
From the City of Apopka Public Information Office
The Apopka Fire Department invites the community to a grand opening of the newly completed Fire …
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2/21/18
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Cystic fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time.
In people with CF, a defective gene causes a thick, sticky …
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1/11/18
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Editor’s Note: This is the 16th in a series of 24 articles published by The Apopka Voice in 2017 that were among the most noteworthy. We will post all of them from December 26th and December 31st. …
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12/29/17
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Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of 24 articles published by The Apopka Voice in 2017 that were among the most noteworthy. We will post all of them from December 26th and December 31st. …
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12/27/17
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