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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Two new temporary fire stations opening in December
The Apopka Fire Department is about to get faster, and more responsive thanks to an idea by its fire chief.
On December 3rd, two …
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11/28/17
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