Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue

Rescue Crews Head Home After Helping Sandy Victims

South Florida rescue crews who were sent out two weeks ago to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York have started to return.

CBS4–2012/11/25

Worker Hurt After Falling Into Tank In Lauderdale Lakes

A South Florida worker was hurt Friday morning after he fell off a ladder inside an empty sewage tank in Lauderdale Lakes.

CBS4–2012/11/09

(L to R) Fire Chief Neal de Jesus, Sheriff Al Lamberti, Firefighter/Paramedics Steve Hamlin and Henry Cabrera push the E-One Typhoon heavy rescue into the bay at Technical Rescue Station 32, accompanied by BSFR’s Honor Guard and Broward’s Bravest, The Black Pearl Pipe & Drum Corps. (Photo credit: Mike Jachles/Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue)

BSO Pushes Ahead Tradition With Rescue Addition

The newest addition to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue was pushed into the firehouse, not because it doesn’t operate but because it’s tradition.

CBS4–2012/05/05

An elderly woman and a child were hit in Dania Beach Friday afternoon. (CBS4)

Elderly Woman & Child Hit By Car In Dania Beach

An elderly woman and a two year old boy were hit by a car on Dania Beach Boulevard and U.S. 1 Friday afternoon leaving both in critical condition.

CBS4–2012/04/27

Broward firefighters train for high point rescues on bridge construction off I-595. (Source: CBS4)

Broward Firefighters Train On I-595 Bridge Construction

It’s been said that ‘practice makes perfect’ and for fire rescue crews in Broward it may also save lives. On Tuesday firefighters from four cities and the county came together to practice three types of rescues using the partially constructed bridge over the North New River Canal.

CBS4–2012/04/17

(Source: CBS4) Broeard Sheriff Fire Rescue firefighters train water on the damaged roof iof a Pompano Beach warehouse

Blaze Blackens Deerfield Beach Warehouse

A number of Deerfield Beach warehouse buildings were evacuated Friday afternoon after one of the warehouses caught fire, heavily damaging the interior and the roof.

2012/02/17

Woman Rescued From Deerfield Beach Canal

A woman is in critical condition after she was pulled from her car when it went into a canal in Deerfield Beach.

CBS4–2012/01/27

Dania Beach Fire Claims Elderly Woman’s Life

Arson is not suspected in an early morning fire which killed a Dania Beach woman. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, they received a call around 3:20 a.m. about a fire in a fifth floor unit of the Meadowbrook Lakes condominiums located in the 300 block of SE 3rd Street.

2012/01/22

5 US Airways Flight Attendants Taken To Broward Hospital

Five US Airways flight attendants were transported to Broward General Hospital after reports of an unknown odor on board an aircraft at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

CBS4–2011/12/07