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Port Charlotte Fire Destroys Home Kills Pets

PORT CHARLOTTE — A fire early Saturday in the 21000 block of Midway Boulevard in Port Charlotte left a family without a home and 6 of their cats perished in the blaze.One child was transported to the hospital according to Charlotte County... Read More.

New High Tech CPR Equipment For Charlotte County Fire and EMS

Charlotte County Fire and EMS are getting new CPR Equipment to provide improved emergency care.The ‘Lucas’ Chest Compression system will be used to help perform CPR on patients in cardiac arrest.LUCAS® Chest Compression System provides benefits to cardiac arrest patients by delivering Guidelines-consistent, high-quality... Read More.

O’NEILL APPEALS DISTRICT’S BID TO FIRE HER

SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS KNEW THEY WOULD HAVE A FIGHT ON THEIR HANDS WHEN THEY TRIED TO TERMINATE VENICE ELEMENTARY TEACHER DIANA O’NEILL.  NOW THEY KNOW IT WILL BE DECIDED IN THE COURTS.  THE DISTRICT SENT A LETTER TO O’NEILL AT THE BEGINNING... Read More.

FIRE ON SIESTA KEY

SARASOTA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO A HOUSE FIRE AT ABOUT 1 PM MONDAY IN THE 700 BLOCK OF TROPICAL CIRCLE ON SIESTA KEY. THE HOMEOWNER, SIXTY FOUR YEAR OLD WALTER MICHAELS SAID HE SUSPECTS THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A CIGARETTE BUTT HE THREW... Read More.

ROTONDA FIRE CUTS POWER AND THREATENS HOMES

ABOUT 2100 ROTONDA RESIDENTS LOST POWER AFTER A POWER LINE SNAPPED, CAUSING A BRUSH FIRE THAT THREATENED HOMES LAST NIGHT.  A HALF DOZEN FIRE AGENCIES RACED TO THE CHARLOTTE HARBOUR PRESERVE NEAR GASPARILLA ROAD AND ROTONDA TERRACE TO BATTLE THE BLAZE JUST AFTER 7PM. ... Read More.

CHARLOTTE BRUSH FIRE ALMOST CONTAINED

THE BRUSH FIRE IN SOUTHERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY THAT HAS CONSUMED ALMOST 250 ACRES IS NOW 95% CONTAINED.  FIRE CREWS SAY THEY HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE FIRE, BUT THEY ARE ON ALERT AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO CHANGE.  THE WIND CONTINUES TO BE THE... Read More.