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City of Tampa, Tampa Fire Rescue to Officially Open New Fire Station 25

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The City of Tampa and Tampa Fire Rescue are proud to announce the grand opening of Fire Station 25, an exclusive “rescue station” to serve the Sulphur Springs community and the surrounding neighborhoods.
In September 2021, Tampa City Council…

2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday May 29 through June 4, 2020

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The 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, May 29, 2020, and ends on Thursday, June 4, 2020. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax. The sales tax…

Heroic student to receive commendation for alerting family to fire

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TAMPA FIRE RESCUE RECOGNIZES YOUNG HERO WITH FIRE CHIEF'S COMMENDATION
after alerting family to dangerous house fire   WHO: Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp, Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Addison Davis, Jonathan…

Downtown High-Rise Fire Drill Utilizes Cutting-Edge Technology to Test Emergency Preparedness 

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Strategic Property Partners, in conjunction with the City of Tampa, Tampa Fire Rescue, Massey Emergency Management and Cushman & Wakefield, will be conducting a state-of-the-art high-rise firefighting exercise at the center of one of the country…

Five new weather monitoring stations providing first responders, public with critical information

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Five new weather stations are in now place across the City of Tampa, providing live weather data on current temperatures, hourly forecasts, wind speeds, rainfall, and lightning strikes, allowing faster and more efficient monitoring…

Great Progress on Construction of Fire Station 25 in Sulphur Springs

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The City of Tampa and Tampa Fire Rescue are making great progress in the transformation of Fire Station 25, where construction has already started to convert the existing building into an…

Three Tampa Fire Rescue Employees Placed on Administrative Leave

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Tampa Fire Chief Nick LoCicero, Division Chief of Training Susan Tamme and Training Officer John Muralt have been placed on administrative leave effective immediately, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Allegations of misconduct and a…

River O’Green and Other Events Postponed/Canceled After Local State of Emergency is Declared

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Out of an abundance of caution, the City of Tampa has postponed the 2020 Mayor’s River O’Green Fest scheduled for this Saturday, March 14. This decision was made after a meeting with the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group, which met earlier…

City of Tampa Will Put Citywide Curfew in Place

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The City of Tampa, in response to last night’s violence, will institute a citywide curfew which will apply to all businesses and persons with in the City of Tampa from 7:30 PM - 6:00 AM until further notice. “What I saw last night was…