JACKSONVILLE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT

2 people are in the hospital, after colliding head-on on Interstate 10 near Hammond Boulevard, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department.

Jacksonville firefighters and police close off area of Myrtle Street and Swan Street due to crash.

JFRD crews respond to house fire on Main Street and 27th Street.

Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department is reporting to a traffic crash with a fuel spill on I-95 north, north of Max Legget Parkway. Anyone travelling to or from Jacksonville International Airport this Friday afternoon will face delays.

The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department broke ground on a new fire station on the Northside on Monday morning.

A house fire in Murray Hill left a dog dead and a home destroyed, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department.

Firefighters with the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department worked to put out a fire at Austin Christian Vocational Academy on Main Street Tuesday morning.

As part of Fire Prevention Week, firefighters with Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department and members of the American Red Cross went door to door on Tuesday, giving out free smoke detectors, and installing them in some homes.

Four people are in the hospital after a house fire broke out on the Northside, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department.

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue is helping the Ribault neighborhood be prepared for hurricane season.

A house fire on Fiddlers Lane may have been sparked by a lightning strike Monday afternoon.

The American Red Cross is offering free smoke alarms to residents in 35 counties, including all of Northeast Florida, to help prevent fire deaths.

Firefighters put it out quickly and no one was hurt.

A Northside church was destroyed by a fire early Monday morning.

A semi-tractor trailer crash is causing severe delays on J. Butler Boulevard after it crashed before San Pablo Road.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office bomb squad and the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department are investigating a suspicious package at a UPS Customer Service Center and Terminal.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville has fired a veteran firefighter accused of making sexual advances toward a minor, News4Jax learned Monday. The 48-year-old, who’s been with the fire department 17 years, has pleaded not guilty to those charges. The victim told investigators that Lampkins kissed her, asked her to place her hand on his crotch and offered to buy her a sex toy, among other allegations. The victim’s mother told News4Jax at the time that she was devastated after learning of the allegations. Powers said Lampkins was later allowed to resume regular duties when those allegations did not lead to criminal charges.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department lieutenant was arrested Wednesday based on accusations that he tried to have sex with a minor. According to Lampkins' arrest warrant, the victim told investigators that Lampkins made sexual advances toward her while visiting her family’s home April 16. She said Lampkins told her, “'I know you have cameras in here. News4Jax crime and safety analyst, who is a retired Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office sex crimes investigator, said that was an odd question to ask. Lampkins’ arrest comes a little bit more than a year after a woman accused Lampkins of rape, though he was not charged with a crime.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Late Sunday night, the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department released a video showing an explosion aboard the 600-foot Norwegian cargo ship called Höegh Xiamen. The video, released on social media, starts as a heavy plume of white smoke is seen near one end of the burning ship. Here is the video of the explosion that hurt 9 firefighters on June-06-2020. Posted by Jacksonville Fire Station 1 "The Rock" on Sunday, 7 June 2020Several firefighters and emergency responders can be seen in the video looking on. Hundreds of firefighters have been working to extinguish a fire that started on the ship Thursday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A second person has died and another victim of a large fire early Tuesday morning is in critical condition at a burn unit, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Powers said. News4Jax has learned the two nearby buildings that burned were registered with the state as a group home. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said the fire started about 1 a.m. at a home on 1st Street and Huron Street near the Coca-Cola bottling plant. One of those has died and the second transferred to the burn unit at UF Health Shands in Gainesville. “Our crews did the very best to enter the structure where they could, to where it was safe,” said Capt.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An older two-story duplex in the Riverside area caught fire early Saturday morning, according to Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. JFRD responded to the around 3:00 a.m.No one was inside the home when they arrived, and no injuries have been reported. They found fire throughout the first and second floors of the structure, blazing even through the roof of the home. The building was constructed with a balloon framing, which allowed the flames to travel to the second floor rapidly. JFRD believe the fire started in the first floor bathroom, but have not reported a cause.

The remains were found in the first hours of an active search by Jacksonville police officers and Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department's Urban Search and Rescue Team. Hide Caption

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Interstate 295 was shut down Tuesday afternoon after three semi trucks were involved in a crash near the Trout River, according to the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department. JFRD said several people were injured in the crash just south of Dunn Ave.As of 3:20 p.m., all northbound lanes were blocked. Live, interactive map of Jacksonville traffic. | Stay with News4Jax for updates. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A veteran captain with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department was seriously injured Sunday morning when the fire engine he was driving crashed and overturned on Interstate 10 near Lenox Avenue, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Interim JFRD Chief Keith Powers said prior to the crash, Rescue 32 had responded to a call about a patient with breathing issues. A 911 call came in at 9:01 a.m. notifying authorities that a JFRD engine had hydroplaned and overturned. UNCUT: Fire chief discusses crash, injured captainPowers said Arms, who has been with JRFD for 16 years, was pulled out by bystanders. "Everybody is well trained to drive any apparatus if they are a member of JFRD," Wyse said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department truck crashed on I-10 eastbound near Lenox Avenue just after 9 a.m. Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The FHP said the driver, Daniel Arms, 53, suffered minor injuries in the crash. Troopers said the Jacksonville Fire truck was heading eastbound on Interstate 10, west of Lenox Avenue when the driver lost control of the truck, which caused it to veer right. The FHP report shows the firetruck went hit the guardrail, went through it and onto the grass shoulder, where it overturned. The driver was the only one in the firetruck when it overturned and no one else was hurt.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A teenager died after he was struck by a vehicle on Cedar Point Road and Sawpit Road in the Timucuan Preserve area at about 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Police said the 14-year-old boy ran out into the road to get to his family's van and was struck by a vehicle. The two-lane road leads to Cedar Point -- a popular fishing and scenic area. Traffic was backed up on Cedar Point Road due to the crash. This is the 116th traffic fatality in Duval County so far this year, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville firefighters put out a house fire early Saturday morning in Arlington. Video and photos from the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department show crews rushing to put out the flames. Wright lives down the street from the house that caught fire and said the street was flooded with firefighters Saturday morning battling the fire that charred the inside of the home. I saw smoke coming out of the house," Wright said. I saw smoke and firefighters with flashlights moving through the house and firefighters spraying the open flames."