• Okeechobee City Fire Department responded to 22 medical/EMS, four fire-related, five motor vehicle and two false alarm calls last week.
• Okeechobee County Fire Rescue responded …
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• Okeechobee City Fire Department responded to 22 medical/EMS, four fire-related, five motor vehicle and two false alarm calls last week.
• Okeechobee County Fire Rescue responded to 135 medical/EMS, 10 motor vehicle, five dispatch and cancel, and six miscellaneous calls last week. Out of 104 possible transports, two were refused.
• On Aug. 11, OCFR and OFD responded to a call at approximately 11:15 p.m. regarding a structure fire in the 900 block of Southeast Eighth Avenue. Upon arrival, they found a 30- by 25-foot shed on fire in the back yard. Once the fire was knocked down and under control, they began salvage and overhaul operations and set up a rehab station. When OFD Chief Herb Smith arrived on the scene, he released OCFR units.
