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    Press Release Archives: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
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    November     - top
      11/18/2009 - MDFR rescues man from cargo ship
      11/17/2009 - MDFR rescues pet from fire set by child
      11/17/2009 - MDFR battles three-alarm house fire
      11/16/2009 - Storage facility consumed by early morining blaze
      11/16/2009 - Seven elderly residents rescued from house fire
      11/12/2009 - MDFR honors fallen Marine
      11/09/2009 - Beach flags warn swimmers
      11/06/2009 - MDFR dedicates Station 31 to Firefighter Catherine Wall
      11/05/2009 - Collect your loot to help fill the boot
      11/04/2009 - MDFR mitigates environmental hazard on the Miami River
      11/03/2009 - MDFR crew saves dog from drowning
      11/03/2009 - Brush up on dry weather safety
      11/03/2009 - Trauma survivor reunites with rescuers

    October     - top
      10/30/2009 - MDFR’s nighttime driving tips
      10/29/2009 - “Fall Back” into a safer household
      10/29/2009 - MDFR’s tricks for making Halloween a treat
      10/21/2009 - Miami Lakes Mayor’s Office destroyed by fire
      10/16/2009 - Mother and nine kids displaced after fire
      10/13/2009 - MDFR rescues gator from storm drain
      10/09/2009 - MDFR fights second alarm house fire in West Dade
      10/07/2009 - MDFR’s tricks for choosing a safe Halloween costume
      10/07/2009 - MDFR battles house fire in North Dade
      10/07/2009 - MDFR urges boating safety this Columbus Day weekend
      10/06/2009 - MDFR’s tips to squash stings and bites
      10/06/2009 - MDFR wants you to beat the heat

    September     - top
      09/24/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Departments join forces in delivering top ranked cardiac care
      09/24/2009 - MDFR mitigates fuel leak from crashed tanker
      09/18/2009 - MDFR wants you to beat the heat
      09/15/2009 - House fire displaces mother and son
      09/15/2009 - House fire displaces mother and son
      09/11/2009 - MDFR rescues man trapped in sewer vault
      09/08/2009 - MDFR mitigates complications from gas leak in Westchester restaurant
      09/08/2009 - MDFR responds to workers overcome by carbon monoxide
      09/08/2009 - Two MDFR air rescues respond to highway crash
      09/05/2009 - MDFR's Metro fire boat responds to fatal lightning strike
      09/02/2009 - MDFR offers Labor Day safety tips
      09/01/2009 - MDFR airlifts victim in dump truck collision

    August     - top
      08/31/2009 - MDFR Antivenom Unit assists doctors in saving Iraqi child
      08/31/2009 - MDFR Antivenom Unit responds to new Smyrna Beach
      08/25/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue joins Macy’s at back to school event
      08/24/2009 - MDFR divers pull two women from submerged vehicle
      08/21/2009 - MDFR offers back to school safety tips
      08/21/2009 - MDFR Antivenom Unit saves man bitten by Green Mamba
      08/21/2009 - MDFR airlifts two-year-old child left in car
      08/20/2009 - MDFR airlifts two injured ATV riders
      08/20/2009 - School’s back in session
      08/19/2009 - Beach flags warn swimmers
      08/18/2009 - MDFR extricates police officer with help of a surgeon
      08/17/2009 - MDFR takes top honors at Canadian World Police and Fire Games
      08/17/2009 - MDFR employees honored at Florida Marlins game
      08/13/2009 - MDFR combats second-alarm yacht fire in Fisher Island
      08/11/2009 - How does MDFR rank nationally?
      08/11/2009 - MDFR offers lightning safety tips
      08/06/2009 - MDFR and Commissioner Sally Heyman celebrate expansion Haulover Park Marina
      08/06/2009 - MDFR combats two-alarm warehouse fire
      08/05/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to hold blood drive

    July     - top
      07/31/2009 - MDFR boasts busiest ladder truck in North America
      07/30/2009 - MDFR offers lightning safety tips
      07/29/2009 - MDFR fire boats on alert for mini-season
      07/29/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue wants you to bee safe
      07/28/2009 - MDFR Divers recover drowning victim at North Dade Park
      07/27/2009 - MDFR responds to home struck by lightning
      07/27/2009 - MDFR battles second alarm hi-rise fire in city of Sunny Isles Beach
      07/27/2009 - Toddler drowns at Oleta State Park
      07/23/2009 - MDFR’s Air Rescue firefighters practice rappelling
      07/23/2009 - MDFR responds to two pediatric near-drownings
      07/22/2009 - Six people injured in rollover crash
      07/21/2009 - Miami-Dade pets can breathe a sigh of relief
      07/17/2009 - MDFR credits good samaritan with saving drowning man and dog in Kendall Lake
      07/16/2009 - MDFR to distribute pet window clings to mark National Pet Safety Day
      07/13/2009 - MDFR offers lightning safety tips
      07/13/2009 - MDFR responds to two pediatric near-drownings
      07/09/2009 - MDFR fights fire at strip mall
      07/07/2009 - MDFR firefighter honored for acts of bravery in Iraq
      07/07/2009 - MDFR wants you to beat the heat
      07/06/2009 - MDFR wins 2009 World Emergency Response Championship
      07/06/2009 - MDFR inspectors confiscate illegal fireworks
      07/06/2009 - MDFR inspectors score big in illegal fireworks sweep
      07/06/2009 - Woman attacked by shark in Biscayne National Park
      07/02/2009 - Fireworks safety tips
      07/02/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue inspectors commence fireworks sweeps
      07/02/2009 - MDFR 2009 EMS Provider of the Year
      07/02/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue inspectors commence fireworks sweeps
      07/02/2009 - Fireworks safety tips
      07/02/2009 - MDFR named 2009 EMS provider of the year
      07/01/2009 - Miami-Dade Commissioners salute MDFR

    June     - top
      06/30/2009 - Inclement weather safety tips
      06/25/2009 - MDFR mitigates complications from gas leak in Miami Gardens
      06/25/2009 - MDFR treats woman pinned by tractor-trailer
      06/23/2009 - MDFR and “BARK Buckle Up” unleash life saving program for pets
      06/23/2009 - MDFR responds to multi-victim vehicle collision
      06/22/2009 - MDFR and “BARK Buckle Up” unleash life saving program for pets
      06/18/2009 - Metro Fire Boat 1 salutes Gold Star Mothers
      06/15/2009 - Tractor trailer collision shuts down restaurant
      06/15/2009 - MDFR extricates car crash victim on West Flagler
      06/15/2009 - MDFR wants you to beat the heat
      06/15/2009 - MDFR to participate in Advanced Life-Support (ALS) competition
      06/15/2009 - MDFR Advanced Life Support (ALS) team keeps winning
      06/15/2009 - MDFR battles a second-alarm fire in North Miami Beach
      06/15/2009 - MDFR extricates driver trapped in crash with tractor-trailer
      06/13/2009 - MDFR battles second alarm house fire
      06/09/2009 - Fun in the sun
      06/09/2009 - MDFR investigators find cause of early morning blaze
      06/03/2009 - MDFR is calling all junior lifeguards
      06/01/2009 - Warehouse evacuated after toxic amonia leak

    May     - top
      05/29/2009 - MDFR fire boat welcomes USS Freedom
      05/28/2009 - MDFR trains on donated jetliner
      05/26/2009 - MDFR fights second-alarm house fire
      05/26/2009 - MDFR welcomes adopted teddy bears
      05/26/2009 - MDFR’S venom response team instrumental in saving Iraqi officer
      05/26/2009 - MDFR reminds parents about the dangers of leaving children in cars
      05/21/2009 - MDFR wins University of Miami competition
      05/21/2009 - Fun in the sun
      05/21/2009 - Beach flags warn swimmers this Memorial Day weekend
      05/19/2009 - Inclement weather safety tips
      05/18/2009 - MDFR battles brushfire near dolphin mall
      05/16/2009 - MDFR combats three-alarm wildland fire
      05/14/2009 - MDFR combats three-alarm wildland fire
      05/11/2009 - MDFR documents dramatic water rescue
      05/10/2009 - MDFR fights 30 acre wildland fire
      05/09/2009 - MDFR battles yacht fire
      05/08/2009 - MDFR investigates fatal house fire
      05/08/2009 - MDFR investigates fatal house
      05/04/2009 - MDFR documents dramatic water rescue
      05/04/2009 - MDFR battles wildland fire threatening Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood
      05/04/2009 - MDFR recognized for hurricane relief efforts in Haiti

    April     - top
      04/30/2009 - MDFR battles MDPD in football tournament
      04/27/2009 - MDFR Treats Three At Krome Avenue Collision
      04/25/2009 - MDFR battles wildland fire in Southwest Miami-Dade
      04/23/2009 - MDFR's STEMI Program receives prestigious national award
      04/22/2009 - Beach flags warn swimmers
      04/21/2009 - MDFR's best and brightest honored by Commissioner Sally Heyman
      04/20/2009 - Update on wild fire in South Dade
      04/19/2009 - MDFR saves several homes from raging wildfire
      04/14/2009 - MDFR caps hazardous gas leak
      04/07/2009 - MDFR battles raging wildfire in Palmetto Bay
      04/07/2009 - Weather conditions produce heightened alert for potential wildland fires
      04/06/2009 - MDFR battles raging wildfire in West Dade
      04/06/2009 - MDFR treats mother and son crash victims
      04/03/2009 - MDFR combats second alarm brushfire
      04/02/2009 - Blood drive scheduled for Firefighter Catherine Wall

    March     - top
      03/31/2009 - Vehicle plows into two pedestrians
      03/30/2009 - MDFR takes first place in world games event
      03/30/2009 - MDFR responds to fatal automobile crash
      03/30/2009 - MDFR battles second-alarm blaze
      03/27/2009 - MDFR urges safety during Earth Hour
      03/26/2009 - MDFR rescue showcases new training tower
      03/26/2009 - MDFR combats apartment blaze
      03/20/2009 - MDFR recruits run for a cause
      03/20/2009 - MDFR firefighter awarded Medal of Valor
      03/18/2009 - Medal day ceremony honors MDFR's bravest
      03/16/2009 - MDFR attempts rescue of horse trapped in ditch
      03/16/2009 - MDFR extricates car crash victim in Homestead
      03/11/2009 - MDFR battles brushfire in west Miami-Dade
      03/11/2009 - Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medical director selected as one of ''America’s top cardiologists''
      03/11/2009 - MDFR successfully battles perilous wildfire in Southwest Miami-Dade
      03/10/2009 - MDFR combats fire at popular Doral restaurant
      03/10/2009 - MDFR battles brush fire in Homestead
      03/10/2009 - Toddler injured after falling from amusement ride
      03/09/2009 - MDFR fights shed fire
      03/09/2009 - KFHA honors Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighters
      03/06/2009 - MDFR lieutenant reunites old friends
      03/06/2009 - Families displaced after midnight blaze
      03/05/2009 - Spring forward toward a safer household
      03/03/2009 - MDFR firefighters honored by Homeowners' Association
      03/03/2009 - MDFR battles large mulch fire

    February     - top
      02/27/2009 - Tractor trailer smashes into overpass
      02/27/2009 - MDFR treats two-year-old near-drowning patient in Doral
      02/27/2009 - Car careens into home
      02/24/2009 - MDFR firefighters set department record in competition
      02/24/2009 - Pickup truck plows into home
      02/23/2009 - Elderly pedestrians struck by car in West Miami-Dade
      02/22/2009 - MDFR's fireboat battles fishing boat blaze
      02/20/2009 - Vehicle collision sends six to the hospital
      02/14/2009 - MDFR treats boat fire burn victim
      02/06/2009 - Space heater blamed on early morning fire
      02/06/2009 - MDFR offers portable space heater safety tips
      02/04/2009 - MDFR hosts Fire & Rescue Expo 2009
      02/04/2009 - MDFR hosts Fire & Rescue Expo 2009
      02/04/2009 - MDFR personnel receive prestigious awards
      02/03/2009 - MDFR helicopters transport seriously injured to trauma centers

    January     - top
      01/30/2009 - MDFR offers cold weather safety tips
      01/27/2009 - MDFR combats strip mall fire
      01/27/2009 - Jitney collides with taxi injuring sixteen
      01/27/2009 - MDFR battles hi rise fire in South Miami
      01/26/2009 - MDFR to conduct basic firefighting competition
      01/26/2009 - MDFR to conduct basic firefighting competition
      01/26/2009 - MDFR to host Fire and Rescue Expo
      01/25/2009 - Three children killed in early morning accident
      01/21/2009 - MDFR’s Fireboat Battles Fire at Dinner Key Marina
      01/21/2009 - Weather Conditions Produce Heightened Alert for Potential Wildland Fires
      01/20/2009 - Warehouse evacuated after toxic gas leak
      01/20/2009 - Warehouse evacuated after toxic gas leak
      01/19/2009 - MDFR battles hotel fire in Doral
      01/19/2009 - MDFR battles auto workshop blaze
      01/16/2009 - MDFR rescues man from inferno
      01/15/2009 - Carbon monoxide detector installation program
      01/14/2009 - MDFR responds to motor vehicle crash in SW Miami-Dade
      01/13/2009 - Landscaper falls 30 feet after receiving shock
      01/13/2009 - MDFR offers cold weather safety tips
      01/12/2009 - Two injured in scaffold collapse
      01/08/2009 - Two pedestrians hit by car
      01/08/2009 - Elderly pedestrians struck by car in West Miami-Dade
      01/07/2009 - MDFR rescues stranded airboat operator
      01/07/2009 - 'Tis the season for holiday clean-up
      01/05/2009 - House fire displaces family of three
      01/03/2009 - Christmas tree fire displaces family
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