Coffee with the Sheriff

(Deerfield Beach, FL) – Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews, BSO divers and BSO Air Rescue searched a Deerfield Beach lake late into the evening Thursday after a man swimming failed to surface. At 6:05 p.m., one of two men who were swimming in the lake came out and told people at a nearby gas station that the man he was swimming with went under. Within minutes, first-arriving firefighters were in the water conducting surface rescue efforts. Divers continued to search the lake, located on the northwest corner of Sample and Powerline roads. As of 9:30 p.m., the victim had not yet been located. Photo: Mike Jachles/Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue

Story by kob.com NEW MEXICO One thousand firefighters set out Wednesday morning to battle the Las Conchas fire, which started Sunday and has burned close to 69,000 acres. According to Los Alamos Fire Chief Doug Tucker, the part of the massive fire closest to Los Alamos is moving north, away from the town. Chief Tucker is confident that homes in Los Alamos will be spared from the fire and if there is a chance for fire spotting, the crews are prepared to take action. See more

Story by wsvn.com MIAMI NORTHEAST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (WSVN) -- Fire rescue are on the scene of a South Florida house fire. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at around 7 p.m. in the area of 1040 Northeast 212 Terrace in Northeast Miami-Dade. According to officials, a neighbor reported that two children could be inside the home. Firefighters conducted multiple checks and said no one was inside the home at the time of the fire. "We have done multiple secondary searches so we are confidant that there is no one inside the home, but we have not been able to speak with the children that were reported to be inside the home when the fire originally occurred," said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Jose Herrera. At this time, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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Story by local10.com MIAMI Nearly two weeks after a brush fire began at Big Cypress National Preserve, firefighters continue to work to put out the flames. The fire has scorched 36,350 acres, or about 56 square miles, a representative of Big Cypress National Preserve said Wednesday. It was burning in an area just north of U.S. 41, or Tamiami Trail, and south of Interstate 75 in the nature preserve, near the Oasis Visitor Center. See more

I had the opportunity to photograph the annual Airport Drill held near Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) . I will be uploading some of the pictures I got to take. Its good to know that Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue is prepared for a disaster of this magnitude.

Our pictures from the brush fire in Parkland, FL were published on Firehouse.com! Check out the photo-story written by Captain Mike Moser of the Coral Springs Fire Department below. http://www.firehouse.com/showcase/photostory/florida-recycling-facility-fire