Will Florida’s air quality be impacted by smoke from the Canadian wildfires?

Thick orange smoke haze over homes — Courtesy: Shutterstock — SvetlanaSF The U.S. East Coast and Midwest are engulfed in a thick, toxic veil of smoke as wildfires rage across Canada. Buildings in New York City were no longer visible on Wednesday due to the city’s heavy wildfire smoke infiltration, which caused some to claim

Why are flags at half-staff this Sunday in Florida?

American flags lowered to half mast in bright blue sky – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by lazyllama On Sunday in Florida, flags will be flown at half-staff in remembrance of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day. Flags were ordered to be lowered for the 42nd commemoration of the yearly day of memorial by Florida Governor Ron

Central Florida firefighters mark 9/11 with stair climb as U.S. marks 21st anniversary

Rows of firefighter boots with miniature flags for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony. – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Blue Tick Sugar Images On Sunday, Americans remembered 9/11, one of the deadliest terror attacks on U.S. soil with tear-jerking tributes and declarations to “never-forget,” 21 years after the horrific incident. On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida conspirators seized

More than 1,000 homes evacuated as wildfires rage through Florida’s Panhandle

Florida Wildfires — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Tom Fawls Rescue crews are working diligently to get several wildfires burning in the Sunshine State under control. Two of the biggest fires are still causing destruction within the Panhandle. There are a total of 168 wildfires burning across Florida right now. The biggest of them all is the