Tampa Bay first responders remain at Surfside condo collapse
Task Force 3 helps with search and rescue efforts
It is a 72-member team that includes units from Tampa, St. Pete and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
and last updated 2021-06-28 23:15:58-04
TAMPA, Fla. â First responders from the Tampa Bay area remain on scene at the Surfside condo collapse near Miami.
The Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 3 crews deployed over the weekend. Firefighters help with the search and rescue mission.
It is a 72-member team that includes units from Tampa, St. Pete and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
Lt. Steven Lawrence with St. Pete Fire Rescue spoke to ABC Action News remotely. He said crews are working 12-hour shifts. They take breaks to stay hydrated or to eat something.
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St. Pete Fire Rescue is making it easy for local residents to know how to prepare for a hurricane as hurricane season approaches. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/gguy44)
ST. PETERSBURG, FL St. Petersburg residents will get a free hurricane preparedness kit at the upcoming Drive-Thru Hurricane Expo at a local recreation center.
St. Pete Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Emergency Management will give free kits to the first 500 cars that show up to the expo May 22. The kit includes information and supplies that have been donated by community organizations.
Hurricane season begins June 1 to Nov. 30. The World Meteorological Organization s Hurricane Committee recently released this season s names of hurricanes. This year s list of names, last used in 2015, includes two new names Elsa and Julian after two tropical storms, Erika and Joaquin, caused so much damage in 2015 that their names were removed by the organization, the Miami Patch reported.
St. Pete Fire Rescue lieutenant accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine
By Fox 13 News staff
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Dan Matics reports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Investigators say a St. Pete Fire Rescue lieutenant has been charged with stealing a COVID-19vaccine.
After two vaccine doses turned up missing from the city s vaccine distribution operation on Jan. 20, St. Pete Fire Rescue Chief James Large asked the police department to investigate the theft.
Detectives said they determined that Fire Rescue Lt. Duane Zagorsky was eligible to receive one vaccine, but took the second vaccine home to a family member.
According to police, that s considered a misdemeanor petit theft since the single vaccine dose is valued at $39.
Updated: 11:26 AM EST February 10, 2021
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. An internal investigation is underway after the St. Petersburg Police Department said a local fire official took home an extra vaccine dose for a family member. The single vaccine dose is valued at $39.00 and considered a misdemeanor petit theft, the police department explained in a statement.
Investigators say St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Lt. Duane Zagorsky was eligible for one dose but took home the other without permission. He has qualified for a county pre-arrest diversion program – which, if completed, would mean he won t have a criminal charge on his record.
The extra vaccine was taken on Jan. 20 from St. Pete s distribution center on 34th Street South, according to Fire Rescue Chief James Large.