In the span of just seven hours, the Tallahassee Fire Department responded to two major residential fires, marking the third and fourth such incidents this month.
- The first fire happened at 1:26 a.m. on Apalachee Parkway and was extinguished in 15 minutes; firefighters rescued a cat and transported one tenant to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
- The second fire happened at 8:37 a.m. on Winters Run, requiring a defensive exterior attack due to structural collapse concerns; crews rescued a dog through a broken window.
- Both incidents are part of December’s four residential structure fires, prompting two more red bulbs on TFD’s Keep the Wreath Green initiative display.
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TFD Responds to Two Residential Structure Fires:
At approximately 1:26 a.m., the Tallahassee Fire Department (TFD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Apalachee Parkway. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire showing from a two-story residential home. Crews made entry and located a fire in the second-story living room, bringing the flames under control within seconds and achieving full extinguishment within 15 minutes…