Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department

Wed. Jan 20th 2010
Pedestrian killed in LP accident

By ED BALDRIDGE
ed.baldridg e@newssun.com
LAKE PLACID -- A Lake Placid man was struck and fatally injured Sunday whil...

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Wed. Jan 20th 2010
County to see an increase in control burning

Published: January 15, 2010

SEBRING - Residents will be seeing more smoke columns as the dry cold fronts pass.
T...

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Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department
PO Box 195
Lake Placid, FL 33862

Non-Emergency:
863-699-3753

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911

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863-699-3754

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Lake Placid Police Department

Chief Phil Williams 8 North Oak Ave Lake Placid, FL 33852 (863)699-3757

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Sheriff Susan Benton 338 South Orange Street Sebring, FL 33870 (863)402-7200

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Brush Fire with structures in danger

Sun. Mar 1st 2009

Department arrived to find approxiately 2-3 acres burning out of a 20 acre parcel off Zion street in the highway park area. No actual structures were in danger. The department was able to stop the fire and keep it contained. The Lake Placid VFD was mutual aided by the dep...

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Bus crashes into building on Main Street

Wed. Feb 25th 2009

The Lake Placid VFD responded to a single vehicle accident involving a migrant bus that ran into a building on main street. The bus came to rest just inside of a large picture window. Damage to the building was very limited.......for more information see news tab...

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Brush Fire Lake Apthorp Area

Sun. Feb 22nd 2009

Burned approximately 10 acres through an old unmaintained grove and into a small grass pasture. Fire was contained to the north side of the railroad track. The Lake Placid VFD was mutual aided by the division of forestry, Highlands Park VFD, and Leisure Lakes VFD...

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Vehicle Accident with injuries

Sat. Feb 14th 2009

While on scene of a mobile home fire. Lake Placid VFD was called to a motor vehicle accident with injuries on US27 in front of Golden Corral. Placid Lakes VFD provided mutual aid to the department and responded to the call as Lake Placid's primary engine was tied up on the structure fire...

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Structure Fire

Sat. Feb 14th 2009

Highway Park- department arrived on scene to a fully involved single wide mobile home on fire. Due to radiant heat a neighboring, vacant. wood frame house caught fire. Firefighters were able to save the neighboring house with damage to only one wall. Mutual aid was provided by High...

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Mutual Aid Brush fire

Mon. Feb 9th 2009

Mutual aid requested for 35 acre brush fire off Dejens Dairy Road (Venus). Lake Placid VFD responsed with a brush unit and tanker for support. Upon investigation, the fire was most likely started by a passing freight train....

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2 vehicle accident on state road 8

Sat. Feb 7th 2009

Lake Placid VFD responded mutual aid to station 39 for a two vehicle accident with entrapement, and fire on state road 8. The entraped victum was successfully extricated and the other flown to Lee Memorial Hospital. No fatalities were reported....

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11 AM Brush Fire (Lake Placid District)

Sat. Jan 3rd 2009

Small brush fire less than .25 acre next to a mobile home in Highway park. Brush fire started from down power lines....

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4:30 PM Brush Fire (Sun-N-Lakes South District)

Thu. Jan 1st 2009

Mutal aid to SLVFD for small brush fire with struture in danger. Fire was contain to less than .25 acres with zero property loss. Probable cause was childeren from the home playing with matches or fire works. ...

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12:29 AM Brush fire (Highlands Park District)

Thu. Jan 1st 2009

12:29AM mutal aid to Highlands Park VFD with small brush fire. Less than .25 acres in size. Probable cause was New Year's fire works. ...

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Recent Calls

Sun. Mar 1st 2009
Brush Fire with structures in danger

Department arrived to find approxiately 2-3 acres burning out of a 20 acre parcel off Zion street in the highway pa...

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Wed. Feb 25th 2009
Bus crashes into building on Main Street

The Lake Placid VFD responded to a single vehicle accident involving a migrant bus that ran into a building on main street.&n...

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Sun. Feb 22nd 2009
Brush Fire Lake Apthorp Area

Burned approximately 10 acres through an old unmaintained grove and into a small grass pasture. Fire was contained to t...

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2010 Call Volume

January	32
February	28
March	18
April	22
May	15
June	3
July
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