Fla. county votes to take fire department back from sheriff’s office
23-09-2026 14:52 via firerescue1.com

Fla. county votes to take fire department back from sheriff’s office

Broward County commissioners voted unanimously not to renew the Sheriff’s Office fire-rescue agreement after 2028, returning roughly 900 employees and oversight of the department to the county
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