O.P Fire Rescue’s New Superhero Team Exceeds Expectations
Oakland Park has a new extrication team, Team Carnage. These firefighters have been specially trained to extract victims from vehicles, quickly and safely while at the same time administering first aid.
Santa Express Delivers Smiles All Over Oakland Park
This past December 18 seemed like a regular old day in Oakland Park. However, for 50 kids December 18th was anything but ordinary. That day, with the help of Oakland Park Firefighters, the Santa Express roared to life and went around delivering smile after smile to kid after kid. Getting Ready to Ride While the […]
The Santa Express Roars Back to Life
The Santa Express Delivers Christmas Magic It was 2010 when Concetta Pignataro, Lieutenant at Oakland Park Fire Rescue, had the desire to do something really different for Christmas. She wanted to do something so amazing it would put a big smile on children’s faces and gift them with a memory that would last a lifetime. […]
Cooking Safety Tips To Help You Prevent Kitchen Fires
So many people in communities like ours across the nation lose everything from cooking fires. All it takes is moments of being distracted and a fire can get out of hand… Quickly. Cooking is the leading cause of home fires nationwide and in Florida. The majority of cooking fires stem from unattended cooking. Two of […]
Train Collides With Vehicle In Oakland Park
Details About the Collision At around 5:25 p.m. today BSO received a call regarding an accident on NE 34th Ct and Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. The Brightline train had collided with a white four door sedan. BSO and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the call and transported the driver of the vehicle involved […]
Speeding Possible Cause of Fatal Car Crash in Oakland Park
On Monday October 4, 2021 at around 9:46 AM Regional Communications for BSO received a call reporting a two vehicle collision that had occurred in the residential area of Royal Palm Isles around the 1900 block of NW 38th Street. The crash occurred when the driver of a 2010 Nissan Versa, traveling westbound on NW […]
Retired Firefighter’s 9/11 March of Remembrance Passes Through Oakland Park
9/11: An Unforgettable Event Few people can forget where they were on September 11, 2001. I was a 26 years old and a teacher at a high school in Weston. That morning I was in the media center of the school when Sonny, the director of maintenance, came in and announced the Twin Towers in […]
5 Electrical Safety Tips from the Oakland Park Fire Marshal
According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, electrical fires in the United States, start more than 28,000 home fires, killing and injuring hundreds of people, and causing over $700 million in property damage. According to an NFPA 2012-2016 study, electrical failures or malfunctions were the second leading cause of U.S. home fires (behind fires caused […]
Shooting at Northridge Shopping Center in Oakland Park Leaves One Man Wounded
At approximately 7pm on Tuesday September 7th, Chris Landers, who was eating at Tijuana Flats in the Northridge Shopping Center posted in the Living In Oakland Park Facebook Group that there had been a shooting at the bank at Commercial Blvd. and Dixie Highway at the Northridge Shopping center. Kristin Nowicki, another member of the […]
Fatal Accident on Prospect Road Underscores Residents’ Growing Concerns
Prospect Road Not What It Seems As I drove down Prospect Road this morning around 9am it was calm and tranquil. It conveyed the feeling of an idyllic little road that residents use to get in and out of their neighborhoods. The last thing it felt like was the scene of a fatal accident. Yet, […]
