Alachua County firefighters receive new turnout gear
Alachua County Fire Rescue has received more than 60 sets of new firefighter protective gear, including one of the newest firefighter turnout jackets available to...
CFO and State Fire Marshal Blaise Ingoglia announces Fire Service Award winners; ACFR Chief Theus wins Fire Chief of the Year
ACFR Chief Harold Theus was honored yesterday as 2025 Fire Chief of the Year...
FHP issues advisory for SR 26 near Alachua/Gilchrist county line
Motorists are urged to use caution due to a 100-acre prescribed burn near SR 26 and SE 90th Ave at the Alachua/Gilchrist county line...
Fire crews respond to residential fire in Hawthorne
Fire crews responded this evening to a residential fire in Hawthorne; no injuries were reported....
Firefighters respond to residential fire in Green Leaf
Firefighters responded this evening to a residential fire in Green Leaf that started in the back yard and spread into an apartment; there was a...
Alachua County Fire Rescue earns national accreditation
ACFR is proud to announce it has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, recognizing the department’s commitment to excellence in...
Crews respond to multiple brush fires
One fire off of County Road 239 started as a brush fire and completely destroyed an RV. The fire was contained to 3.25 acres, and...
Firefighters extinguish fire in Lochloosa Fish Camp cabin
This morning, firefighters extinguished a fire that started in the kitchen of a cabin at Lochloosa Fish Camp....
Photos: GFR crews prevent commercial fire from spreading
Early this morning, Gainesville Fire Rescue crews responded to a commercial building fire in the 200 block of SW 2nd Avenue and quickly brought the...
Alachua County under mandatory burn ban
After reviewing Alachua County’s current wildland fire conditions, a series of active wildfires today, Jan. 30, 2026, and in consultation with the Florida Forest Service,...