Coral Springs CERT Pulse

At 1:33 pm today the Canteen was activated for a structure fire on Ramblewood Drive. With the heat index in triple digits it was a brutal day to be out there. Of course we had plenty of ice cold water, cooling chairs and cold towels to get our firefighters through the day. We were just about running out of ice when we broke down around 5pm. Thanks ...

This morning at approximately 7:30am Taravella went into Code Red Lockdown after a report of shots fired. Coral Springs PD/FD as well as several mutual aid agencies jumped into action to what was thought to possibly be an active shooter situation. Tensions were high as there was a threat of gun violence to the school via social media a few days ago...

At 11:05pm on March 15, 2017 the Coral Springs/Parkland CERT team was called upon to assist the CSPD in the search for a 9 year old boy. Over a dozen members from the team responded to the command post to receive their assignments for searching. The team spent 3 hours along with the CSPD, Papa Unit (Helicopter) and Bloodhound until the CSPD called ...

Our team was busy on Tuesday July 26th. At 11:55am the Canteen was activated for a commercial gas leak at the Walmart shopping center on Coral Ridge Drive North of the Sawgrass Expressway. We had a few members respond to provide hydration. The leak was capped fairly quickly. At 2:54pm the same day the Canteen was activated for mutual aid at a residential structure fire in Margate. The Canteen and several team members responded to this call. We assisted Margate CERT in providing hydration and rehab. According to news sources the fire started in the garage with a model airplane and was fed by extra jet fuel stored nearby in the garage. You can view some photos in our Photo Gallery or see a video here. We understand the Margate Fire Chief sent our Chief a note of thanks mentioning how professional and efficient our team was. Thanks to all the CERT members that responded to these two back to back activations.

On July 11, 2016 at 6:02pm the Coral Springs/Parkland CERT team was activated for a residential structure fire at 8690 Watercrest Circle West in the Watercrest community in Parkland. The call came in as heavy black smoke being reported. Rescue 109 being right outside the neighborhood and first on scene confirmed the smoke and declared a working fir...

At 12:21pm on May 23rd 2016 the team was activated to search for an elderly male with dementia. Team members met at the staging area setup at the Shell station at Sample and Riverside. Several search teams of two were put together and sent out to search specific areas of the city as given by Police and Fire command. The Margate CERT team was called for mutual aid as there was suspicion he had walked South into Margate. A few hours later he was found in the South part of the City off of Coral Springs Drive and returned home safely. Thanks to all the members that came out to do the search.

CERT responded to Kiwanis Park in Coral Springs to assist with the care of students that were evacuated from Ramblewood Middle School on Thursday, February 18, 2016. A bomb threat was called in to the school at approximately 10:45. Officials evacuated the school to Kiwanis Park, behind Station 64 on Ramblewood Drive. When officials recognized that the evacuation would last for at least a couple of hours, they requested CERT to respond to assist with the distribution of water to the students. Just after 1:30 the all clear was given and the students were allowed back into the school.Special thanks to Captain Ralph Troino, and members of the inspections division, as well as all of the firefighters from station 64 for their assistance on scene. Their help is very much appreciated!

On December 29, 2015, the CERT canteen was activated for a working fire at 5314 NW 87th Way. A resident reported heavy black smoke coming from the house across the canal.  A few minutes later dispatch started receiving multiple calls from other residents in the neighborhood.  They were eventually able to identify the correct address....

On December 14, 2015, the CERT canteen was activated for a working fire at 10100 NW 35th Street. A fire was reported in an apartment building on 35th Street. Chief Babinec was first on scene and reported smoke and flames showing from a second floor apartment. He declared a working fire. Just prior to our arrival he requested a second alarm assignme...