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Pediatric Urgent Care Centers
By Dr. Sandra Rivera-Luciano The evening’s homework is nearly done, when suddenly your son’s asthma begins to shift into high gear. Or a weekend trip to the park comes to a quick and unhappy end when...
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Neighbors 4 Neighbors
(CBS4) – Neighbors 4 Neighbors became a hallmark of the recovery efforts following Hurricane Andrew and 19 years later it remains a great example of how caring volunteers can provide help to people in...
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Miami Police Program Teaches Students About 911 Protocol
MIAMI (CBS4)- Would your child know what to do in an emergency? Many don’t, according to the Miami Police Benevolent Association. That’s why the Miami PBA held its annual 911 training program. The PBA...
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AUDIO: 911 Call Released In Deadly Shooting Of Miramar Mother
MIRAMAR (CBS4) – Miramar Police have released the chilling 911 call made by a man claiming his toddler fatally shot the boy’s mother. And relatives of the boy’s mother tell CBS4′s Peter D’Oench that...
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Simulated Crash At Ft. Lauderdale Airport
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) – What may look like a real disaster unfolding at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was really just a training drill. Beginning at 10 a.m. rescue crews and emergency...
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I-Team: Failure to Communicate
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CBS4) – A huge inferno that engulfed a BP gas station outside St. Augustine is not where you’d expect emergency responders to completely lose the ability to communicate, but that’s...
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Feds To Take Over Your TV, Radio, But It’s Only A Test
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – The federal government is running the first ever nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System (EAS) Wednesday on every TV station, radio outlet, satellite service and cable...
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Water Outage Fixed, 250 Thousand In Broward Under Boil Water Order
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A water main break that affected 6 Broward cities and left a quarter million people with the possibility of no water for Christmas was fixed late Saturday night, but while...
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Coast Guard: Safety Maneuvers Critical In Cruise Ship Disasters
MIAMI (CBS4) – Normally, those about to embark on a cruise line vacation are bombarded with safety information the moment they walk onto the ship. There are laws that demand it, but in the case of the...
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Carnival Announces Company Wide Safety Audit After Concordia Disaster
DORAL (CBSMiami) – Stunned by a clear failure of evacuation and emergency procedures when it’s Costa Concordia foundered off the Tuscan coast, parent company Carnival Cruise lines announced Thursday...
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Using Social Media To Contact 9-1-1
MIAMI (CBS4) – “What’s the location of your emergency please?” asked an emergency dispatcher. When the 9-1-1 center got a call from someone across the country alerting them to a local fire, they were...
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What To Expect From Your Cell Phone Provider During A Storm
MIAMI (CBS4) – We need them the most during emergencies like approaching bad weather, And that’s why cellular providers like AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint have recently spent hundreds of...
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FCC Fast Tracks Text-To-911 Service
(CNET) – Soon there will be more than just one way to contact 911. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that the four largest wireless carriers in the U.S. have...
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Broward Commissioners Defeat Regional 911 Plan
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Broward County Commissioners voted against a plan Tuesday that would have used county tax dollars to pay for a regional 911 system. However, commissioners agreed that a plan...
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ER By Appointment Being Tested
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – When you think about going to the emergency room, odds are the thought of the waiting room could be as painful as the problem that brought you there. Some facilities are now trying a...
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MIA Firefighters Demonstrate Skills After San Francisco Crash and Fire
MIAMI (CBS4) – Five, big Miami-Dade foam pumper trucks gushed thousands of gallons of fire retardant chemical on an imaginary burning airliner Monday afternoon in a training area in the middle of the...
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Pompano Beach Residents Should Be Prepared For Emergency Call
POMPANO BEACH (CBSMiami) – Pompano Beach residents and business owners will receive a phone call from city officials about an emergency disaster. But don’t panic, it’s just a test. The city will be...
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Gov. Scott Issues State Of Emergency Ahead Of Storm
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Tropical Storm Karen continues to churn towards the gulf coast and as the storm nears the region, Governor Rick Scott has issued an executive order declaring a state of...
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Kids Taught To Prevent, Handle Emergencies In New App
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) — A new Red Cross app is aiming to teach children about emergency preparedness while making it fun. Children between the ages of 7...
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Police Searching For Missing 10-Year-Old Boy From Pembroke Pines
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PEMBROKE PINES (CBSMiami) – Police in Pembroke Pines are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing child. Police are searching for 10-year-old Dorian...
View ArticleMilitary Plane C-130 Lands At Broward Airport With Several In Need Of Urgent...
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A military C-130 plane carrying several patients in need of urgent care landed Monday afternoon at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Authorities said several...
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