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🚨 Calling 911 for a minor illness or routine medical needs takes resources away from emergencies 🚨 Save 911 for medical issues like: ✔️ Heart attacks ✔️ Stroke symptoms ✔️ Severe injuries ✔️ Life-threatening conditions For non-emergencies, consider urgent care or primary doctor

Due to ongoing dry weather conditions Brevard County is favorable to the risk of wildfires, Brevard County has implemented a ban on open burning, such as bonfires, campfires, trash burning and other incineration, throughout the county. Press release: brevardfl.gov/communications…

Be prepared before you need care! Know the closest urgent care to home & work. Use urgent care for: ✔️ Sprains, minor cuts & burns ✔️ Infections, flu & fever ✔️ Non-life-threatening conditions that need attention Save 911 for emergencies by using urgent care when appropriate

The best time to plan for an emergency is before one happens! With Rockledge Hospital closing, know the closest ER to home & work 👉 Visit ER for: ✔️ Heart attack & stroke ✔️ Severe injuries & uncontrolled bleeding ✔️ Life-threatening allergic reactions Call 911 for emergencies

Urgent Care = Non-emergency conditions 🏥 ✔️ Sprains, minor cuts & burns ✔️ Infections, flu & fever ✔️ Non-life-threatening conditions that need attention 📢 Know before you go! Visit urgent care when appropriate to keep 911 free for emergencies.

The best time to plan for an emergency is before one happens! With Rockledge Hospital closing, residents need to know the closest ER & urgent care ER = Life-threatening emergencies 🚑 ✔️ Heart attack & stroke ✔️ Severe injuries & bleeding ✔️ Life-threatening allergic reactions

• Once Brevard County Fire Rescue has verified the condition is non-life-threatening and the CAS unit has been dispatched, the BCFR unit may leave the scene to ensure prompt response for other emergency calls Full release: brevardfl.gov/communications…

What this means for residents: • 911 calls may be triaged to ensure the correct resources are being dispatched • BCFR may respond to a call, assess the patient and contact CAS to transport the patient to a local hospital for non-emergency cases

To ensure we are meeting the health and safety needs of our community, Brevard County Fire Rescue is coordinating with our long-standing partner, Coastal Ambulance, to provide non-life-threatening patient transportation to the hospital effective April 7.

Due to ongoing drought conditions, favorable to the eruption of wildfires, Brevard County has implemented a ban on open burning, such as bonfires, campfires, trash burning and other incineration, throughout the county effective 5/8/24. Press release: brevardfl.gov/communications…

Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions expected to extend into the weekend. Brevard County Ocean Rescue urges beachgoers to exercise extreme caution and stay out of the water if you'll be at one of our beaches.

Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions expected to extend into the weekend. Brevard County Ocean Rescue urges beachgoers to exercise extreme caution and stay out of the water if you'll be at one of our beaches.

Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions expected to extend through the end of the week. Brevard County Ocean Rescue urges beachgoers to exercise extreme caution if you'll be at one of our beaches. When in doubt, don't go out.

Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions expected to extend through September 4. Brevard County Ocean Rescue urges beachgoers to exercise extreme caution if you'll be at one of our beaches this week.

A group of these lifeguards also found the time to run the beach with the American flag before shift started yesterday. Huge thanks to @Florida_Today's Malcolm Denemark for documenting this tradition.

We want to take some time to thank our incredible Brevard County Ocean Rescue lifeguards! This team had a busy holiday weekend keeping our residents and visitors safe. Our lifeguards performed 229 rescues from Friday, June 30 to Tuesday, July 4.

Reminder: Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions through July 4.

Brevard County is currently under red flag conditions expected to extend through July 4. Brevard County Ocean Rescue urges beachgoers to exercise extreme caution if you'll be at one of our beaches this week.

-Parents and guardians are encouraged to keep a close eye on small children. Assign one person to keep an eye on one or two kids. -Digging deep holes can be dangerous to people & wildlife. It's sea turtle nesting season. If you decide to dig a hole, please fill it in.

Reminders: -In addition to bringing water to the beach, be sure to drink plenty of water before and after your beach trip. -If you start to feel ill. Stop what you are doing and seek shade immediately. If your condition does not improve seek medical assistance.

If you’re headed to the beach this holiday week, be sure to bring lots of cold water and snacks for your family, as well as sunscreen and an umbrella or shade cover. Come to one of our lifeguarded beaches and be sure to check the lifeguard stand for the flag for beach conditions.