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11 Seminole County Fire Personnel Return from Surfside Deployment
July 06, 2021 | FLORIDA
DOREEN OVERSTREET, Correspondent

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Photo by PROVIDEDLt. Ward with his family and Seminole County Fire Chief Otto Drozd.

Photo by PROVIDEDLt. Jeff Ward (SCFD from Station 12) returning home and hugging his family.
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, FL - Eleven members of Seminole County Fire Department (SCFD) were deployed to Surfside (including one female) as part of the Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Task Force 4. They are part of a statewide group formed with the City of Orlando Fire and Orange County Fire as well as other municipalities. In total, there was 42 members who deployed for 10 days.