Orange County, Fla. - When clocks change by one hour November 5 for Eastern Standard Time, Orange County residents should also remember to change their irrigation timers to one day per week. Este cronograma estará vigente hasta el 11 de marzo de 2018 cuando se retoma el Horario de Ahorro de Luz Diurna. The time change corresponds with mandatory lawn and...
Orange County Fire Rescue will welcome its newest firefighters and paramedics from Recruit Class #78 and recognize newly promoted personnel on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, at Full Sail Live. The list of promotions includes Battalion Chiefs, field personnel, administrative staff and personnel from the Office of the Fire Marshal. The ceremony will also include...
Orange County Fire Rescue will hold its fifth annual 343 Hero Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at Orange County Fire Rescue’s Training Facility, also known as the “Fit Pit.” Participants will compete in strenuous athletic challenges featuring CrossFit-style workouts and firefighting tasks that simulate the actions of the 343 fallen firefighters on 9/11....
WHAT: Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and District 6 Commissioner Victoria P. Siplin will host the Pine Hills Trail ribbon-cutting ceremony for phase 1 of the trail. Construction for the trail began in July 2016 and was completed in August 2017. The trail will be a total of 2.5 miles in length, 1.75 miles...
Orange County, Fla. - Orange County Utilities invites Orange County residents to its Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste* Community Collection Event on Saturday, October 14, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Apopka High School located at 555 W. Martin Street, Apopka. Las personas que participen podrán deshacerse correctamente de los desechos peligrosos ...
Orange County, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and the Orange County Office of Emergency Management continue to offer Operation Blue Roof. Residents can register for Operation Blue Roof at the Alafaya Branch Library, located at 12000 E. Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32826 between 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. each day until further...
Orange County, Fla. – In response to a recent spike in local mosquito population, Orange County Mosquito Control (OCMC) will treat approximately 62,000 acres of Orange County by air starting as early as 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept 28 weather and vendor availability permitting.. Mosquito Control officials attribute the recent rise in mosquito population to...
Orange County, Fla. - Garbage and recycling curbside collection for residents of unincorporated Orange County continues to operate according to the regular schedule. Debido a la gran cantidad de residuos, el servicio de recolección de desechos de jardín está retrasado unos días. Crews are working extended hours and Saturdays to try to catch up on the yard waste collections and return...
Orange County, Fla. - All of Orange County's nearly 800 wastewater pump stations have been restored, after more than 50 percent had been impacted by Hurricane Irma. Residents were asked to limit their water usage to reduce the impact on the wastewater system. However, However now that all pump stations have been restored, water consumption,...