Fire Rescue personnel use a fire hose while participating in a hazmat simulation in September. (Courtesy Doug LeValley) Hundreds of Seminole Fire Rescue and Seminole Police Department (SPD) personnel recently completed hazardous materials (hazmat) training. For Fire Rescue it’s an annual event; for SPD it marked a first. Fire Rescue Division Chief

Tribal officials said the new acquisition would look similar to this one by Nomad GCS. (Nomad GCS) The Seminole Tribe’s Public Safety departments are set to receive a second emergency mobile command vehicle (MCV), adding to a growing ability to respond to a variety of situations on its reservations. The acquisition of

The Stranahans and Seminoles have a shared history. (Damon Scott) FORT LAUDERDALE – One of the features of an almost completed $28.4 million highway improvement and pedestrian plaza project in downtown Fort Lauderdale is signage that mention Florida’s Indigenous past and the Seminole Tribe. The Tunnel Top Plaza project has been in

This screenshot shows boarding school locations on a portion of the NABS interactive map. (NABS) The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) recently released a new interactive digital map of Native American boarding school locations, including one in Florida. The purpose of the three-year project is to provide more

Holly Tiger is sworn in as president of Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. by tribal secretary LaVonne Rose on Aug. 28 in Hollywood. (Calvin Tiger) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe installed Holly Tiger as its new president Aug. 28. She is the first woman in the role. The ceremony took place

Tribal Community Development’s Hollywood land use map shows some of the future projects for the community in green and light blue. (Courtesy TCD) HOLLYWOOD – A slew of construction projects on the Hollywood Reservation have begun to form a new and growing center of the community. Generally referred to as Seminole Estates,