Miami-Dade County officials are urging all residents and business owners who were affected by last week’s severe flooding to fill out a survey to help them better assess which areas of the county were most affected and to help them connect residents with resources or services they may need.

South Florida is experiencing one of its earliest heat

The first-ever Excessive Heat Warning was issued for Miami-Dade County on Sunday.

Pedestrians in South Florida should beware of cold-stunned iguanas falling from trees on Friday night and Saturday night when a blast of cold air is set to lower temperatures to the 30s and 40s.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and leaders of the city’s homeless trust were helping others Friday by giving safety tips and providing shelter for those in need ahead of the emerging winter storm.

Miami-Dade firefighters quickly used a white foam to extinguish a fire on a plane that skid off the runway on Tuesday at Miami International Airport.

A roof came off of a three-story apartment building Thursday in Northwest Miami-Dade.

A brush fire in west Miami-Dade, dubbed the Mile Marker 19 fire, has burned at least 200 acres and it continues to rage.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Lieutenant is fighting for his life after testing positive for COVID-19. The department is asking for plasma donations that could help save him. The department and Broadnaxs family are asking anyone who is blood type O+ and has recovered from COVID-19 to please donate plasma and help save his life. Convalescent plasma with antibodies is needed to help those who are currently fighting COVID-19 at the hospitals. Convalescent plasma is the liquid part of the blood that is collected from patients who have recovered from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

Carlos and Carolina Lago said they were glad it did because a driver could have killed their 11-year-old daughter and two-year-old son. Surveillance video shows their toys were inches away from danger. Just after two maintenance workers walked away from the Lago’s pool, a driver plowed through the fence. Surveillance video shows the driver was going so fast the Toyota RAV4 flew over the pool from side to side and destroyed two fences. His neighbor, he said, also suffered property damage during seven similar crashes.

NARANJA, Fla. – A fire erupted Wednesday morning inside a fourth-floor apartment unit in Naranja, authorities confirmed. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, firefighters arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the unit. Sky 10 was above the scene shortly after 10 a.m. as the fire appeared to have been extinguished. A window was blown out and the exterior wall around the window was blackened by the smoke and flames. According to Benitez, the apartment building was evacuated and the Red Cross has been requested to provide temporary assistance to the affected families.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A small plane made a crash landing Monday morning in a field at Miami Executive Airport, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman confirmed. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the Piper PA-28 crashed just after departing from Miami Executive Airport. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, three people -- a pilot and two passengers -- were injured during the incident. Another person was also taken to a local hospital and the third victim was treated at the scene, Benitez said. FAA records show the plane is registered to the Osorio Aviation Corporation, which is based at the airport.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A small plane made an emergency landing Monday morning in a field near Miami Executive Airport, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. off Southwest 127th Street and 141st Avenue. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez, three people -- a pilot and two passengers -- were injured during the landing. She said one person was taken as a trauma alert to Jackson South Medical Center. Another person was also taken to a local hospital and the third victim was treated at the scene, Benitez said.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A boater who was diving Thursday in waters near Haulover Inlet was hospitalized after possibly being bitten by a shark, authorities said. The incident was reported around 12:40 p.m. off the 10300 block of Collins Avenue. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokeswoman Erika Benitez said the victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The extent of the victim's injuries was not immediately released. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.