Hurricane Milton is far from Miami, but local firefighters are heading toward the storm

Published on October 11, 2024

When a condominium tower collapsed in Surfside three years ago, Lexie the county rescue dog was there to try and sniff out survivors. The 6-year-old yellow lab also headed out to the Panhandle when Hurricane Idalia ravaged northern Florida last year.

On Wednesday, Lexie was in the very front of the send-off ceremony for her search-and-rescue team with Miami-Dade County, joining dozens of firefighters, paramedics and specialists for deployment to help somewhere in the path of Hurricane Milton, still to be determined.