One person has died in a Lealman fire this morning, according to Traffic.com ...more

February 14, 2009

A 20-acre brush fire in Polk County has damaged the siding on a home and burned one storage unit, a tractor-trailer and a boat, according to Polk County officials. The fire is in north Polk County, near 4700 Deen Still Road, said county public safety spokeswoman Heather Smith. ...more

February 13, 2009

Pasco County firefighters have been fighting two unrelated blazes this afternoon, and while some structures have been lost, no injuries have been reported. ...more

February 9, 2009

Entire towns have been razed by wildfires raging through southeastern Australia, burning people in their homes and cars in the deadliest blaze in the country's history. The number of dead today stood at 128, a grim toll that rose almost by the hour as officials reached further into the fire zone. ...more

February 9, 2009

An electrical malfunction in a ventilation system triggered a fire that caused about $180,000 worth of damage to a house in Ybor Heights this morning, officials said. ...more

February 7, 2009

A 134-acre brush fire swept through a pasture Friday afternoon, forcing the closure of U.S. 301 from State Road 50 south to the Pasco County line. ...more

February 7, 2009

St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue responded to a suspicious blaze tonight at 1703 43rd St. S., and an arson dog has been called to the scene. ...more

February 6, 2009

A St. Petersburg woman's hair caught fire when she tried extinguishing a grease fire at her home with water, according to St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. ...more

February 6, 2009

The body of a 54-year-old woman was found in a burning Bradenton home when fire crews were battling the blaze this morning, Manatee County deputies say. The woman's name wasn't available. ...more

February 6, 2009

Firefighters with three agencies are trying to contain a brush fire that has burned 40 acres near State Road 640 in Polk County, southwest of Bartow. ...more

February 5, 2009