Local fire officials are asking for a total burn ban in the county. ...more

February 10, 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

County firefighters are working a fire in a Carrollwood residence this morning. ...more

February 4, 2009

A man and woman were injured this morning when a fire erupted in the attic of the Haines City house they were living in. ...more

January 23, 2009

For the second day in a row, Hillsborough County firefighters are tackling a house fire with no hydrant nearby. ...more

January 21, 2009

Hernando County firefighters Tuesday found themselves with a new three-year contract after county commissioners approved the pact 4-0. ...more

January 7, 2009

Budget Director George Zoettlein will ask county commissioners Tuesday to increase the 2009 budget by $12.3 million to allow for incomplete projects from last year to be carried over to the new fiscal year. ...more

January 5, 2009

Investigators say a fire that displaced more than 59 people last weekend wasn't deliberately set, but they were unable to determine the cause of the blaze. Forty adults and 19 children were helped by the American Red Cross following the fire at the Windermere Lakes Apartment complex. ...more

December 16, 2008

Eighteen families are temporarily staying at a local hotel and two other families are staying with friends and family following a fire this weekend at the Windermere Lakes Apartment complex. ...more

December 15, 2008

Hillsborough County firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday at 9474 Windermere Lake Drive near Riverview, authorities said. ...more

December 13, 2008