A fire early this morning injured two people and destroyed a house in Hillsborough County. Firefighters arrived at a burning structure at 8211 State Road 674 near Wimauma and found it nearly burned to the ground, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said. ...more

February 23, 2009

Firefighters call it "The Palace." Built in 2000, Fire Station 1 on Dairy Road is a penthouse compared with the city's downtown fire station. ...more

February 21, 2009

Tax crusader Linda Hayward wants to know why the county is raiding its workers' compensation fund to pay for fire district purchases, including two power ambulance stretchers totaling $18,872. ...more

February 20, 2009

A brush fire that threatened a mobile home in Polk County has been contained. ...more

February 18, 2009

The owners of a Land O'Lakes kennel damaged in a fire last week have established an account for donations to help them rebuild, bank officials said. ...more

February 18, 2009