Fire Station No. 22, a long-anticipated firehouse to serve subdivisions on the eastern end of Cross Creek Boulevard and parts of unincorporated Hillsborough County on Morris Bridge Road, has moved one step closer to construction. ...more

November 25, 2009

A 75-year-old wheelchair-bound woman is in serious condition tonight after her electrical recliner caught fire, Hernando County Fire Rescue said. ...more

October 27, 2009

Thanks to a winning grant proposal, Tampa will receive more than $1.6 million in federal stimulus money to begin the construction of Fire Station No. 22 on Cross Creek Boulevard this year. ...more

October 21, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 27, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 21, 2009

Talk about locks of love. Evolutions Hair Design in Spring Hill will host a "Hair-a-thon" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday to raise money for Joe Cascio, an assistant fire chief at the Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department who was injured in a car accident last month. ...more

March 14, 2009

In the wake of a brush fire that threatened homes in southwest Pasco County, county commissioners on Tuesday will consider an emergency action to ban all burning countywide. ...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

If residents don't pay attention to outdoor burning regulations, then hefty fines up to $500 might light a fire under them to be more careful, county officials figure. ...more

January 10, 2009

About a dozen residents of an apartment complex watched as St. Petersburg firefighters battled a small blaze at the Brandywine Apartment complex near the Tyrone Square Mall just before 1 a.m. today. The fire started in a laundry room on the first floor at 6367 16th Terrace N. ...more

December 17, 2008