Two fires in two counties Wednesday appear to have been caused by people trying to stay warm. ...more

January 7, 2010

Firefighters revived a 64-year-old woman who was overcome by smoke in her burning apartment in Kenneth City early this morning. ...more

January 6, 2010

Firefighters believe an unattended candle started a fire that destroyed a Lealman mobile home on Christmas Eve. ...more

December 25, 2009

Legal counsel advised the board not to interfere with the union's fundraising. ...more

December 9, 2009

County commissioners defer to fire district ...more

December 8, 2009

Fire Commissioner Amy Brosnan has said emphatically she did not violate any residency requirement when she was elected to the fire board last year. ...more

November 1, 2009

Passing the gavel is not good enough. At the Oct. 14 meeting of the Spring Hill Fire Rescue District, Chairman Leo Jacobs tried a dismal effort to pass the gavel to other members of the commission. ...more

October 29, 2009

A fire broke out this morning on the second floor of a building that houses residents 55 and older, prompting authorities to evacuate about 20 people, fire officials said. No residents in the building were injured, Capt. K. Larry Thompson of Lealman Fire District said. The 20 residents were congregating this morning at a clubhouse at Town Apartments, 5855 18th St., N., awaiting the American Red Cross to help them find shelter, Thompson said. ...more

October 23, 2009

A man in his 40s was struck and killed by a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus this afternoon, fire officials say. ...more

July 13, 2009

The fire district's ladder truck was out of commission for four days as mechanics had to fix more than $900 worth of damage, Chief Mike Rampino said. ...more

April 15, 2009