The burning question around North Pinellas fire stations these days is how will the county's plan to renegotiate emergency medical service funding to local agencies impact their ability to serve their communities. Last week a unanimous County Commission voted to revisit the county's first-responder contract with 19 cities and fire districts, which helps the cities and districts pay for firefighter-paramedics. ...more

February 28, 2009

Hillsborough County fire officials are once again recommending that an advanced life support ambulance be moved full time from a Lutz fire station to the much poorer minority community of Progress Village. ...more

January 21, 2009

Two people injured in a Clearwater mobile home fire this morning have been identified as Reba Godbey, 41, and Michael Oboikovitz, 43. ...more

December 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG One person was injured in a house fire that broke out in a garage that had been converted to a bedroom, fire officials said. ...more

August 30, 2008

TAMPA Two people were forced from their home after a fire broke out in their two-story home, Tampa fire officials said. ...more

August 30, 2008

A fire that investigators think was intentionally set destroyed a vacant mobile home this morning. ...more

August 2, 2008

Hillsborough commissioners agreed two weeks ago that they needed a better relationship with the city of Tampa to collaborate on ways to save taxpayers' money. ...more

February 20, 2008

The Lutz Volunteer Fire Department is relocating its ambulance to East Hillsborough on a 90-day trial basis beginning Nov. 1. ...more

October 17, 2007