"This is the perfect storm, for us," Steve "Plunkett" Coltharp, interim director of Highlands County EMS, said as he stood under the bay roof that protected two ambulances from the rain at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. ...more

August 20, 2008

About 90 minutes after he last was seen, a 6-year-old autistic boy was found safe at a neighbor's home, about five houses from his own, Assistant Chief Darryl Garman said. ...more

August 4, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue will be checking trees at fire stations to make sure they're stable after one tipped over and smashed into two trucks. ...more

July 7, 2008

A large oak tree fell and damaged a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue engine and emergency vehicle this morning during a routine inspection, officials said. ...more

July 6, 2008

The reliability of Charlotte County's 911 system came into question Friday after more details were released about an emergency call that might have saved the life of slain North Port mother Denise Lee. ...more

February 16, 2008

Two employees of Charlotte County's 911 call center are being punished after an internal investigation into the handling of a call concerning a North Port woman who was later found dead, Sheriff John Davenport announced today. ...more

February 15, 2008

SEBRING - A 67-year-old man who was reported missing in the area of White Cedar Road was located about 7 p.m. Wednesday in a thicket by a Polk County Sheriff's Office helicopter using infrared technology. ...more

December 6, 2007