TAMPA - A fire this morning sparked by an electrical short in an outlet caused about $60,000 worth of damage to a house in North Tampa, firefighters said. Tampa Fire Rescue responded to the blaze at 10917 Hyacinth Ave. about 6:16 a.m. and had the flames under control within 15 minutes. No one was injured. ...more

July 1, 2008

Firefighters rescued four cats, a dog and two birds from a burning house in Old Seminole Heights on Friday. ...more

June 28, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters rescued four cats, a dog and two birds from a burning house in Old Seminole Heights this afternoon.Rescue crews scooped the animals out of the smoke inside 1314 E. Sligh Ave. shortly after 1:22 p.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. ...more

June 27, 2008

With no fear and no second thought, Nataly Villalba leapt from the 20-foot platform and plunged into the pool. ...more

June 19, 2008

TAMPA - With no fear and no second thought, Nataly Villalba leapt from the 20-foot platform and plunged into the pool. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters have reopened Nebraska Avenue between Hillsborough and Hanna avenues after a fire that destroyed Tampa Bay Hardware Sunday night shut down the surrounding roads for nearly 24 hours. ...more

June 9, 2008

TAMPA - Flames were shooting out of the windows of a house that caught fire at about 4:30 a.m. today, but Tampa firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. ...more

May 26, 2008

TAMPA – Firefighters credit a properly installed fire alarm and sprinkler system with saving a company from a huge blaze. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA Firefighters are on the scene of a fire involving either a boat or a barge on land at Germer and Idaho streets. ...more

May 17, 2008

TAMPA – Eastbound traffic is limited to two lanes on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway near downtown this morning as firefighters extracted the driver of a box truck involved in a crash near a tollbooth. ...more

May 8, 2008