Their job is to put out fires. But there have been times during the past four years that members of the Seffner-Mango Volunteer Fire Rescue Association felt like lighting a fire beneath Hillsborough County officials to get their permanent fire station constructed sooner. ...more

February 7, 2009

Their job is to put out fires. But there have been times during the past four years that members of the Seffner-Mango Volunteer Fire Rescue Association felt like lighting a fire beneath Hillsborough County officials to get their permanent fire station constructed sooner. The volunteers have been operating out of a 1,300-square-foot house on Kingsway and Cactus roads for four years while waiting for the county to construct a permanent fire station at 105 Cactus Road. Now, with a groundbreaking scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, the crew of Fire Station No. 18 is finally seeing some progress. ...more

February 6, 2009

An attorney for Hillsborough County Fire Chief William Nesmith filed notice Friday that Nesmith intends to sue the Pinellas sheriff after deputies arrested Nesmith in March. ...more

August 2, 2008

On March 1, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Chief William Nesmith was arrested by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office for a domestic violence felony, aggravated assault with a firearm. His wife of four months was the reporting victim. ...more

May 3, 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