The Hernando County Jail met or exceeded more than 400 standards and was recommended for reaccreditation, according to an announcement Tuesday. ...more

October 22, 2009

A St. Petersburg restaurant reported a small fire this morning that started at the deep-fryers. ...more

December 18, 2008

LUTZ Schwarzkopf Elementary kindergartners were impressed when firefighter Gary Guy donned his full uniform and helmet, but the ladders on the 1973 fire truck he brought with him drew the most "wows." ...more

November 19, 2008

Volunteers and students will canvas parts of St. Petersburg and Temple Terrace on Saturday as part of an American Red Cross fire safety campaign. The agency's Tampa Bay chapter is sending volunteers to certain neighborhoods in St. Petersburg to hand out fire-prevention information. At the same time, a student group from Florida College will go to apartment complexes north of the University of South Florida's Temple Terrace campus to alert renters of the potential fire dangers in their homes. ...more

October 23, 2008

The Polk County chapter of the American Red Cross has been far busier in the past 12 months than in the previous year, helping 207 families from July 1 to June 30. ...more

July 9, 2008

TAMPA - To improve boater safety, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office marine unit deputies are offering volunteer boat safety inspections Saturday at Williams Park boat ramp in Riverview. ...more

June 27, 2008

Hangar Hang-Ups This letter is in reference to your article May 20, "Zephyrhills Airport Hits Fire Safety Cost Snag." ...more

May 28, 2008

Not all passengers in district-owned vehicles will need to be fire-rescue employees once a new policy is approved by the fire board. ...more

January 11, 2008

A silver megaphone honoring the heroism of volunteer firefighters in Ybor City in 1889 sat on Joe N. Perez's mantel for a dozen years. ...more

November 2, 2007

TAMPA - "Old Number One" is ready for visitors again. A city fire station built in 1911 that served residents for decades has been reborn for a new task: housing a firefighting museum, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

November 1, 2007