LAND O' LAKES - It was the middle of the night and Buddy Carter's dogs started barking up a storm. Although that's not out of the ordinary on any given evening at Carter's Canine Condos, there was just something different about the sounds that sent up a red flag. ...more

March 5, 2009

A woman was seriously hurt tonight after a fire damaged her home at 3920 W. Arch St., authorities say. ...more

March 4, 2009

A house where several exotic animals lived caught fire this morning, but the only creature that died was a cat, said Lt. Joel Granata, spokesman for St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. ...more

March 2, 2009

Sparks from an incinerator touched off a fire at a pallet factory that destroyed about $40,000 worth of pallets, an official said. ...more

February 27, 2009

Firefighters from two counties are battling an approximately 20-acre brush fire in the 1600 block of Livingston Avenue near Interstate 275. ...more

February 27, 2009

A propane tank caught fire this morning at the Florida Strawberry Festival, but the blaze was quickly extinguished. ...more

February 26, 2009

Firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire in Riverview. ...more

February 25, 2009

A fire in a strip mall on Armenia Avenue destroyed one business this afternoon and slightly damaged four others. ...more

February 24, 2009

A fire at a mobile home park north of Thonotosassa has been extinguished, but not before burning about 3 acres, an unoccupied mobile home and a pole barn, Hillsborough County firefighters say. ...more

February 24, 2009

Firefighters have a 50-acre brush fire west of Hudson about 90 percent contained, and homes in the path of the blaze appear safe, state forestry officials say. ...more

February 23, 2009