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

The smell of smoke is overpowering in some parts of the Tampa Bay area this morning. Three brush fires that burned a total of more than 1,000 acres Thursday in Polk County are under control, but firefighters are monitoring them for hot spots, authorities say. They say any change in wind conditions could cause the flames to flare up again. ...more

February 27, 2009

Firefighters in three counties are battling at least six brush fires that sparked today in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

February 26, 2009

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

February 25, 2009

It was the middle of the night and Buddy Carter's dogs started barking up a storm. While 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

February 25, 2009

After a Hudson-area brush fire Monday night, the Pasco County Commission enacted an emergency "burn ban" this afternoon. ...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

Source of blaze under investigation, appears suspicious, officials say. ...more

February 23, 2009

In the wake of a brush fire that threatened homes in southwest Pasco County, county commissioners on Tuesday will consider an emergency action to ban all burning countywide. ...more

February 21, 2009

Brush fires have popped up in several places around the Tampa Bay area, sparked by windy and dry weather conditions. ...more

February 20, 2009