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County Burn Ban Extended Another Seven Days
With Highlands County rated among the driest counties in the state, the county commissioners met Tuesday in emergency session and extended the countywide burn ban for another seven days. ...more
March 25, 2009
Forestry Official Calls Hernando County Wildfire Suspicious
Investigators are calling a wildfire that blackened a square mile in east Hernando County suspicious and say it may have been deliberately set. ...more
March 24, 2009
Weekend Brush Fire Closed 10 Miles Of I-75 In Sarasota
Smoke shut down 10 miles of Interstate 75 in Sarasota County for six hours Saturday night into Sunday morning as a brush fire tore across more than 700 acres. ...more
March 23, 2009
Smoky Conditions Could Continue Through Week
The fire was reported around noon Sunday in the Withlacoochee State Forest, near the Richloam Clay Sink area. ...more
March 23, 2009
S.R. 50 Reopens After Wildfires, But Smoke Lingers
A wildfire that has scorched nearly a square mile of state forest land in Hernando County has closed State Road 50 east of U.S. 301 while smoke from another fire is spreading over New Port Richey. ...more
March 23, 2009
Firefighters Protect Homes From 600-Acre Hernando Blaze
Firefighters have managed to secure an area in eastern Hernando County where a 600-acre brush fire threatened at least 50 homes. ...more
March 22, 2009
I-75 Reopens As Crews Continue To Fight Bay Area Brush Fires
Firefighters continued to battle brush fires around the Tampa Bay area Sunday, while others have been contained. ...more
March 22, 2009
Jobs, Wildfire Mitigation Target Of Stimulus Dollars
A small infusion of federal cash is on its way to cut back the risk of wildfires in the county and provide some jobs. ...more
March 22, 2009
Firefighters Plan To Let Plant City Blaze Burn Itself Out
Six units and a dozen firefighters are on scene of a 20-acre brush fire in Plant City. ...more
March 20, 2009
Polk Brush Fire Now Under Control
Yet another brush fire is threatening a Polk County neighborhood. ...more
March 20, 2009
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