It's a tinder box out there. Dry conditions are prompting officials to warn of the threat of wildfires. The Division of Forestry puts the fire threat in Hernando County at high. ...more

December 24, 2008

A 100-acre brush fire in Polk County has been contained, authorities report.. ...more

December 10, 2008

Things are not bad yet, said Tim Elder, forest area supervisor with the Florida Division of Forestry, talking about brush fire conditions on Friday. ...more

December 8, 2008

The turmoil surrounding the economy with bailouts, foreclosures and businesses closing, ...more

December 1, 2008

The area has not escaped the threat of another drought. In fact, it is expected to become reality again by the end of the winter. ...more

November 21, 2008

A brush fire that tore through 187 acres of east Pasco County on Tuesday was contained, according to Pasco Fire Rescue. ...more

November 20, 2008

A brush fire that tore through 187 acres of east Pasco County on Tuesday has been contained, according to Pasco Fire Rescue. ...more

November 19, 2008

Crews from the state Division of Forestry and local fire rescue late Tuesday night contained a brushfire that blazed through 180 acres in northeast Pasco County. ...more

November 19, 2008

Just as the price of a gallon of regular gasoline is sinking below the $2 mark, we on the Suncoast are getting another lesson in the law of supply and demand. ...more

November 15, 2008

With so much rain soaking Highlands County, and the drought index relatively low at 333, the state is issuing burn permits, according to Tim Elder, Florida Division of Forestry forest area supervisor for Highlands and Glades counties. ...more

October 17, 2008