About a dozen residents of an apartment complex watched as St. Petersburg firefighters battled a small blaze at the Brandywine Apartment complex near the Tyrone Square Mall just before 1 a.m. today. The fire started in a laundry room on the first floor at 6367 16th Terrace N. ...more

December 17, 2008

Frustrated by two deadly house fires in east Tampa since Thanksgiving, emergency workers handed out dozens of free smoke detectors and batteries Monday to scores of College Hill residents. ...more

December 16, 2008

Frustrated by two deadly house fires in East Tampa since Thanksgiving, emergency workers fanned out today, handing out dozens of free smoke detectors and batteries to scores of College Hill residents. ...more

December 15, 2008

The Tampa Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a suspicious fire that caused $20,000 damage to a house at 19th Street and 23rd Avenue, authorities say. ...more

December 8, 2008

Without Walls International Church faces fines for failing to ensure fire alarms and sprinklers work properly in its sanctuary and administrative building. ...more

December 3, 2008

A family of five, burned out of its house Saturday afternoon, needs help furnishing a new home. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Tampa Fire Marshal has identified the woman injured in a house fire earlier today at 1915 E. 18th Ave. She is Francis Baker, 85, and she is still being treated at Tampa General Hospital for severe smoke inhalation. ...more

November 27, 2008

TAMPA Arson was the cause of a fire that caused $10,000 in damage Tuesday night to a shed used by the City of Tampa Parks Department, authorities say. ...more

November 11, 2008

Sprinklers helped save the day for more than 40 Tampa apartments in the past few days, Tampa firefighters say. ...more

November 7, 2008

The city will have to spend nearly $100,000 on its new airport hangars to meet the fire code. ...more

October 28, 2008