Fire Chief Walter Mathews liked to stand up in his Hudson Touring Car while his driver charged to fires. The brazen act eventually cost Mathews his life in 1929. While speeding to the burning Alhambra Café on Franklin Street, one of his cars collided with an aerial truck at the corner of Cass Street and Florida Avenue. ...more

September 1, 2008

Shouting up to workers on the roof of the downtown fire station, Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz asked about the caulking on the parapets as electricians, plumbers and carpenters put the finishing touches on the major renovation project. ...more

August 15, 2008

USE THE FORCE, LUKE: Had a chance last week to drop by Tampa fire station No. 1 on Zack Street to watch as Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown helped make dinner for firefighters in honor of the Sept. 11 anniversary. ...more

September 18, 2007