TAMPA - As cash-strapped governments and community organizations cinch their belts in this struggling economy, fireworks displays are among the offerings falling by the wayside. And as expensive displays dwindle or disappear, more and more backyard pyromaniacs will be putting on their own shows, authorities say. ...more

June 26, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators are seeking the public's help in determining the cause of a fire at a vacant house this morning. ...more

June 11, 2008

TAMPA - Firefighters have reopened Nebraska Avenue between Hillsborough and Hanna avenues after a fire that destroyed Tampa Bay Hardware Sunday night shut down the surrounding roads for nearly 24 hours. ...more

June 9, 2008

A Sunday evening fire gutted Tampa Bay Hardware, the oldest hardware store in the city and a mainstay of the Seminole Heights neighborhood for decades. ...more

June 9, 2008

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Nebraska Avenue is closed in both directions as firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at the oldest hardware store in Tampa. ...more

June 8, 2008

The city fire marshal's office has issued a stay on evicting artists from the former Antonio Santaella Cigar Factory, saying the building's owners have made significant fire safety improvements. ...more

June 7, 2008

The city's fire marshal's office has cited a former cigar factory that houses artists' studios for not having enough exits and not having the fire alarms and sprinklers inspected annually. ...more

May 31, 2008

TAMPA - With hurricane season just a day away, local agencies and companies want to get the word out that there is a ton of stuff out there to help you prepare and get through the season should the worst happen. To do that, they will stage a large-scale hurricane expo from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Museum of Science & Industry, 4801 E. Fowler Ave. ...more

May 30, 2008

TAMPA – Investigators say the quick actions of two city workers saved a motel from possibly burning to the ground today. The fire broke out at the Alamo Motel, 6110 N. Nebraska Ave., just before 10 a.m., Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Bill Wade said. The single-story motel is across the street from Tampa Fire Rescue Station No. 7, but it took firefighters eight minutes to respond because personnel were at a supply center in East Tampa, Wade said. ...more

May 27, 2008

TAMPA – Children at a small, private school in South Tampa have been allowed back into their classrooms after a natural gas-line leak, according to Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

May 23, 2008