The Port of Tampa will spend $17,150 to repair a faulty siren, one of four to warn the port and nearby neighborhoods about an accidental release of ammonia gas. ...more

March 18, 2009

Port of Tampa officials today approved spending $17,150 to repair a faulty siren, one of four to warn the port and nearby neighborhoods about an accidental release of ammonia gas. ...more

March 17, 2009

One of four sirens to alert the Port of Tampa and adjacent neighborhoods of an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia is inoperative and must be replaced, port officials said Thursday. ...more

March 13, 2009

One of four sirens that are part of a warning system to alert the Port of Tampa and adjacent neighborhoods to an uncontrolled release of anhydrous ammonia is inoperative and must be replaced, port officials said this morning ...more

March 12, 2009

A brush fire near an ammonium nitrate and fertilizer storage company has pretty much burned out at this point, with just a bit of smoldering left, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ray Yeakley said. ...more

February 10, 2009

Firefighters from several departments are responding to a brush fire at U.S. 41 and Sante Fe Road, near a shipping port. ...more

February 9, 2009

Cleanup of a 2005 diesel spill entered a new phase recently in a neighborhood at Wilkinson Drive and State Road 574. ...more

October 8, 2008

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crews are fighting a two-alarm structure fire at a liquid and dry bulk handling service. ...more

September 28, 2008

Three years after a diesel fuel line ruptured near railroad tracks west of Plant City, contaminating a dozen residential and commercial properties, the cleanup is still under way. ...more

September 17, 2008

In a symbolic vote Thursday, the Tampa City Council joined the chorus of opposition to a proposed jet fuel pipeline through central city neighborhoods. ...more

February 8, 2008