Following Hurricanes Helene and Milton, 64 lithium battery fires were documented — 17 of them involving electric vehicles.

It’s not every day a fire truck brings a city together. But that’s what happened Monday morning in Springfield. Residents, city leaders, and firefighters held a push-in ceremony at the fire station.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is replacing three 60-year-old fire stations with state-of-the-art facilities.