New fire safety rules took effect in October, forcing many holiday let owners to scramble to install smoke detectors and fire doors. Anyone who lets a property for even a single night now needs to ...

The government has published a new template for conducting fire risk assessments to assist developers that have signed the ...

Sarasota County is proposing a 13% increase in fire assessment fees for the third consecutive year. The increase would help fund a 22.9% budget increase for the Emergency Services Department, ...

The Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department will keep operating under a new agreement, but Sarasota County has far greater power ...

As Millbrae attempts to pass its fire assessment fee for a second time, proposed annual fees are set at around $199 a year for single-family homes and $142 a year for multi-family homes — a decrease ...

Aug. 26--AVON PARK-- There were two, now there are none. After concerns by some local business owners they were being unfairly charged an Avon Park city tax to support fire services, the City of Avon ...

The Ocala City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the fire assessment resolution for fiscal year 2023-24, which begins Oct. 1. Revenue from the assessment will be used to fund fire operations for ...