Sixteen counties across Florida's peninsula have issued burn bans as drought conditions continue to get worse.

Warmer temperatures allow the little moisture on the ground to evaporate quickly, making the vegetation drier in Florida.

Local firefighters were assisted by Florida Forest Service, which flew in a helicopter to drop water. Another Martin County fire, about an acre, burned in Hobe Sound. About a week earlier ...

There were 71 wildfires currently burning in Florida on Thursday, April 17, affecting more than 3,000 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. Most are contained. The largest fire Thursday ...

A software update by Duke Energy caused confusion on their outage map, mistakenly indicating a major power outage in Orange ...

The suspected gunman in an attack at Florida State University that killed ... people and sending students fleeing for cover. Leon County Sheriff Walter A. McNeil said Ikner used a gun that ...

there were 20 active fires burning in Florida. All the others reported by the Forest Service are contained. The largest fires Friday were the 270-acre Powerline Fire in Volusia County, and the 150 ...

Alameda County, Mendocino County, San Bernadino County, and San Mateo County are all featured in the top 10, at fifth, ...