Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Pasco officials are warning residents with respiratory conditions to avoid the area of Moon Lake Road and State Road 52 as a wildfire burns itself out. Smoky conditions are anticipated to continue for a few days.
A 150-acre wildfire that broke out Monday, April 8 in the Moon Lake area is mostly contained, but Pasco officials are urging residents with breathing conditions to take precautions anyway. While the fire is 95 percent out, it’s possible smoky, smoldering conditions will continue for the next few days, said Pasco County Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Cynthia Holland. She’s particularly concerned about the overnight hours when heavy humidity is likely to cause dense smoke and fog in the area. “Folks with any respiratory problems should avoid going out,” Holland advised. Where and how far the smoke will travel remains unclear, Holland pointed out, saying it depends on how the wind shifts. The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the area of…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
He was arrested over the weekend following an incident in Punta Gorda.
A Pasco County Fire Rescue captain has been placed on unpaid leave following a weekend arrest in Punta Gorda. Capt. David Garofalo has “been relieved of duty until such time as he’s been cleared (of charges),” said Assistant Chief Cynthia Holland. Garofalo, 36, was arrested Dec. 15 on a battery charge, according to Charlotte County jail records. He stands accused of beating his girlfriend in the parking lot of a bar in Punta Gorda, according to the Herald Tribune. “Witnesses inside the bar Saturday night heard the woman scream, ‘Help me! Get him off me! Help,’” the Herald Tribune reported. Garofalo was also arrested in Indianapolis, Ind., in May on a DUI charge. Pasco County Fire Rescue had placed him on restricted duty following that …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Twin 3-year-old were killed in the blaze and their mother was hospitalized.
As officials continue to investigate a fire that broke out at a Moon Lake home early this morning, some details are emerging. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the twin 3-year-olds killed in the blaze and that of their mother, who was injured. The twins were Micah and Miah Shaver of 10637 Wabayo St. The children, a boy and a girl respectively, died at the scene, according to officials. Their mother, Shannon Garza, 30, received burns on her arms and was taken to Bayonet Point Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office received a call about the mobile home fire at 8:54 a.m. today, Nov. 12. Deputy John Ryle was the first on the scene. When he realized that the children were inside…
Twin 3-year-olds perished in an early morning Nov. 12 blaze in Moon Lake.
A Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy was one of the first on the scene at a fatal fire in Moon Lake this morning. When he arrived, a woman was standing outside the fully engulfed home at 10637 Wabayo St. saying there were babies inside. She was “hysterical,” said Sheriff Chris Nocco. The deputy, however, had “no chance at all to go in there,” Nocco said. Pasco County Fire Rescue Chief Robert Davidson agreed. “Our crews did attempt to (perform) a rescue,” he said, adding that the blaze was too involved to enable entry into the mobile home. Two 3-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, neighbors say, died in the fire, Nocco confirmed. “It’s an absolute tragedy,” he said. “You can never say the right words.” Receive updates to this story and other …
A mobile home was fully engulfed.
UPDATE, 11:55 a.m.: Twin three-year-olds have been confirmed dead as a result of the fire. Read the updated story here. A mobile home fire in the Moon Lake area has claimed the life of at least one person. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the fire broke out at 10637 Wabayo St. in Moon Lake sometime this morning, Nov. 12. Fire Rescue was able to put the fire out and has confirmed one fatality. No other details are available at this time. Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Smoke is visible in the New Port Richey area.
Update July 3, 5:58 p.m.: According to a Pasco County Sheriff's Office media release, the fire in Starkey Park started in a maintenance shed that contains equipment and fuel. The park has now been evacuated. Earlier: Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are blocking the Wilderness Park Boulevard entrance and exit to Starkey Park as an afternoon fire is brought under control. Few details about the blaze are available at this time. New Port Richey Patch was alerted to the fire by local business owner Jim Smetzer. At 4:55 p.m. today, July 3, Smetzer wrote in to say his wife, Annette, had seen heavy smoke in the area. “Annette says there is a lot of black smoke from a fire near Starkey Park, not exactly sure where or what it is,” he wrote. Pasco …
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