Fire officials confirm one person is dead after a fire on S. Austin Street near S.W. 4th Avenue. Fire officials say around 4 p.m. Thursday, Amarillo Police Department officers noticed the fire at a home on S. Austin Street. Officials say officers notified the fire department and a first alarm was employed. An officer tried to make entry to find a victim but could not get in. EMS responded to the scene and met firefighters in the yard as a victim was removed by fire department personnel. Officials confirmed around 6 p.m. that one person died. Officials say one dog was saved. The fire remains under investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office.  

A Tyler home may be a total loss after an explosion and fire Thursday morning, authorities say. The incident happened in the 1500 block of East Dawson Street, just north of the Tyler Junior College main campus. According to Tyler Fire Department Assistant Chief Kelly Adkinson, the fire began around 10:30 a.m. There was a reported explosion in the incident, Adkinson said, and a single male occupant in the home. The man was able to escape the house with his dog, and after the fire was reported, off-duty crews were first to respond. According to Adkinson, the home is looking to be a total loss, though the investigation is still early. A cause has not yet been determined. As of 11:15 a.m., the fire had been controlled and crews remained on scene to survey for a potential spread.  

Lubbock Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 1500 block of East Itasca for a Hazmat Level 2 chemical spill, according to a social media post on Thursday. Quint 2 identified two powders and quickly determined there was no threat to the public. Crews canceled Hazmat units, and Quint 2 assisted with the cleanup and proper disposal of the chemicals.  

Longview Fire Marshal Kevin May discussed two fires that broke out in separate locations in Longview Thursday morning. May spoke with us at the scene of the second fire, which he said was reported around 10:20 a.m., and was located in an apartment in the 400 block of South High Street. Upon arrival, May said firefighters located a working fire in an upstairs unit. Other than a small amount of smoke extension into the next door unit and water seeping into the two units below, May said only the initial apartment was affected by the fire. May said two dogs died in the fire, but no humans were injured. Four families will be displaced by the fire, May said. The first fire was reported around 8:45 a.m. at a Longview home, May said. No occupants were home during the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.  

A firefighter was injured in a massive fire that destroyed a church, causing the roof to collapse, Thursday afternoon in Carroll County. Dozens of firefighters contained the two-alarm blaze at Clearfield Bible Church, in the 1300 block of Old Westminster Pike in Westminster, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Just piles of charred brick, wood and ashes remain. "Just charred wood, just smoldering away, it's like nothing left," said neighbor Tracey Brooks. "The entire back of the church is completely gone, honestly the only thing left standing is the front wall." Firefighters arrived to find the brick church fully involved with heavy fire and smoke. The fire was elevated to a second alarm because of extreme afternoon temperatures and the need to add the tanker task force to bring water to the scene," fire officials said.  

VIDEO: A key piece of equipment that firefighters rely on to protect them is their hose. The Pennsylvania State Fire Commission got a behind-the-scenes look at how they're made. A local company is preparing firefighters for their toughest battles. After being globally recognized for its test trials and advancement of innovation, Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook made a visit to Snap-tite Hose. Snap-tite is a manufacturer of "industry-leading quality" fire hoses with locations in Union City and Fairview. The commissioner and other local leaders took a tour and viewed demonstrations of their heat-resistant product. "It all starts when we receive it because we will actually look at the material to see if there are any visual issues with it. As you're going through each process, for example, taking our yarn and putting it into our looms, there's a process where we test it," said James Novinsky, CEO of Snap-Tite Hose.  

VIDEO: Day 7 of the 2024 Paris Olympics has come to a close. All week, several have been talking about different iconic moments that have taken place. Especially, the U.S. men's gymnastics team's historic bronze medal win that broke the team's 16-year dry spell. But did you know one of the people on the 2008 team calls Albuquerque home? Local gymnast turned firefighter Joseph Hagerty helped the U.S. men's gymnastics team win bronze back in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "Having the feeling of putting the metal around your neck. There's nothing like it. You worked your entire life for that moment. And it's going to be with you forever," Hagerty said. He's taking a walk down memory lane. "It gives me chills every time," Haggerty said as he put his bronze Olympic medal on.  

Two medical teams in Michigan are working together to launch the "nex gen" defibrillator. Life EMS, a West Michigan-owner provider, is anticipated to be the first emergency service organization in the nation to use Stryker's newest medical device, LIFEPAK 35, according to officials. The device is expected to use technology that can reduce how many pauses there are during chest compressions. It also features enhanced options, which include: Pediatric AED mode; Advanced connected capabilities that can send data quicker with built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or cell data; and a Live view 12/15-lead with STJ Insight that provides a graphical representation of the ECG to help diagnose heart attacks. "This again, helps us when people talk about somebody having a heart attack," Mark Meijer, president of Life EMS Ambulance, said.  

VIDEO: You can find a lot on Facebook Marketplace, even a long-lost fire truck. A 1947 Dodge pumper truck belonged to the Chaumont Volunteer Fire Department decades ago but in the 90s, it disappeared after the shop where it was being worked on closed. Fast forward 30 years and a lucky scroll through the social media platform's shop turned up the 77-year-old missing truck. Through donations, the department raised $6,000 and was able to bring the pumper home. "It's part of our history, and so to be able to go and get a part of history back, it's pretty awesome," said Chaumont Fire Chief Will Lipczynski. "The nice thing about these trucks is that it was built when vehicles were made to last. It does have some surface rust, but no major rust on it." The fire department says it plans to restore the pumper truck.