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| Fire crews contain hangar fire at Harris County airport VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Klein Fire Department contained a structure fire at a hangar at Hooks Airport in northwest Harris County early Friday. The airport is on Stuebner Airline Road near the Grand Parkway in the Spring area. Fire officials said when fire crews arrived at the scene, they found one of the hangars fully engulfed and worked to contain the fire. The Spring Fire Department also assisted in helping contain the fire. The building where the fire occurred was said to be used as a paint shop. No injuries have been reported. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office investigators and HazMat teams have also responded to the scene. They said their teams will stay to help check for hot spots and conduct a thorough investigation. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Odessa first responders get pay raise Tuesday, Odessa City Council approved extra funding to raise salaries for first responders. In a vote of 5-2, the City Council approved extra funding to give pay raises to those in OPD, OFD, and dispatchers. This pay raise was made available for first responders since there was a budget of 4 million dollars untouched. The breakdown of the new pay raises is: Fire inspector and firefighter at $64,744. Fire chief at $84,675. The division captain's new salary is $94,183. Fire battalion is $103,492. Engine workers' starting salary is $75,158. Michele Racca, the director of public safety communications, would go on to say "We are delighted that the council saw fit to include us at the same time as OFR." Both dispatchers and OPD also received additional funding based off of a study called the evergreen study... done by consulting company, Evergreen Solutions. KOSA-TV CBS 7 ODESSA Fire at vacant home likely caused by homeless people trying to stay warm, San Antonio Fire Department says An early-morning fire at a vacant home on the city's West Side was likely started by the homeless in an attempt to keep warm, the San Antonio Fire Department said. The fire was called in around 6:30 a.m. at a vacant house in the 200 block of Jesse Avenue, not far from Old Highway 90 and SW 37th Street. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found flames showing. The fire was quickly put out. A fire captain with the SAFD said the vacant home was being used by homeless people in an attempt to get out of the cold. The back part of the home collapsed as a result of the flames, fire officials said. No other homes were threatened by the fire. Firefighters searched and did not find anyone inside. The exact cause of the fire is not currently known. According to the San Antonio Fire Department website, as many as nine units answered the call. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Daingerfield Fire Department secures partnership with LifeNet for emergency medical transportation A much-needed piece of life-saving transportation equipment has been secured for one East Texas city. In partnership with Lifenet out of Texarkana, the city of Daingerfield now has a long-needed medical air unit for use in emergencies. Spearheading the effort to get it was city Fire Chief Jimmy Cornelius. "We have a critical need. Most of our patients that we deal with now, heart attacks, gunshots, whatever--we have to send them to Tyler. The nearest bird, helicopter, is in Mount Pleasant," the chief said. The critical element is time: getting someone to medical attention when minutes could mean their life. "An ambulance, you're talking an hour. We got to get them there quick. That golden hour," Cornelius said. With a well-trained, 3-man crew, the aircraft is equipped with every piece of life-saving equipment to recover that golden hour. KLTV ABC 7 TYLER Two dogs killed in structure fire, Lubbock Fire Rescue says Crews responded to a structure fire near 44th Street and Avenue D on Thursday afternoon, according to Lubbock Fire Rescue. LFR said the call came in at 4:40 p.m. and crews arrived on scene at 4:44 p.m. According to LFR, no one was hurt in the fire, however, two dogs were killed. Officials said upon arrival, fire crews saw smoke coming from a dog house in the backyard of the property. LFR said the fire was primarily contained to the dog house. The Fire Marshal's Office classified the fire as accidental. Officials said the fire was caused by a propane heater. KLBK-TV CBS 13 LUBBOCK Firefighters respond to high-angle rescue in Jacinto City VIDEO: A high-angle rescue in Jacinto City was captured on video after Houston firefighters were called to help on Thursday afternoon. From SkyEye, the situation looked daunting. Two electricity workers were trying to secure their injured colleague so he could be safely rescued. "I told my friend, 'Channel 13 is in the sky!' So, we followed the areas where the ambulance was, and when we got here, we were like, 'what happened?" Karen Miller, who watched from the ground for nearly an hour, said. Firefighters said three workers were on the high-tension lines approximately 150 feet above the ground when one hit live electricity and was injured. "Approximately 11:50 a.m., we were called out by Jacinto City to assist a power line worker on top. We arrived here along with Channelview," Houston Fire Captain Michael O'Hare recalled. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Multiple crews battle massive fire at southeast Indiana farming co-op Multiple departments battled a massive fire in Dillsboro, Indiana, Thursday evening. According to officials, the fire started around 4:35 p.m. on U.S. 50 at Laughery Valley AG, a farming co-op. Area residents said the plant usually closes around 4:30 every day. More than 10 fire departments have responded to the scene. Dillsboro EMS tells WLWT plant workers were able to make it out of the building in time. Officials said there are no injuries reported at this time. Officials said crews battled the flames for close to six hours. Now, teams are on scene going through the debris of what's left. Emergency crews closed westbound lanes on US-50 for public safety while they worked to put out the flames. "When I arrived, it had a heavy smoke coming out of the building, flames coming out of the middle of it as well. At that point, it was basically just trying to get resources here to help contain this fire," Dillsboro fire Chief Jason Sullivan said. WLWT-TV NBC 5 CINCINNATI Two female New York firefighters make history PHOTOS: Two city firefighters make history as they become the first women to be appointed as fire investigators in the history of the Buffalo Fire Department. City fire leaders, firefighters, and firefighter families gathered at ECC's downtown campus Thursday afternoon to celebrate a round of promotions and appointments. Two women firefighters moved up in the ranks as they were appointed Buffalo Fire marshals. Latoya Horton, a six-year veteran, and Elizabeth Manna, with more than 13 years of experience are ready for the new duties. "We now respond to the scene with a different eye. We investigate the scene. We look potentially how it started areas of origin," Manna replied. WKBW-TV ABC 7 BUFFALO North Carolina fire department hires full-time psychologist, among the first fire departments in the state to do so First responders face traumatic experiences and emergencies everyday. "Those sights and sounds stick with us throughout our life, so the more those build up, the more sometimes it starts to wear on us," said Northern Wake Fire Dept. Chaplain and Firefighter Lauren Deer. When Deer came back from her first fatality call, she didn't know how to handle it. That experience led her to becoming the fire chaplain for the Northern Wake Fire Dept. Deer spends time building relationships with firefighters, leading conversations after major incidents and connecting firefighters to mental health resources. According to a 2021 CDC blog, firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. "I think the most important thing is just support from the chiefs of the department and for the firefighters to know that their department cares about them," Deer said. WNCN-TV CBS 17 GOLDSBORO New Jersey fire department swears in 21 new firefighters, bringing total to 682 "We have a distinguished, prestigious, and proud fire department, which is visible in the heroic actions of our firefighters every single day," Mayor Steven Fulop said at the ceremony. "Being a firefighter is a difficult job and I want to thank the 21 new firefighters as you raise your hand today and take the Oath of Office to join the best fire department in the state." The newest firefighters will be spread throughout the city's 28 fire companies located citywide. The JCFD averages approximately 14,000 emergency responses per year. "This past summer, we grew the number of Fire Companies from 26 to 28 for the first time since the 1930s, and our new firefighters will be assigned to firehouses spanning the City to further enhance fire protection," added JCFD Chief Steven McGill. HUDSON COUNTY VIEW Florida firefighters surprise 11-year-old boy they helped to deliver a decade earlier VIDEO: Firefighters in Deltona, Florida made a special visit Thursday to the home of a boy they helped deliver 11 years ago. Susan Rubi credits the paramedics for saving her son Jacks' life after she unexpectedly went into labor at 26 weeks. "Doing what they did especially as fast as they did we wouldn't have had him today," she said. The first responders surprised Jacks with gifts. They tell FOX35 the last time they saw him they were cutting the umbilical cord and doing CPR. "We had to cut the cord and then do CPR and take him off to the hospital we were able to get pulses back and breathing," said first responder Aaron Payler. WOFL-TV FOX 35 ORLANDO PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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