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| Teenager killed in structure fire in Midland County A spokesperson for Midland County says a teenager was killed in an RV fire early Sunday morning. Emergency responders were called to reports of a structure fire near the 1400 block of East County Road 117 in Midland County just before 2 a.m. Responders found a recreational vehicle on fire at the scene and, along with local volunteer fire departments, extinguished the fire. After putting out the fire, the investigators with the Midland County Fire Marshal's found the teenager's remains. The teenager's parents were transported to a local hospital with severe burns, according to the Fire Marshal. The victims' names have not been released at this time, and an investigation revealed the fire to be an accident. KOSA-TV CBS 7 ODESSA Dallas firefighters surprise daughter of fallen colleague, take part in graduation parade In February 2002, when Breyana Davis-Moore was just 3 years old, her father died in the line of duty. Vincent Davis was a firefighter with Dallas-Fire Rescue, who spent his entire career working at Fire Station 26. In the years since his death, his Dallas fire colleagues has kept in touch with the Davis family, helping out whenever needed. On Saturday, as a surprise, the engine from Fire Station 26 drove to Mansfield to take part in a parade celebrating Davis-Moore's graduation from the University of North Texas. The crew wanted to show how proud they were of Davis-Moore, who is the youngest of five siblings, and how proud her dad would have been. "It just shows the diligence and commitment that the Dallas fire department makes," Breyana said. "Despite a line duty death, despite a retirement, or whatever the circumstances will be, family will always be here." KXVA/KIDY-TV FOX ABILENE/SAN ANGELO Golinda man dies in house fire A man has died in a house fire in Golinda overnight. According to fire officials, it happened just before 10 p.m. Saturday at 971 Farney Rd., and the house was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Crews cleared the scene after 1:20 a.m. Golinda Fire Chief Brandon Henderson said investigators with the State Fire Marshals would be on scene Monday. Little is being released about the death except that a justice of the peace was called to the scene and ordered an autopsy. The cause is still under investigation. KWTX-TV CBS 10 NEWS WACO Arson Investigators Looking Into Fire That Destroyed Collin County Church A church in Collin County was destroyed by a fire Friday morning, and now arson investigators are looking into the cause. The Anna Fire Department said the fire occurred at Anna United Methodist Church at around 1 a.m. near Riggins and Second Street. Multiple fire crews from Melissa, McKinney, Westminster, Weston and Blue Ridge aided in putting the fire out. There were no injuries reported but the fire department said the church "suffered significant loss." The Collin County Arson Task Force, the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office and the ATF are investigating the cause of the fire. KTXA-TV CBS 11 FORT WORTH Fire truck struck by driver while working crash on I-20 in Parker County A Parker County fire engine was struck by a truck while on scene of another wreck on I-20 Sunday morning. Parker County Emergency Services reports there were four firefighters who were in the fire engine at the time of the wreck, and their lives were put in danger. The $650,000 fire engine, which is three months old, is now out of service. There were four other vehicles involved in the crash. Parker County ESD Fire Chief Stephen Watson said that people need to follow the law and move over for emergency vehicles. "Do yourself and us a favor and please slow down, drive the conditions, yield to emergency vehicles of all kinds, and follow the law," he said in a Facebook post about Sunday morning's crash. KDFW-TV FOX 4 DALLAS Wichita Falls fire chief pushes to change COVID-19 narrative after contracting the virus After waging a battle with COVID-19, Wichita Falls Fire Chief Ken Prillaman is sharing publically his experience with the virus after getting infected in a new PSA produced by the Public Information Office of the City of Wichita Falls. The three-minute video was posted on the city's Facebook page Friday morning. In the video, Prillaman said he started seeing symptoms Saturday, October 24. "I got up that morning and really wasn't feeling well," Prillaman said. "It wasn't cold and flu symptoms as much as it was, I was feeling fatigued at a level that I don't recall ever feeling that fatigue before." Prillaman then self-quarantined but admitted that he didn't think initially that he had COVID-19. That was until his symptoms got much worse. "Fatigue didn't go away for eight to ten days," he said. "It was all I could do to move from the bed to a recliner. Regulating my body temp was almost impossible. I would go from being so cold that my teeth were chattering so literally breaking out in a sweat." KFDX-TV NBC 3 & KJTL-TV FOX 18 WICHITA FALLS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Man catches victims jumping from burning Georgia apartment VIDEO: As others were desperately trying to get to safety, a local man is being honored for taking action to make sure they could on Friday. And his actions may be why a bad situation didn't become much worse. Officials said William Cox was among the first on the scene when a fire broke out at Fairington Village Apartments in Stonecrest on Friday afternoon. He arrived and said he was immediately concerned when he didn't see people evacuating. "I walked down and I don't see anyone running out of the building," he said. "So, I'm screaming, 'Please, the building is on fire. If you're in there, get out'." Suddenly, the very people that were heeding his call were presented with a serious problem - flames had already overtaken the breezeways meaning their main exits were blocked. "And they just started throwing me their children," he said. WXIA-TV NBC 11 ATLANTA ‘The First Five': DC Emergency Responders Will Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Five emergency responders will be the first members of the D.C. Fire and EMS Department to get the COVID-19 vaccine this coming week, a sign that "the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter," Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news release. The group, designated "The First Five," are FEMS Chief John Donnelly, the department's Medical Director Dr. Robert Holman, Lieutenants Joseph Papariello and Keishea Jackson, and firefighter/EMT Julio Quinteros. All are D.C. residents. Some of the First Five expressed their desire to get vaccinated for their family members and "brothers and sisters in the firehouse" and encouraged widespread vaccination, according to the release. "My father is everything to me; he's my world. And if I don't get it for any other reason, I have to get it for my daddy. I have to make sure he's safe," Jackson said. WRC-TV NBC 4 WASHINGTON DC New program in Colorado to offer early cancer screening for firefighters The team behind a new wellness program created specifically for firefighters said they hope early cancer screening will help save lives. The Medical Center of Aurora and Potomac Primary Care are launching the new effort called the Firefighter Wellness and Cancer Screening Program. "They support and protect our Colorado communities and now it's time for us to protect them," said Amie Shae, the oncology program manager at The Medical Center of Aurora and part of the team that created the new program. "This program really is comprehensive," she said. "The entry point is through a primary care, which will do annual physicals and labs for firefighters. And from there will do cancer screenings and cardiac screenings." Shea said the program is designed for regular follow ups so firefighters don't "fall through the cracks." And if doctors spot a problem, then the firefighter is referred to a specialist through the program. KUSA-TV NBC 9 DENVER Creeping Coyote Surprises Firefighters at Florida Station PHOTOS: A group of Fort Lauderdale firefighters had quite the surprise when a coyote wandered into their fire station Sunday morning. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue tweeted a photo of a coyote creeping in front of a fire truck parked inside their bay. "Not sure who was startled more as they ran in opposite directions," the department quipped in a tweet. Firehouse 29 is located in a "dense urban neighborhood about a mile from the beach," the department said. Coyote sightings have been recorded in all of Florida's 67 counties, and are said to live in the state's urban, suburban and rural landscapes, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC says that coyotes are curious but timid creature and will generally flee if challenged by loud noises or aggressive actions. WTVJ-TV NBC 6 MIAMI Michigan firefighters celebrate baby boom PHOTOS: Water is essential when it comes to fighting fires, but there must be something special in the water in Grand Blanc Township. Their firefighting family just got a whole lot bigger. Seven of the 39 firefighters in the department became dads this year. The adorable babies joined their firefighting fathers for a photo on Sunday. The department wanted to celebrate an unexpected bright spot during a tough year. "So it's just kind of a coincidence that we all became pregnant at the same time," said Fire Marshal Chris Keller. "We thought it would be cool to get a group shot with everybody. 2020 has been a pretty rough year for everybody. So it's kind of a fun time to get together and bring some joy to each other." The Grand Blanc Township Fire Department added four bouncing baby boys and three beautiful baby girls to their firefighting crew in 2020. Congratulations to all the moms and dads. WJRT-TV ABC 12 FLINT PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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