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| Late Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider honored in state conference The late Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider was introduced into the esteemed Texas Emergency Management Hall of Fame, on Wednesday. The Texas Division of Emergency Management State Conference was held on May 31 in Fort Worth to celebrate those who have contributed outstanding service in emergency management across the State of Texas. Chief Snider was among those who were celebrated and honored for his committed work and dedication during his career. "His relentless pursuit of excellence in emergency response and preparedness made a profound impact on the community of Edinburg and beyond," The City of Edinburg said in a news release. Chief Snider passed away on May 1 but left an unforgettable mark across the Rio Grande Valley emergency management and fire stations. KVEO-TV NBC/CBS 23 BROWNSVILLE Atascocita Fire Department trains as sumo wrestlers with Shogeki Sumo PHOTOS: Firefighters have to keep up with their training and the Atascocita Fire Department decided to try out a new training method to improve their performance: sumo. On Sunday, firefighters took to the ring with Shogeki Sumo Wrestlers to hopefully learn new techniques to apply when fighting a fire. Sports teams do the same thing to help with their performance. For example, athletes try cross-training, football linebackers try ballet for their agility, and basketball players use yoga for flexibility. "It's definitely a little outside of the box. When you think of firefighters or sumo wrestlers, you wouldn't normally consider their skill sets linked, but in fact, the forces acting upon the athlete or firefighter are very similar," said LT Keith Sagray, who organized the training event. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON Related YouTube Video: Atascocita firefighters train with sumo wrestlers Apartment fire sends two people to the hospital; one person in custody, San Antonio Fire Department says Two people were sent to the hospital after an apartment fire broke out on the southeast side early Saturday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The incident occurred on the 4000 block of E. Southcross Blvd. around 2:21 a.m. Saturday. Fire officials say when they arrived on the scene for a reported fire at The Reserve at Pecan Valley apartment homes they found the first floor of the apartment engulfed in flames. Fire crews were able to contain the fire within minutes. One person was sent to the hospital in serious condition with burns and a second person was transported due to some type of assault that occurred before fire crews arrived, according to SAFD. Fire officials say police took one person into custody that fire investigators will speak with. KENS-TV CBS 5 SAN ANTONIO 17-year-old dead, 3 injured after home catches fire possibly due to lightning strike in northwest Harris County VIDEO: A 17-year-old is dead after a mobile home caught on fire on Sunday in northwest Harris County near Willowbrook Mall. First responders were called to the house in the 12400 block of Cutten Road. Six family members were inside the house when the fire broke out around 3:15 a.m. 17-year-old Fran Moncada died after the fire. He was a Cypress Creek High School student who moved to Harris County six months ago. Gerardo Ramos said Moncada's father was in town visiting his son. "The little guy was sleeping with his father and his father got out of the room to see what happened and as soon as he got out the room started burning," Ramos said. Both Moncada's father and cousin, Gerson Aguilar, rushed towards the flames. "I can only remember him begging me take me out, take me out, I'm burning," Aguilar said. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Large fire burns house boats at marina in Arizona Fire crews have put out a large fire that engulfed several boats at the Lake Powell marina on Friday afternoon. The blaze started at the B Dock at Wawheap Marina. Video shows heavy black smoke and flames covering some boats docked and several floating in the water. Officials say between 10 to 12 boats have burned so far. It's unclear what sparked the flames or if anyone was hurt. Robert Wilkes, the owner of Skylite Houseboat Management, said the fire began in the early afternoon and grew for about an hour and a half. Wilkes, a trained firefighter, used a garden hose and worked with park rangers, who he said arrived soon after the boats ignited, to help put out the fire. "I started pulling boats off the dock trying to create a gap so it didn't act like a tree line," he said. KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 PHOENIX (AZ FAMILY) Texas fire department trains as sumo wrestlers with Shogeki Sumo PHOTOS: Firefighters have to keep up with their training and the Atascocita Fire Department decided to try out a new training method to improve their performance: sumo. On Sunday, firefighters took to the ring with Shogeki Sumo Wrestlers to hopefully learn new techniques to apply when fighting a fire. Sports teams do the same thing to help with their performance. For example, athletes try cross-training, football linebackers try ballet for their agility, and basketball players use yoga for flexibility. "It's definitely a little outside of the box. When you think of firefighters or sumo wrestlers, you wouldn't normally consider their skill sets linked, but in fact, the forces acting upon the athlete or firefighter are very similar," said LT Keith Sagray, who organized the training event. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON Related YouTube Video: Atascocita firefighters train with sumo wrestlers Volunteer firefighters, emergency service workers in New York county get a tax break Niagara is the latest county to provide property tax breaks as a way of attracting volunteer firefighters and emergency service workers. The county legislature approved a new law allowing a 10% property tax exemption on property owned by a member of a volunteer fire company, fire department or voluntary ambulance service, or spouse of a member, at its May session. "Members of volunteer fire departments and ambulance corps provide valuable services to the people of Niagara County," the law states. "In order to be certified and recertified, such volunteers must undertake numerous hours of training on their own time and often their own expense." State real property tax laws were amended in 2022 adding a provision allowing for the exemption to combat low volunteer first responder rates. NIAGARA GAZETTE - METERED SITE Remembering the plane fire in Ohio that claimed 23 lives 40 years ago VIDEO: On June 2, 1983, 23 passengers died in a fire onboard Air Canada Flight 797. The flight was coming from Dallas, Texas, and heading to Toronto, Canada, when the cabin crew discovered smoke in a rear lavatory. According to the aircraft accident report, the crew attempted to extinguish the hidden fire before contacting air traffic control and declaring an emergency. As smoke filled the plane, pilots made an emergency landing in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Greater Cincinnati International Airport. The fire disabled virtually all cockpit instruments, forcing the pilots to land the plane while flying blind. The airport's fire department immediately began firefighting operations after the plane landed. Passengers and flight attendants quickly exited the forward doors while the captain and first officer exited through their cockpit sliding windows. WXII-TV NBC 12 WINSTON-SALEM PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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