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| 3 firefighters injured while battling fire at Mexican cafe in Harris County, officials say VIDEO/PHOTOS: One firefighter was hospitalized, and two others were treated for heat exhaustion while working to tame a large fire at a restaurant in northwest Harris County off of Highway 249, according to officials. A viewer sent Eyewitness News a video that shows black smoke clouding over a Los Cucos Mexican Cafe, located at 22390 Tomball Parkway. Klein firefighters posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, pictures of the restaurant as crews battled the fire Wednesday afternoon. When crews arrived at the restaurant, they had everyone evacuated as the fire continued to spread, according to the fire department. Deputy Chief Stephen Kramer said the fire started coming through the roof at about 2:26 p.m., and firefighters were having issues with water and heavy traffic in the area. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON City Council approves funding for Houston Fire Department resource advancements Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston City Council approved an upwards of $2 million budget that will allow the Houston Fire Department to acquire necessary station and fleet upgrades. According to a release, the Houston Fire Department will receive 10 hybrid electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks. The City Council also approved the purchase of 52 hybrid electric Ford F-150 pickup trucks in the total amount of over $2.1 million for Department of Neighborhoods, Houston Police, Houston Fire and General Services departments. City officials said the vehicles will be used by the department's personnel to provide services to citizens throughout the city. The City Council also approved over $215,000 to purchase modular building replacements for HFD Station 101. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON Texas A&M Forest Service gives final update on Hill Top Fire in Taylor County The Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Management Team gave a final update on the Hill Top Fire that burned 200 acres, 10 miles south of Abilene, in Taylor County. The fire was started by a lightning strike and as of Wednesday, Aug. 23, is at 95% containment. On Tuesday, crews continued improving and connecting bulldozer and handlines, nearly fully containing the fire. The use of planes was not needed because the work during previous operation periods was successful in extinguishing hot spots and preventing the connection of containment lines. Engine and hand crews continued to patrol and, when necessary, handled mop-up operations and checked for hot spots within 200 feet of the line. Fire managers reported little to no smoke in the burn area at the end of shift Tuesday evening, the update said. KIDY-TV FOX 6 SAN ANGELO Smoke alarm saves family from house fire in southwest Austin PHOTOS: A Southwest Austin home was destroyed after a fire early Wednesday morning. Division Chief Eddie Martinez with the Austin Fire Department (AFD) said a battery for a piece of lawn equipment caught fire while sitting on the deck outside charging. "It overheats, it starts heating, and it just heats up so much that it's running away, and its thermal heat causes it to catch on fire," he said. The two adults and a child living in the home were able to escape uninjured thanks to the smoke alarm. Austin Fire tweeted out it was a potential tragedy averted. "Our fire alarm recommendations are one inside each bedroom, one outside each bedroom, and one in the common area of the house, not the kitchen, but in the common area of the house," said Chief Martinez. As for lithium-ion batteries, Chief Martinez says it is important to be extra cautious. KTBC FOX 7 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| New fire truck at Florida airport designed to fight fires from inside aircraft VIDEOS: There is a new fire truck at Palm Beach International Airport that's joining the fleet, designed to fight fires from inside the aircraft. "It's a high tech piece of equipment. We just took delivery of it a few weeks ago, and the guys are training on it now. It has every new technology that's available to keep everyone safe here at the airport," said District Chief Bob Kropa of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. The truck is called Dragon 5 and has seven on-board computers, a 360-degree camera, can get up to runway speeds of 70 mph, and a stinger that can pierce an aircraft and shoot water inside to fight internal fires. "This stinger will pierce right through the metal and it has holes right here. So it allows the water to get right where it needs to go," said Kropa. WPTV NBC 5 WEST PALM BEACH Why Cruise self driving car company is keeping half of its driverless fleet off the streets of San Francisco VIDEO: Cruise and its autonomous cars spent the weekend pulling back some of their vehicles on San Francisco streets following a request from the Department of Motor Vehicles. This comes after two accidents and several incidents in the past week. Cruise said it will work with the DMV to make improvements to its fleet. Cruise kept half of its 400 autonomous vehicles on the sidelines. Right now, according to the company, 150 cars are scheduled to drive at night and only 50 vehicles will be on San Francisco streets during the day. The DMV said it was investigating "concerning incidents." The first one on Aug. 11 when several Cruise cars paused for 15 minutes at an intersection in the North Beach neighborhood. Then several days later there was an accident involving a fire department truck, injuring one passenger in the Cruise. KGO-TV ABC 7 SAN FRANCISCO House Bill 2717 Provides Arizona Dispatchers Help After Critical Incidents VIDEO: When someone calls 911, it's usually on their worst day. What most people might not consider, are the dispatchers who answer those calls every single day, and the impact it has on their mental health. The signing of House Bill 2717 is a historic decision for all 911 operators in the state of Arizona. It will offer unlimited mental health services without fear of running out of sessions or having to pay for extra sessions out of pocket. "To say the least, our 911 dispatchers have the grave responsibility of keeping our neighbors and communities safe," said Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs. "During those phone calls, they can experience extremely traumatic situations that they take home with them." Having mental health services available for dispatchers is crucial in extending the career of a dispatcher and will be pivotal when it comes to recruiting new talent. CITY OF PHOENIX 'Urgency to act': Database takes in-depth look at devastating opioid epidemic across US Since 1999, more than a million people have died from drug overdoses. It's an issue that has grappled communities, both big and small, across the U.S. "The drug overdose crisis is impacting nearly every corner of the U.S.," The San Francisco Chronicle's data editor, Dan Kopf, said. The Chronicle, a Hearst newspaper, has documented the accelerating epidemic as drug overdoses claimed the lives of 107,669 people last year. It created a nationwide database to track overdose deaths. "We found that there was no easy-to-use resource to help people understand the impact on their community and where to get help," Kopf said. "Given the gravity of the crisis and the expertise we've built on the subject, it was clear we needed to build such a tool." WBAL-TV NBC 11 BALTIMORE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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