The Texas Department of Transportation has released a report on Saturday's fatal crash in which two first responders died, one firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition and a driver suffered serious injuries. According to the report, Lubbock Police officer Nicholas Reyna, Fire Lieutenant Eric Hill and firefighter Matthew Dawson were responding to a single vehicle rollover at the 11600 block of North Interstate 27. Officer Reyna was parked in the center median while Lt. Hill and firefighter Dawson were providing emergency services to the driver of the rolled vehicle. At this time, 50-year-old Tammy Latham was driving south on Interstate 27. The report states Latham failed to drive in a single lane and veered to the left, into the center median and northbound lanes, striking Officer Reyna, Lt. Hill and Dawson.  

Recognition continues to pour into Lubbock for Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna and Lubbock Fire Rescue Lieutenant/Paramedic Eric Hill. It's come from all around the nation, recognizing service, dedication and sacrifice. There has been overwhelming support from the community in this unprecedented time. Never before has Lubbock lost a police officer and firefighter in the line of duty in the same day. Despite the cold weather, neighbors, friends and co-workers stood beneath a large American flag a the Lubbock Regional Public Safety Memorial in south Lubbock Wednesday evening. Many people said their goodbyes to the fallen first responders. But they also promised to never forget their ultimate sacrifice.  

VIDEO: Austin Fire crews say two elderly men are in the hospital Thursday morning after an early morning fire in east Austin. According to Austin Fire, the fire was first reported at 2 a.m. at a house on Greenwood Avenue near 12th Street. Firefighters credit working smoke detectors and the help of police officers with saving the two men's lives. According to Austin-Travis County EMS, paramedics took two men in their 70s to the hospital. Both men had minor injuries due to smoke inhalation. "When a fire goes out, not just the fire department hears about it," explained Batallion Chief Matt Cox. "Many, many times our police and EMS brothers and sisters get there a lot quicker. So they can at least evaluate the situation and they tell me, ‘Hey, I got a person here and here.' "It greatly increases our efforts. It's definitely a team effort between all three departments."  

Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a house fire just west of downtown late Wednesday night. The fire was called in just after 9 p.m. at a home in the 1500 block of Southwest 19th Street, not far from South Zarzamora Street and Castroville Road. Firefighters said they arrived to find the single story home fully-involved. No one was inside at the time of the fire. Fire officials said a firefighter was taken to an area hospital with a minor burn to the hand. The cause of the fire is not known. A damage estimate was not released.  

A driver and passenger are lucky to be alive after a violent crash Wednesday morning in southwest Houston. The pair were in a white pickup truck northbound on Hillcroft Avenue just past the Southwest Freeway when the driver crashed into a utility pole at an apparently high rate of speed, recoiling the truck back about 20 feet from the pole, according to the Houston Fire Department. The force of the crash mangled the truck and trapped the driver, who was freed by rescuers with the Houston Fire Department and rushed to a nearby hospital in serious condition. The passenger, who witnesses say was about to be dropped off at school, was also taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition. Both are expected to be OK despite the severity of the crash, which left the truck bent out of shape and debris scattered across a shopping center parking lot.  

Third grader Jaiveon Salazar on Wednesday morning held tight to the jacket he had just received from a Conroe Firefighter. It was blue, his favorite color partly because it is featured in the American flag. The jacket was thick enough to keep him warm, the 8-year-old noted. "It's soft inside," Jaiveon said. Salazar was one of 100 Anderson Elementary students given a new jacket to protect them from the winter cold through the nonprofit Conroe Professional Firefighters Foundation's Coats for Kids event. Held at the school located at 1414 E. Dallas, the handout was the second one this week for Conroe Independent School District students. The event is made possible through Operation Warm, a charity organization that supplies the foundation with coats about $20 a piece.  

More than 100 Wisconsin firefighters and emergency responders lobbied for a bill Wednesday that they say will save lives. The bill would remove barriers for public safety officers to get worker's compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder. Because of a 1974 Supreme Court decision, to get worker's compensation, public safety officers must demonstrate a PTSD diagnosis based on extraordinary stress above what is usually experienced by others on the job. With a job where stress is normal, that's a hard standard to meet. "I had to tell (a) firefighter, you're going to get push back," attorney Dan Schoshinksi said to firefighters gathered at Cooper's Tavern prior to their meetings with legislators at the Capitol. "The employer or the insurance company, they're going to conclude this is just part of your job, so it's not extraordinary stress, sorry."  

Those interested in learning more about the operation of the Asheboro Fire Department will soon be able to with the introduction of the department's Ride-Along Program. Lt. Jason Joines says the program, which has never before been offered by the Asheboro Fire Department (AFD), is open to any interested individuals, but that it's aimed towards those who might be considering a career as a firefighter. A copy of the ride-along program agreement form explains that AFD hopes to "encourage citizen involvement and to enhance the lines of communication between the Asheboro Fire Department and the community it serves." "With better understanding of our duties we can face the challenges, risks and rewards of the fire departments role in our community," the form states. "The Asheboro Fire Department hopes to promote an environment of compassion, professionalism and dedication to the citizens and visitors it serves."  

Tuesday night's village board meeting was very long and, at times, very confusing, but a few important developments did emerge from it regardless. Among them, the board voted to approve an inter-governmental agreement between the Oswego Police and Fire Departments that will allow fire department paramedics to draw blood for police sobriety tests. The agreement was proposed by Oswego Police Chief Jeffrey Burgner. Burgner said he had been in contact with Fire Chief Mike Veseling about the idea prior to the village board meeting, and that Veseling had voiced his support for it. "This is part of a really incredible partnership that the fire department is willing to do for us," Burgner said to the village trustees. "It will help us out in getting the best evidence for those types of cases."  

The D.C. Fire and EMS Department has launched an internal investigation after a photo surfaced Wednesday of a recruit class in which some of the members are making what appears to be an OK sign with their hands. The signal has traditionally been seen as a symbol of understanding or an affirmative reply, but according to the Anti-Defamation League was claimed by white supremacists as a sign of hate. DCFEMS is investigating the intent of those in the photo, which the department says was taken in March. A source who spoke to someone in the photo tells FOX 5 the group, which often joked around, played the circle game on multiple occasions. The game, often associated with children, allows someone to hit another person who looks into the circle formed by someone's hand below their waist.  

Even in its earliest days, before the dawn of the 20th century, Butte had experienced tragedy. Six men died in a fire in the Anaconda Mine on Nov. 23, 1889. Fire swept through the Silver Bow Mine on April 21, 1893, leaving nine dead. But "Butte's Night of Horror," which occurred 125 years ago, was on an entirely different scale. If you don't know this particular annal in Butte's history, here's a brief synopsis: Shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 15, 1895, fire broke out in the Mining City's warehouse district, located just east of Arizona Street. Butte's firefighters were fighting the blaze, not realizing they were sitting on a powder keg — literally. An illegal amount of dynamite was being housed in these warehouses owned by the Kenyon-Connell Commercial Co., and the Butte Hardware Co.