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Fatal fire kills San Benito man A weekend house fire claimed the life of a 51-year-old man Saturday morning. San Benito police and fire officials responded to the burning home in the 100 block of South Dick Dowling Street at 10 a.m., according to a news release from the City of San Benito. When firefighters arrived they found Javier de la Fuente unresponsive on the floor of the smoke filled home. Rescue crews removed de la Fuente from the building so they could put out the fire, but he died from his injuries. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. Investigators are working to determine what started the blaze. HARLINGEN VALLEY MORNING STAR Funeral services announced for Lubbock firefighter killed Funeral service arrangements have been announced for the firefighter who died responding to a crash Saturday morning. The Lubbock Fire Department announced funeral services for Lieutenant Eric Hill will be on Friday, January 17th at 9:00 a.m. at the Rip Griffin Center on the campus of Lubbock Christian University. Burial to follow at Resthaven Cemetery. Firefighter David Eric Hill, 39, and 27-year-old Police Officer Nicholas Reyna both died while responding to a crash Saturday morning. Their bodies were taken to Tarrant County for autopsies. A third responder, Firefighter and Paramedic Matt Dawson, 30, is at University Medical Center in critical, but stable condition. He has been with the department for five years. Matt Dawson is stationed at Fire Station 2A. KCBD-TV NBC 11 LUBBOCK Related: Unanswered text from fallen Lubbock officer prompts strong message of safety & support of first responders CJ Wetzler, a Lubbock youth pastor at The Message, just wanted to share a message to his students and their families when he posted to social media a screenshot of a text message he said he sent his neighbor, Officer Nicholas Reyna. The text read: "Hey Nick, I just read that a LPD officer lost their life working the wreck on I-27... praying for you and the department" It was sent after Saturday's tragic crash that claimed the lives of 27-year-old Officer Reyna, 39-year-old Firefighter Eric Hill and critically injured 30-year-old Firefighter Matt Dawson. However, it was before the announcement that Officer Reyna was among those who died. Wetzler said he had just gotten to know Officer Reyna after speaking with him outside their residence as he was working on his car. "In my short time with him, it was so clear he loved his family," Wetzler said. KCBD-TV NBC 11 LUBBOCK Huffman Fire Department will now include paid firefighters Huffman firefighters are going to get paid. The Huffman Fire Department posted a letter on its Facebook page on Jan. 7 that the department, which had consisted of volunteers since its founding in 1972, will now include full-time paid firefighters. Although it has had some paid part-time firefighters since 2018. "The call volume in the Huffman area has steadily increased over the past five years. This is in part due to the population growth in Huffman and the surrounding areas," said Huffman Fire Department Chief Tyler Shirley. "The area is seeing a lot more vehicle traffic with the growth around us. As Highway 99 continues its progress around the northeast side of our area, we anticipate a major increase in call volume. Our commissioners realize this and are being proactive." MY SAN ANTONIO - METERED SITE Woman dies after being pulled from burning Fort Worth home VIDEO: A woman who was pulled from a burning home in Fort Worth Monday night has died. Firefighters pulled 67-year-old Paula Hopkins out of the home on Castaneda Drive near Meadowbook Drive and Cooks Lane around 6:30 p.m. A neighbor shot video of flames shooting through the roof. Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said firefighters were on the scene within five minutes but by that time there was already intense flames in the attic. After learning someone was inside, Drivdahl said the firefighters went in and pulled Hopkins out of her home. They immediately began providing life support. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but did not survive. Hopkins' daughter Shannon Demps also lives at the home. She said she was on her way home from work when a neighbor called to tell her the house was on fire. KDFW-TV FOX 4 DALLAS Flames stop just 5 feet short of iconic wedding venue in northwest Austin Owners of a popular Austin wedding venue are grateful to local first responders. A large fire next door threatened part of Vintage Villas on Sunday. The flames caused some damage, but it won't affect operations. A close call for the iconic Austin wedding venue. "We're going to have probably five minutes, eight minutes at the top, before we have this [Vintage] Villas. It's pretty, pretty close," a firefighter says over the Lake Travis Fire Rescue scanner, released Sunday night. "We have a fire running down the building on the bravo side right now." After nearly 25 years and more than 3,000 weddings, Vintage Villas owner Thomas Porter and his wife's dream was close to becoming ashes. "I got a call from one of our sales managers that the building next door to us was on fire," Porter says. KXAN-TV NBC 36 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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West Virginia mayor, firefighters union announce settlement regarding holiday pay Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin took steps Monday to correct the way firefighters in the city have been paid for holidays since 2012. A $1.7 million-dollar agreement has been reached between the City of Charleston and the firefighters union. Mayor Goodwin was joined by Myron Boggess of Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 to announce the agreement that addresses back-payment discrepancies. In late 2011, Charleston City Council approved changes to the way firefighters were compensated for holidays. According to Mayor Goodwin's office, this change directly contradicted state law. Goodwin says that is why her administration worked to negotiate a correction with Local 317. "Our firefighters deserve to be paid fairly and in accordance with state law," said Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin. WSAZ-TV NBC 3 Fire department in New York seeks help Fort Drum's fire department puts out a call for help. Over the past 3 years, 5 of its fire trucks have failed inspection and haven't been replaced. With a fleet of aging apparatus, the firefighters' union tells us it needs Washington to come to the rescue. To fight fires, you need the right tools. On Fort Drum, those tools are becoming scarce. Not one or two, but 5 Fort Drum trucks are no longer usable. "They're failing basic inspections, cracks and frames, etc., deeming them unfit for operation and they're immediately taken out of service," said James Haggerty, president of Fort Drum Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local F-105 Out of service are Engine 1, built in 1995, Engine 3, built in 1987, and Rescue 2, built in 2000. While maintained and refurbished over the years, they're now deemed unsafe and can't be on the roads. "We have to have something to back fill it with and unfortunately, we've lost so many apparatus over the past couple of years that we're running out of apparatus to back fill," said Haggerty. WWNY-TV CBS 7 CARTHAGE California city looks to neutral judge in firefighter contract dispute A city dispute with its firefighters' union over wage increases may need third-party intervention to resolve. After stalling on contract negotiations in October, negotiators have invoked a provision known as "binding arbitration" for the first time in city history, according to the city's human resources director. Santa Cruz voters in March 1996 approved a city charter amendment mail-in ballot measure that allows firefighters to use this type of dispute resolution, with the city of Watsonville firefighters' union following suit two years later. Negotiators from both sides of the table said during interviews in recent days that they were "disappointed" and "not excited" that the issue had escalated to outside intercession, as they have traditionally worked well together. The major area of disagreement after a handful of meetings between July and September has been focused on the increasing rate of firefighter compensation rates planned in coming years, representatives told the Sentinel. SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Asbestos forces Virginia fire station to close during remediation Hampton has a fire station with no firefighters and no fire trucks. The city had to close one of its stations for the time being after workers found asbestos. Fire Station 7 on Fox Hill Road was built in 1967. Last week, renovators were replacing some flooring and found what they thought was asbestos. City spokesperson Fred Gaskins says the tiles and air inside the firehouse were immediately tested. "Tests showed there was not asbestos in the air and that's a very good thing, but the tile itself has to be removed by a licensed contractor." Station 7 is closed until further notice. Yellow caution tape, normally used to keep people away from fires, is now keeping them away from the firehouse. A dumpster out back sits sealed in plastic. The city says people in the area surrounding the station have nothing to worry about. WAVY-TV NBC 10 PORTSMOUTH No Ladders Needed: World's Tallest Firefighter In Tennessee VIDEO: Representatives with the Guinness Book of World Records recently visited Tullahoma, Tennessee and brought a measuring stick with them. Tullahoma firefighter Brandon Berridge could break a world record. Berridge stands 7-feet tall, which could make him the tallest firefighter in the world. "He goes by ‘Shorty.' If he hears ‘Shorty,' he comes running," one of his colleagues says. "I got another one too," Berridge says. "One of the officers calls me Aflac because I got to duck all the time." MYHIGHPLAINS.COM PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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L-O-D-D Alabama - John A. Bresnan, Chief, Homewood Fire and Rescue Service, Homewood, AL L-O-D-D West Virginia - Mark Horwich, Firefighter, Clover-Roane Volunteer Fire Department, Spencer, WV L-O-D-D Maryland - Otis L. Isaacs, Jr., Assistant Engineer, North East Fire Company, North East, MD L-O-D-D Missouri - Charles "Chuck" McCormick, Firefighter, West Peculiar Fire Protection District, Peculiar, MO NFPA introduces online and instructor-led training - Flammability and Toxicity Risks NFPA to honor key safety advocate at national event - Call for nominations Vision 20/20 Model Performance in CRR Symposium 6 - Schedule Posted Fire in the United States 20th edition released - FEMA Disaster Preparedness - A Complete Guide For Seniors NFPA & State Farm announce launch of Wildfire Community Preparedness Day - Saturday, May 2, 2020 Atascocita Fire Department Provides "Stop the Bleed" Training to Humble School District Staff How to Safely Communicate About Suicide [On-Demand Webinar] – View now! - Lexipol Request for Proposal: Cache County Fire & EMS Analysis and Study - Cache County, UT - Proposal due by 1/31/2020 Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response Grants - Check for Awards Assistance to Firefighters Grant Awards - Check for Awards The Daily Dispatch Is Now On Facebook Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dailydispatch POST ANNOUNCEMENTS MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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