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| 2 dead in Panola County house fire A fire near Carthage early Tuesday morning resulted in the deaths of two residents. The Panola County Sheriff's Office issued a release that said a call was made around 1:26 a.m. on Tuesday regarding a residential fire in the Holland Quarters community just west of Carthage. According to the release, the caller said that only one man was able to escape the blaze, and two more residents were still inside. The Beckville, Clayton, and Carthage volunteer fire departments responded along with the sheriff's office and EMTs. When authorities arrived, they reportedly found the home fully engulfed in flames. The two people who had been reported as trapped inside, a woman and a boy, were found to have died in the fire after it was controlled according to the release. The man who was able to escape the fire was treated for his injuries. KLTV ABC 7 TYLER Amarillo Fire Department celebrates 2023 cadets, academy graduations The Amarillo Fire Department announced the graduation of 22 cadets, set to start their official firefighting careers on Wednesday with their first shifts on a fire truck, following a shirt-burning ceremony on Monday evening. The shirt-burning, said officials, is a tradition during which the cadets burn their grey cadet shirts and receive their blue AFD uniforms, signifying the start of their rookie year as firefighters. Among the 30 cadets hired in January, the AFD said that the group of 22 went through the full Amarillo Fire Department academy and received training and state certifications in EMT-B, Structural Firefighting, and Hazardous Materials operations. The full academy had a 100% pass rate. Meanwhile, the AFD said that the eight cadets with previous experience were fast-tracked through a modified academy that allowed a faster completion time for their training, putting them on fire trucks four months before the others. KAMR-TV NBC 4 AMARILLO 50% of Austin's heat-related emergency room visits are young men Heat-related emergencies are spiking because of June's unseasonably hot temperatures. Austin-Travis County EMS says there has been a dramatic increase in the number of 911 calls. Emergency room visits are also shooting up. "Mild heat issues escalate to life-threatening heat stroke, if left untreated, in mere minutes," said Assistant Chief Wes Hopkins with Austin/Travis County EMS. EMS also says it is seeing an uptick in 911 calls for both genders and all age groups. "In the last two weeks we've seen a dramatic increase in call volume for heat-related emergencies," said Hopkins. Since April 1, EMS has responded to 224 heat-related emergency calls. 151 or two-thirds of those 911 calls were in June and most were in the past two weeks. "A staggering 118 occurred in the last two weeks," said Hopkins. KEYE-TV CBS 42 AUSTIN Amarillo structure fire results in a total property loss The Amarillo Fire Department faced a structure fire on Southwest Eighth early Sunday morning at approximately 1:43 a.m. A total of four fire trucks and two command units were dispatched, responding to a 911 call that reported "trapped occupants and power lines on fire", according to a press release sent by the Amarillo Fire Department. 18 firefighters were on scene working to bring the fire under control, successfully containing it by 2:11 a.m. There are no reported injuries, however the property is estimated to be a total loss "due to fire and smoke damage." The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The fire department closes their release with an important reminder, "Smoke detectors save lives" and they "encourage all residents to make sure their smoke detectors are functioning properly at all times." KVII-TV ABC/CW+ 7 AMARILLO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| ATF assists investigation into North Carolina school fire VIDEO: A building on the campus of a southeast Charlotte prep school was destroyed by a three-alarm fire Monday night, officials said. Charlotte firefighters responded to a fire at Charlotte Preparatory School on Boyce Road a little before 11 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the building. It took a team of over 60 firefighters about 90 minutes to get the fire under control. Officials said Tuesday the fire caused $2.5 million in damage. A video shared on Twitter by the Charlotte Fire Department showed the remnants of a building marked "Lower School." Officials said no one was hurt during the fire. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and Mecklenburg EMS also responded to the school. WCNC Charlotte confirmed that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is assisting with the investigation. WCNC-TV NBC 36 CHARLOTTE New York City to install outdoor e-bike charging stations at dozens of public housing buildings to prevent battery fires Hundreds of safe e-bike and scooter charging and storage stations will soon be installed across New York City's public housing buildings as a way to prevent battery fires. Mayor Eric Adams, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday announced plans to install 173 outdoor stations at 53 NYCHA developments starting next year, with a total of 327 stations planned. The announcement comes just days after a fire at an e-bike repair shop in Chinatown killed four people and injured several others. The initiative is funded through a $25 million emergency grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The city plans to install a total of 327 stations across the city's public housing complexes, with roughly 67 residents served at each station, according to Adams. The stations will be able to charge bike batteries significantly faster than the six or seven hours it takes to fully charge them at stores like the one in Chinatown. 6SQFT New rescue vehicle will serve rural areas in one California county VIDEO: Firefighters have a new tool for rescues in rural areas of northern Santa Barbara County. Fire Station 21 in Old Town Orcutt has a new UTV which can be used to quickly reach injured hikers or anyone trapped in a remote area. Every second counts when someone's injured and trapped in a hard-to-reach location. "A helicopter may not be available due to weather conditions," explained Santa Barbara County Fire Public Information Officer Scott Safechuck. The new Utility Task Vehicle at Fire Station 21 is the latest addition to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department's growing fleet of UTVs. "It really opens up the manner in which we can respond to people in need in rural areas. If they're out on Guadalupe dunes, they're in the riverbed or during a storm event—we can really get to them in a safe manner," said Safechuck. KSBY-TV NBC/CW+ 6 SAN LUIS OBISPO Commentary: Whither The Volunteer Firefighter In Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania has just over 1,800 registered fire departments. Nearly all – 98.6 percent to be exact – are registered volunteer or mostly volunteer departments with the Keystone State ranking third in the country behind Delaware and Minnesota. Those who volunteer with their local companies in their local communities are heroes in almost every sense of the word. They do it because they want to. They respond to the need to volunteer for their community. But how long can the Commonwealth depend on the goodwill of its citizens for this service? State Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) says likely not much longer. And when the numbers decrease, Pennsylvania residents will have to pony up for fire protection in a similar fashion to other civic services. Farry has been a volunteer firefighter for 33 years, including the last 22 years as chief of the Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company in Bucks County since 2001. POLITICS PA Malaria cases in Florida and Texas are first locally acquired infections in U.S. in 20 years, CDC warns The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned of the return of locally acquired cases of malaria, meaning the infections were not linked to foreign travel and appear to have been transmitted by mosquitoes in the U.S. carrying the parasite. So far, there have been four locally acquired cases of malaria in Florida and one in Texas within the last two months. There's no evidence suggesting the cases in the two states are connected. "Malaria is a medical emergency and should be treated accordingly," the CDC wrote in a Health Alert Network Health Advisory. "Patients suspected of having malaria should be urgently evaluated in a facility that is able to provide rapid diagnosis and treatment, within 24 hours of presentation." Each year, around 2,000 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the U.S., but they're usually connected to people who've traveled out of the country. CBS NEWS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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