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| VIDEO: Sport gas balloon catches fire after crashing into power lines in Kaufman County A gas balloon involved in an international race burst into flames Monday evening after crashing into a power line structure in Kaufman County. Kaufman County officials said the balloon came down off U.S. Highway 175, near Crandall, just after 7:15 p.m. It first crashed into high-powered transmission lines and then distribution lines before catching fire, said Kaufman County emergency manager Steve Howie. Two people were on board during the crash and were taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where they are both expected to recover. They have since been identified as pilots Pjotr Halas and Krzystotf Zapart, from Swidnica, Poland. The two were racing as part of the 66th annual Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race. KTVT-TV CBS 11 FORT WORTH Related: Gas balloon crashes into powerline structure near Crandall Burkburnett firefighter appointed to state board by Governor Governor Abbott has reappointed a Burkburnett firefighter and Air Force veteran to the Emergency Services Retirement Board of Trustees. Rodney Alan Ryalls will assist in overseeing and governing funds for emergency services, according to an announcement from the Office of the Texas Governor on Monday, October 9, 2023. Ryalls is the deputy regional fire marshal for the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service, a Burkburnett firefighter, treasurer of Red River Valley Wildlife and former president of the Burkburnett Rotary Club. He also served in the United States Air Force for 21 years until his retirement in 2004, according to a statement from the Governor's Office. Ryalls will serve another term of approximately six years alongside Rupal Chaudhari from Leander and Edward Keenan from Houston. KFDX-TV NBC 3 WICHITA FALLS Abandoned San Antonio home likely to be demolished after fire, officials say An abandoned single-story house just east of downtown will likely be destroyed following a house fire late Monday night, San Antonio police said. The fire was called in just before 10 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of Austin Street, not far from North Hackberry Street and Interstate 37. Firefighters with the San Antonio Fire Department said they arrived to find a house fully-engulfed in flames. They got a quick knock down of the fire. Authorities say the city will now likely have to demolish the home. The cause of the fire is not currently known. There were no reported injuries. An arson investigation team is currently working to determine the exact cause of the blaze. The San Antonio Fire Department and the San Antonio Police Department both responded to the call. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Registration opens for the 2024 Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Leadership Development Symposium Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has announced that registration is open for the 2024 Leadership Development Symposium. The event will be held from January 8 to 10 of next year at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in San Marcos, Texas. During the three-day event, attendees hone their leadership skills in keynote and breakout sessions with speakers from various backgrounds and industries. The symposium, celebrating its 15th year, offers an unmatched opportunity for education and leadership development for the Texas emergency response community. Texas emergency response personnel can attend the event at no cost. Each year, the symposium attracts more than 1,000 emergency response professionals from across Texas and the United States. TEEX PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Sport gas balloon catches fire after crashing into power lines in Texas A gas balloon involved in an international race burst into flames Monday evening after crashing into a power line structure in Kaufman County. Kaufman County officials said the balloon came down off U.S. Highway 175, near Crandall, just after 7:15 p.m. It first crashed into high-powered transmission lines and then distribution lines before catching fire, said Kaufman County emergency manager Steve Howie. Two people were on board during the crash and were taken to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, where they are both expected to recover. They have since been identified as pilots Pjotr Halas and Krzystotf Zapart, from Swidnica, Poland. The two were racing as part of the 66th annual Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race. KTVT CBS 11 FORT WORTH Related: Gas balloon crashes into powerline structure near Crandall South Carolina firefighters urge 'Stand By Your Pan' with funny, life-saving music video VIDEO: A South Carolina fire department wants to get your attention during National Fire Prevention Week with a funny video that carries a serious message. The Greenville Fire Department posted a music video to their social media accounts called "Stand By Your Pan." Members of the city's Station 1 lent their satirical acting, singing and musical skills to the Tammy Wynette song with the same tune that made her a country legend. Pots, pans and kitchen utensils serve as instruments played by firefighters, two sitting on a fire truck, while Firefighter Specialist II Jake Mantooth croons in front of a studio microphone. "Stand by your pan," Mantooth belts, "Don't leave it unattended, binging new Netflix episodes while your kitchen explodes." Firefighter Specialist III Daniel Moss and Lt. Micah Reins are also featured in the fun-but-important video. WYFF-TV NBC 4 GREENVILLE City in Michigan had its own fire on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire VIDEO: The Summer of 1871 was unusually dry, creating a heightened fire risk around the Great Lakes. While the Great Chicago Fire is the most well known in history, towns across the Midwest were impacted on the same day in separate fires including many in Michigan. Among them Manistee, Alpena, Port Huron and Holland. "They claimed the Midwest was one big powder keg just waiting to happen that season," said Deb Wake, education coordinator at the Holland Museum. And on October 8th, 1871, that powder keg exploded. In Holland, it's unclear what exactly started the flames, but they really took off when they reached Cappon and Bertsch Leather Company. "It all ignited," said Wake. "And then these winds, which were hurricane force winds, blew that right down Eighth Street and took out all the businesses." WZZM-TV ABC 13 GRAND RAPIDS Old photo creates new bond between Oklahoma firefighters PHOTOS: Adults often don't know of the impact they have on a child's life. But once in a while, that payoff comes full circle — and with photographic proof. About 15 years ago, Cameron Lierly was a young boy enjoying a Fourth of July parade in the Candlestick Beach community west of town when his mother, Bridget Lierly, took a snapshot of her son sitting in the cab of a Sand Springs fire truck. Standing next to the truck was firefighter Chad Lytle, his back turned mostly to the camera, neither his face nor name badge visible. That fact made it a little more difficult when Cameron Lierly, now a Sand Springs firefighter himself, became aware of the photo and wanted to know who was with him in the picture. Turns out, he knows him well: He and Lytle are both firefighters on the C shift. "To be honest, I didn't even realize the photo existed," Lierly said. SAND SPRINGS LEADER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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