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| Austin Fire Department investigates after fire started inside USPS mailbox The Austin Fire Department says it is investigating after a fire was started inside a USPS mailbox. Firefighters were called to the post office located at 3507 N. Lamar at around 7 a.m. when someone reported a burning smell. When they arrived they found a burning limb inside the main dropbox. Officials say USPS says that the mailbox was emptied at 5 p.m. on Monday, November 2. Some letters had been dropped in the box after that time but they were not damaged. The investigation continues to see if any letters were burned in the fire. The incident is currently being investigated as criminal mischief. KTBC-TV FOX 7 AUSTIN Georgetown sees two new fire stations constructed to service growth The city of Georgetown has completed construction on two new fire stations to serve growing areas of the city and emergency response area. Fire Station No. 6 on Williams Drive at FM 3405 will serve the far west side of the city, while Fire Station No. 7 on University Avenue at NE Inner Loop will serve the east side of town, a Nov. 3 news release said. City of Georgetown officials and members of the Georgetown Fire Department gathered at Fire Station No. 7 on Nov. 2 to mark the completion of the new station. Fire Station No. 7 on the east side of the city will be staffed with an engine company and a medic unit when it opens next spring, the release said. Fire Station No. 7 has three truck bays with living quarters for 11 and will initially be staffed with a combination of six firefighters and medics. COMMUNITY IMPACT - AUSTIN Fire breaks out at Corpus Christi mayoral candidate's home of Election Day morning, multiple agencies investigate A fire at the home of a Corpus Christi mayoral candidate sparked in the early hours of Election Day is being investigated by multiple agencies, according to Corpus Christi Fire Department Chief Robert Rocha. The home belonged to Corpus Christi Mayoral candidate John Medina, who told 3News that he is now displaced because of the fire. Medina said it was around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday when a neighbor called to tell him about the fire. Thankfully he wasn't home at the time, and neither were his wife or child. The Corpus Christi Police Department, state fire marshal and CCFD are all investigating the fire. They said they are looking at all available evidence, possibly including surveillance video, to determine a cause. Medina said the home, where he's live since 2003, did receive some damage. He said he will not be campaigning this Election Day. KIII-TV ABC 3 CORPUS CHRISTI Hopkins County: FM 1567 Home Destroyed By Fire A FM 1567 home was destroyed by fire Monday night, Nov. 2. The resident, a 73-year-old male, was transported by Hopkins County EMS to the hospital, where he was treated for minor burns, according to fire reports. Miller Grove, Hopkins County, Cumby, Arbala and Lone Oak firefighters, Hopkins County Sheriff's Office deputies and EMS responded at 5:54 p.m. Nov. 2 to a what a passerby reported as a structure fire on FM 1567 west. The resident was reportedly home cooking in the kitchen when he discovered a fire in a bedroom. The fire was reportedly too much for him to extinguish so the resident, who reportedly does not get around too well due to prior health issues, exited the residence. When firefighters arrived, they found an old wood frame house on pier beams and what appeared to be shingles for siding fully involved with fire. The resident was located at the front porch. The man reportedly sustained minor burns and some singed hair. KSST-AM 1230 San Antonio Firefighters will not be delivering toys during annual drive due to COVID-19 As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impede certain San Antonio traditions, our local Fire Department announced it would have to make some changes to its annual Toy Drive. According to a post by the San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD) the Annual Toy Drive will feature H-E-B gift cards instead of delivering toys this year. Firefighters said in a statement that while it was not an easy decision to make, it was necessary to ensure the safety of local residents. "This was a very difficult decision, but a must for the safety of the volunteers, the families and our personnel." WOAI-TV NBC 4 SAN ANTONIO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| South Carolina firefighter one of ‘best female athletes in the world' VIDEO: Heidi Charest of Lady's Island had the slightest of leads in the finals of the Firefighting Combat Challenge World Championships in Irving, Texas, two weeks ago. Her focus turned to keeping that lead as she dragged a 175-pound mannequin across the finish line. "Just keep moving," she told herself. "Don't let it down. Keep moving." Picking up Rescue Randy, as the competition mannequin is known, is the hardest part, Charest said. She didn't want to have to do it twice. As tough as it is — hefting and dragging the mannequin that weighs 25 pounds more than she does — that part of the race is her favorite. "I see it as a great accomplishment, not only as a female but as a firefighter," she said, explaining that the skill could mean saving the life of a fellow firefighter in an emergency situation. THE ISLAND PACKET - METERED SITE Two-Carrier Fire Drill Trains Sailors to Avoid Problems Found in Early Moments of Bonhomme Richard Ship Fire When USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) caught fire at the pier over the summer, sailors from across the waterfront rushed to the scene, some in damage control teams from their own ships and some showing up as individuals who wanted to help. Though the five-day firefighting effort became very organized, the first minutes were confusing: it was a Sunday morning, when most of the Bonhomme Richard crew and leadership weren't around, and disparate people who knew how to fight fires but hadn't trained on how to fold in together in an organized way rushed to the scene. A recent training exercise at the pier at Naval Station Norfolk sought to address that challenge. Crew members of aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) participated in two in-port emergency team (IET) training evolutions on Oct. 24 and 26, to learn how to not only handle an emergency and incorporate help from civilian emergency responders, but also to learn how to integrate help from a nearby ship. USNI NEWS VIDEO: Flames engulf home in Pennsylvania county Crews battled massive flames at a home in Schuylkill County. Fire ripped through the home in the 1100 block of West Center Street in West Mahanoy Township just after 10:30 p.m. Monday. Emergency officials said it was a single family home, but no one was hurt. Crews were at the scene for several hours battling the flames. Officials did not say what may have sparked the fire. WFMZ-TV 69 ALLENTOWN Sounding the alarm: Florida program promotes mental wellness for first responders Firefighters love their job, but it comes with hazards that not only threaten their physical safety, but also their emotional and mental well-being. Responding to hundreds of emergency related calls each year exposes firefighters and other first responders to a tremendous amount of trauma, from deadly car accidents and house fires to medical calls. Their devotion to helping people in crisis comes at a price. "Sometimes it just gets kind of heavy," explained longtime Tallahassee firefighter Engineer/Paramedic Jamal Simpson. "I've had guys come to me and say, ‘Hey, I had a bad wreck and when I opened the door I saw my brother.' No, it wasn't their actual brother, but it was someone around the same age, same build, same clothing and those things strike a nerve. Sometimes the guys just keep it in and don't talk about it or we may laugh about something to lighten the mood, but that is still in the back of your mind. You get enough of those and it starts to add up." TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT 50 charts showing the scale of COVID-19 Over 44 million people have contracted the novel coronavirus as of Oct. 28, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. About 1.2 million have died. As this pandemic rages across the globe and irrevocably changes more and more lives, its impact becomes increasingly difficult to visualize: 1.2 million deaths—that's about half the population of Houston, Texas. That's 11 million people left in mourning, according to Kaiser Health News—greater than the populations of New York City and Chicago combined. Still, even making these abstract comparisons minimizes the importance of each life lost, each person left disabled by long-term COVID-19 complications, and each person who lost work or income during the pandemic. Stacker compiled 50 charts that attempt to capture the scope of lives impacted by COVID-19. Some charts visualize global impacts, but most focus on the U.S. Sources include the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tableau Public's Coronavirus (COVID-19) Viz Gallery, and custom charts made by Stacker specifically for this story. STACKER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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