Volunteer fire departments struggle to find members
By Doug Myers, The Abilene Reporter-News
Volunteer fire departments in the Big Country — and statewide — are struggling to find enough members to adequately staff and respond to calls. Ricky Bishop, chief of the View Volunteer Fire Department, said membership is “definitely down” at his department and that “every [...]
By Tony Plohetski, The Austin American-Statesman
A three-year labor contract between Austin firefighters and the city will expire today, a day after both sides tried to reach a new agreement during sometimes tense negotiations. On Monday, city and union representatives debated the effects of the current contract’s expiration and said they would keep trying to reach [...]
Story and video from KTSM, El Paso
Firefighters were called out to Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q in the 7900 block of Gateway East at Yarbrough just before 5 a.m. Fire investigators say the blaze was sparked after a worker left burning coals in a trash can outside of the building. The coals set an [...]
Reported by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
A family of four was left homeless after an arsonist destroyed their home early Saturday morning. The blaze broke out at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday at 702 31st St. The parents and two young children narrowly escaped the fire, a fire official said. The family didn’t have a working smoke detector, [...]
By Janelle Stecklein, The Amarillo Globe-News
Volunteer firefighters recently stood shoulder-to-shoulder in Canyon learning the latest fire rescue techniques. The gathering used to be the second-largest training event in the state, drawing more than 1,000 volunteers over two nights.This year, the number of participants dropped to fewer than 400.
Reported by Brenda Bernet, The Amarillo Globe-News
Two Chevy cars hit a building after colliding side-by-side late Sunday afternoon on the 4000 block of South Washington Street. Police, medical and fire personnel responded to the wreck at about 4 p.m. Sunday.
Reported by KRIS News, Corpus Christi
A house near Gregory started on fire Thursday night and killed two people inside. The fire broke out just after 10 p.m. at a home just north of Gregory near County Road 4139 and County Road 1430 and last for about 45 minutes.
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