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Just in case your last Officer’s Exam wasn’t stupid enough…

Occasionally I hear folks say, “We can ‘what-if’ this to death…” and then go on to offer some really neat conclusion wrapped up in a neat bow. Since the academy I have always worried about plane crash, tanker roll-over, bus full of hemophiliacs kinds of emergencies. That seemed normal, but now, thanks to [...]

Austin Firefighters Reject Proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Austin Firefighters Association has rejected a proposed collective bargaining agreement with the City of Austin.   Nearly 80 percent of the membership voted and the agreement was rejected by a vote of 582 to 160.

Port Arthur house fire under investigation

By Ryan S. Clark, The Beaumont Enterprise
Investigators will continue their search today as to what started a house fire Sunday evening in Port Arthur, the Port Arthur Fire Department said.

Houston 2-alarm blaze

Report from The Houston Chronicle
Video report from KHOU, Houston
Reported by Courtney Zubowski, KHOU News, Houston
A fire tore through a west Houston apartment complex on Sunday. The two-alarm blaze broke out at the Charleston Apartments on Dairy Ashford.

Emergency workers from across state gather for Fort Worth conference

By David Casstevens, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
John Green knows the challenges associated with rescues. The veteran Austin firefighter has crawled into dark caves, brought workers down from catwalks and water towers, and aided a stranded window washer.

Amarillo Fire Department douses garage fire

Reported by David Pittman, The Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo firefighters took 14 minutes to put out flames that threatened a South Georgia Street business Sunday night.

Two FDNY Rigs Collide, Dozen Injured

By GINGER ADAMS OTIS, CHRISTINA CARREGA and JUAN GONZALEZ
The New York Post
A dozen firefighters were injured last night, five seriously – including the first woman in the department’s history to join an elite rescue squad – when a pair of fire trucks collided in Manhattan, officials said.
Ladder 12 was shooting down Seventh Avenue at 6:30 [...]