Rick Rosenthal talks about his fire engine with the inflection of a proud father. As Gilchrist Fire Department president, Rosenthal spent 28 years building the small department after moving to the Bolivar Peninsula. Losing the department’s fire hall to Hurricane Ike and disbanding the volunteers has added to the loss he and his wife suffered [...]
Louie C.K. is funny. He is real funny, and his perspective is good for our current situation. Lighten up, pay attention.
A wildfire appeared to be mostly knocked down this morning after consuming more than 2,000 acres about 20 miles southwest of Abilene. Shane Brown, Texas Forest Service regional fire coordinator, said that the fired died down as winds decreased and humidity increased with the arrival of a cool front. However, he said, firefighters are concerned [...]
Prosecutors allege in court documents that Canyon’s former fire chief diverted taxpayer money into his own personal bank accounts. In January, Michael D. Kelley began his 21st year with the city’s 40-member Fire Department. Now he faces up to two years in prison, if convicted of abuse of official capacity, a state felony. Kelley, 44, [...]
Authorities briefly closed a portion of Boys Ranch Road to fight a grass fire near the Bushland cut-off at Farm-to-Market Road 2381, said Potter County Fire-Rescue Chief Richard Lake. Lake said the fire broke out about noon and burned about 3 acres in 30 minutes before it was contained. No one was injured, and firefighters [...]
The Borger Fire Department worked two hours Thursday to put out a fire at a carbon black plant. A fire erupted just after 11:30 a.m. at the Sid Richardson Carbon and Gasoline Co. after part of a furnace fell from the wall, said Borger Fire Marshall Jerry Langwell. Candida Luman, human resources coordinator at the [...]
A mother’s frantic cries for help were quickly answered Thursday after her 16-month-old daughter went into a seizure while in her car seat in Tyler traffic. Stacey Thompson said when she noticed her daughter, Kennedy Grace, was having full-blown seizure-type symptoms, she immediately pulled over and jumped out. “I’m sure I looked pretty frantic as [...]
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