Six volunteer fire chiefs and assistant chiefs in Jefferson County met Wednesday, for the first time since hurricane Ike, to talk about challenges they’re facing. More calls, fewer volunteers and lingering damage from ike are all taking a toll on the volunteer departments. Ward Dotson is still straightening up around his house in Fannett, more [...]
Corpus Christi firefighters escaped a recommended 18 percent medical insurance premium hike, but other city employees’ insurance payments will subsidize the firefighters’ increasing costs. The city will form a task force with police, firefighters and city staff to negotiate how the health insurance will be financed when the new fiscal year starts Aug. 1. City [...]
Firefighters hope to finally douse a stubborn brush fire that torched about 300 acres west of Kerrville along Interstate 10, Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer said Wednesday. He said volunteer firefighters from Mountain Home, Ingram, Divide, Center Point, Turtle Creek and elsewhere joined Texas Forest Service personnel and county road crews in battling the fire [...]
After seven months of negotiations, 4,000 Houston firefighters are getting a 10 percent raise. It’s part of a two year contract agreement with the city totaling $22 million. City officials say the raise will put Houston firefighters at a level equal to the salaries of firefighters across the state. From KHOU News, Houston
Fort Worth is among the largest cities in the country without a memorial for its fallen police officers and firefighters, but that’s expected to change this spring. Thanks to a nine-year fight for funds, the city will dedicate a $1.2 million, five-acre park to honor its first-responders killed in the line of duty. “This has [...]
The Killeen fire marshal’s office is investigating a house fire that forced a married couple from their beds Wednesday morning. Killeen police were first on the scene at a house fire at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday after a man who was driving past called police to report a garage fire in the 1200 block of Amber [...]
Traffic is back to normal along Interstate 35 after an 18-wheeler burst into flames, shutting down the New Road exit for hours Wednesday night into Thursday. Firefighters responded to the scene around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday after an 18-wheeler caught fire. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, a man pulled over on to the service [...]
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