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Wanna Feel Small ? Get Your Perspective On….

Me and some buddies across a few departments have a few difficult decisions to make in the next few days. The movements of fate dropped this into my inbox just a moment ago. The decisions seem far less important now. Thank you to Paul Menard.

Temple First Baptist Church Fire Was Arson, Investigators Say

Someone set the fire that gutted the sanctuary of Temple’s First Baptist Church and an adjoining building on Nov. 19, Temple Fire & Rescue Chief Lonzo Wallace said Friday. A criminal investigation is now underway, Wallace said. Temple and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigators found evidence in the rubble of [...]

Williamson County working on plans for emergency ops center

By Bran Stutzman in The Round Rock Leader
It’s not going to be a bunker or a bomb shelter, but Williamson County government is planning to construct a fortified $18 million emergency operations center scheduled to be open by 2013. Planning for the facility – funded by certificates of obligation the Commissioners Court issued in 2006 [...]

Car fire sends firefighters to Burnett Plaza parking garage

From The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth firefighters Friday morning responded to the parking garage at Burnett Plaza, 801 Cherry St, in downtown, where a car was on fire. Several units blocked off Cherry Street shortly after 9 a.m. and the fire was out and cleanup begun at 9:21 a.m., according to the fire department.
The garage [...]

18 firefighters respond to fire in Randall County

By Joe Gamm in The Amarillo Globe-News
More than a dozen firefighters responded to a mobile home fire between Canyon and Amarillo early Thursday, but no injuries were reported. A total of 18 firefighters from the Randall County and Canyon fire departments responded to the mobile home fire at 212 La Fiesta Lane, just off Interstate [...]

Hunt County firefighters association wants contract reworked

By Chad Blackshear in The Greenville Herald-Banner
The Hunt County Fire Association (HCFA) has rejected a recent interlocal agreement drafted by the organization and approved by the Hunt County Commissioners Court for the provision of services to the unincorporated areas of the county.
The interlocal agreement, which would require area fire departments to keep accurate records, have [...]

Late night fire damages Longview home

From The Longview News-Journal
A Longview fire official said a late Wednesday blaze damaged a South Longview home, but caused no injuries.
The electrical fire started in the living room of a rental house in the 100 block of South Electra Street, fire investigator Jimmy Purcell said. He said crews contained the fire in the living room [...]