By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News A fire that destroyed a home Wednesday night in southeast Amarillo attracted dozens of onlookers. Amarillo fire officials said the blaze started about 9 p.m. inside the vacant home at the intersection of Southeast 26th Avenue and South Williams Street. When firefighters arrived minutes later at the single-story [...]
By Bryan Shettig in The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung New Braunfels firefighters who wanted an edge on the water got their prayers answered in the form of two new jet skis. The vehicles, which are on loan from Woods Cycle Country in New Braunfels, are part of a new loan program after the department’s last program [...]
From KTRK News, Houston Firefighters were called to an early morning fire at the Alvin City Library, which was under renovation. According to the Alvin Fire Department, the two-alarm fire broke out at about 6:30am at the Alvin City Library on Gordon at Sealy. The fire started in the back of the library. There was [...]
By Shaminder Dulai and Dale Lezon in The Houston Chronicle A pilot died after his plane crashed Wednesday morning in a wooded area in Galveston County. Firefighters responded to reports of smoke near Wilderness Trail and Greenbriar in Friendswood and discovered the wreckage from the downed single-engine four seat plane. Friendswood Fire Chief Marc Faber [...]
From KVUE News, Austin The City of Taylor has a new fire chief. Wednesday, the Taylor City Council hired Laurence Patton Ekiss to run the 25-person department. Ekiss has 26 years experience as a firefighter and currently serves as fire chief in Forest Hill, Texas near Paris in the northeast part of the state. Ekiss [...]
From KPRC News, Houston Houston’s mayor has ordered budget cuts for all city departments, including the fire and police departments, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. Most city departments were told to trim 3 percent from their budgets. The fire and police departments will have to reduce their budgets by 1.5 percent. It’s the first time [...]
By Domingo Ramirez, Jr. in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram A fire destroyed a roof to a North Richland Hills home and caused heavy damage to the rest of the residence, but no injuries were reported, a fire official said Wednesday. Firefighters battled the blaze for more than 30 minutes before it was extinguished. The fire [...]
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