Round Rock Fire Chief Larry Hodge announced Tuesday he will retire, effective Feb. 26, 2011, concluding a 40-year career in the fire service. Hodge will be 65 on Feb. 4, 2011.
“I came to Round Rock to finish this phase of my career with an outstanding fire department in an outstanding city and Round Rock has [...]
From Jessica Vess at KVUE News, Austin
See photos of ceremony here.
An Austin firefighter received full honors Tuesday morning more than 90 years after his death. Austin Firefighter James T. Glass was buried in North Austin at the Walnut Creek Baptist Cemetery in 1917. He never had a headstone marking his grave site. It was [...]
From The Longview News-Journal
Photo from KTYX News, Tyler Longview
Good Shepherd officials have identified Casey Steenland as the woman who died earlier this morning at Champion EMS after being exposed to carbon monoxide. Officials released the 33-year-old woman’s name during a 2 p.m. press conference in White Oak. Steenland was pronounced dead this morning from carbon [...]
By Janelle Stecklein in The Amarillo Globe-News
Photo by Stephen Spillman in The Amarillo Globe-News
Other photos here.
When an American Airlines passenger jet was in trouble last month, it took moments for members of the Amarillo Fire Department’s Aircraft Rescue Firefighting unit to mobilize.
From their station near the intersection of the two runways at Rick Husband Amarillo [...]
By Denice Hernandez in The Bryan College Station Eagle
See this photo and other by Stuart Villanueva here.
Maria Isabel Espinoza Holina showed off her bruised shoulders with a beaming smile Thursday. “This place is tough, but good,” the Costa Rica native said about the Texas Engineering Extension Service’s 44th annual Spanish Fire School.
Holina, 51, isn’t used [...]
By Deanna Boyd in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
See this photo and other by Bud Force here.
See video of rescue here.
The fate of Irish Painted Lady seemed certain. On Thursday, the 17-year-old mare, her 3-month-old colt and five other horses became trapped when heavy storms flooded the Rio Grande, sending water rushing into their pasture in [...]
Dallas’ police and fire unions have agreed to take pay cuts and mandatory unpaid leave to help the city close a massive budget gap. The agreement reached late Tuesday was approved by 94.3 percent of the...
By Lisa Chavarria at KHOU News, Houston Six firefighters were hospitalized Monday evening battling a four-alarm fire that erupted at the historic downtown Houston JP Morgan Chase Bank building, according to HFD. The landmark skyscraper is located on the...
From KHOU News, Houston Raw footage from KHOU in Houston A three-alarm fire swept through a northeast Houston warehouse early Friday wiping out more than 10,000 pieces of voting equipment. City officials said they are unsure what will...
By James Pinkerton in The Houston Chronicle In his introductory news conference, Terry Garrison said his top priorities are firefighter safety and promoting cultural diversity through recruiting and training. Terry Garrison, a tall man with an almost constant...
By Lisa Chavarria at KHOU News, Houston A three-alarm fire swept through parts of a southwest Houston strip mall destroying several businesses in its path early Wednesday. Houston Fire Department officials said the fire began inside the M....
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