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From KHOU News, Houston Raw video of fire One firefighter was injured and an elderly couple was missing after a two-alarm fire swept through parts of a southwest Houston apartment complex Monday morning. The fire broke out at the Greenhouse Patio apartments located in the 6300 block of West Airport at Coppertree around 4:45 a.m. [...]
Written on September 27, 2010 | Posted in
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By Jessica Vess at KVUE NEWS, Austin Seventeen people are looking for a new home after an early morning fire destroyed their Central East Austin duplex on Monday. The flames tore through one of the units and then spread to the other side of the duplex, burning nearly everything inside. “An explosion woke her up,” [...]
Written on September 27, 2010 | Posted in
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From KXXV News, Waco Temple Killeen Ed Mosely, a long-time member of the Steele Creek Acres Volunteer Fire Department, died early Sunday morning at Scott & White Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident while he was working on the restoration of the old fire station. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized, but plans include [...]
By Fernando del Valle in The Valley Morning Star, Harlingen City Manager Manuel Lara on Thursday asked fire department officials to reduce overtime costs that reached record amounts this year. Lara said he met for about 2 1/2 hours with Fire Chief Severo Ochoa and three fire captains to request that they better manage the [...]
Written on September 27, 2010 | Posted in
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By Ian White in The Galveston County Daily News Galveston will not save more than $660,000 by scrapping its fire department’s Kelly days and doing so could even cost it money, according to the firefighters’ math. The firefighters have calculated that removing the rest days and nine firefighter positions will together save the city less [...]
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By Heather Mills at KAUZ News, Wichita Falls NewsChannel 6 sat down with firefighter Dwight Murphy, the man severely burned in an arson fire nearly five years ago. He says today was tough, especially because he’s tried so hard to put those memories behind him. Even more difficult, Kyle Harmon, the man who admitted to [...]
Written on September 27, 2010 | Posted in
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By Anayeli Ruiz at KWES News, Odessa A Big Spring firefighter was honored by the city when he returned from a dirt bike race but it wasn’t because he won. He didn’t even finish, it was his selfless act after another racer wrecked that’s earned him the accolades. “He is an incredible employee, very dedicated [...]
Written on September 27, 2010 | Posted in
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