From KXII News, Sherman Denison Gainesville A woman had to be flown to a Dallas hospital Tuesday night with severe burns over half of her body. Around 8:15 p.m. a call went out that a woman was on fire at a home on Jernigan Street in Bells. The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office said the woman, [...]
By John McCaa at WFAA News, Dallas Fort Worth Tuesday, Craig MacDonald traded in his fire-fighting gear for a tree trimmer. MacDonald is a Fort Worth firefighter who volunteers for Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County to help elderly clients in need. He does more than drop off food though – he usually finds more [...]
By Susan Schrock in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram During his 31 years with the Arlington Fire Department, Don Coker rushed around town helping strangers whose homes or businesses burned or getting emergency care for those who were hurt or sick. Eight years after he retired as a captain, a new calling brought Coker back to [...]
By Domingo Ramirez, Jr. in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Garrison Rayne Newby placed a piece of wood on some embers to try to restart a bonfire last week as his family visited relatives in Grayson County for Thanksgiving. Newby, 13, of Millsap, grabbed a container of diesel fuel to add to the embers. But in [...]
By Jimmy Isaac in The Longview News-Journal The newest actuary for Longview firefighters’ pension fund said certain investment changes should improve the fund’s annual returns while reducing volatility. Trustees of the Longview Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund voted unanimously to contract with Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney for actuarial services. The contract, which takes effect Jan. 1, [...]
From The Longview News-Journal Communication among volunteer firefighters south of Longview should improve under Homeland Security Administration grants approved Tuesday by Gregg County Commissioners. “This is to tie all the fire departments together so they can talk to one another,” County Judge Bill Stoudt said after the court accepted federal monies topping $31,000. Under the [...]
From KYTX News, Tyler Longview Jacksonville A late night fire leaves a young girl dead. She is believed to be 7 years old. The rest of the family is hospitalized, including a two-year-old. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office tells us the fire broke out on County Road 4536 just South of Winnsboro. The call came [...]
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