By Matthew Girard in The Belton Journal Because of the growing concern for the chance of a wildfire in the Morgan’s Point Resort area, the city council approved the purchase of a new fire booster truck for the MPR Volunteer Fire Department. “I know this is not a budgeted item, but due to drought and [...]
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From KAUZ News, Wichita Falls There are new concerns for Texomas volunteer fire departments. When we hit freezing temperatures it does not take much for a fire trucks pump to freeze over. Newschannel 6 spoke with Henrietta’s VFD. We are told it takes a lot of time and money to keep a trucks pipes from [...]
By Craig Civale at WFAA News, Dallas Fort Worth See photos here. See video here. Arlington firefighters are using condemned homes to train for real-life scenarios. The Willows Condominiums are being demolished, but before they are brought down, firefighters have been using them to practice techniques. News 8 caught up with crews who were cutting [...]
By Lester Nelson and Tiffany Pelt at KCBD News, Lubbock A Lubbock man is safe after being rescued from a chimney early Monday morning. A woman made a 911 call around 1:30a.m. saying her husband was stuck in their home’s chimney on 75th Street and Vicksburg Avenue. She says they had just gotten back from [...]
From The Longview News-Journal See photo here. A South Longview daycare was evacuated late Monday afternoon when a fire ignited in a storage building behind the business. Fire Marshal Johnny Zackary said firefighters were dispatched at about 4 p.m. to the Garrett’s TLC Learn Center in the 1600 block of Mobberly Avenue in connection with [...]
By Courtney Francisco at KBMT News, Beaumont Port Arthur See video here. Pinewood Volunteer Firefighter and Paramedic Kimberly Huckabee is expected to be moved to a Houston hospital for more treatment and therapy after an 18 wheeler severed her left arm. The accident happened last Thursday morning when she was redirecting traffic after a tanker [...]
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