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Round Rock Fire Chief Larry Hodge announces retirement

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 [...]

Why Congress Sucks At This Moment In Time….

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Truck Fire In Galveston

Arsonist Caught in the Act

Post by Dean Hensley, Investigator Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office
Just before midnight last night, a multi-agency effort resulted in the arrest of a suspected serial arsonist.
Matthew Carlyle White, 28, was arrested after setting fire to a house under construction in the 12500 block of Greensbrook in northeast Harris County. The suspect had been the [...]

Explain the Song, Mookie Cooks Your Crew Dinner…..

Soon I will travel to Beaumont and brave what I can only imagine is the Kennedy Center of the Golden Triangle known as Whiskey River to partake in what might go down in history as my favorite band ever. The band is known as Clutch, and they hail from the great State of Maryland. [...]

Two killed in CareFlite helicopter crash in Midlothian

Two CareFlite crew members were killed this afternoon when their helicopter apparently lost its rotor, crashed and caught fire in Midlothian, authorities said.
The Bell 222 helicopter went down after taking off from its Grand Prairie hangar for a post-maintenance test flight, FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said.
Midlothian firefighters were in the area shortly after the [...]

3rd body found after Cockrell Hill apartments fire

A third body was discovered Sunday evening after a major fire at a Cockrell Hill apartment complex early Saturday, officials said.
Officials said late Sunday that family members had called police that afternoon to report that a man was still missing after the fire at La Villa Roma apartments. Dallas Fire-Rescue searched the site of the [...]