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Houston FD finds woman’s body in fire

From KHOU News, Houston
Arson investigators were looking into the cause of a fatal fire in Houston Monday. Around 4 a.m., HFD was called to the scene at Colonial and Redbud. When they arrived, they found a one-story wood home fully engulfed in flames. The fire was so strong, crews were initially forced to go into [...]

Medical students ride with Abilene Fire Department

By Emily Peters in The Abilene Reporter-News
Holland Medical High School student Kristie Norton had just finished her tour of the fire station and was handed her very own box of rubber medical gloves when the alarm went off for her first emergency response call. Over the speaker, dispatch said someone was having a serious panic [...]

Firefighters Suffer Smoke Inhalation in Odessa Fire

By Jennifer Samp at KOSA News, Odessa
Two firefighters are sent to the hospital after battling a major blaze in west Odessa.
The plume of smoke could be seen in Midland. The firefighters were treated and released for smoke inhalation earlier this evening.
Neighbors and firefighters say they’re lucky the winds weren’t blowing as hard as they have [...]

Jasper Fire Burns Storage Building

From KJAS.com
Photo by Steve W. Stewart
A controlled debris fire grew out of control and destroyed a small storage building on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred shortly after 3:00 at 911 East Houston Street.
A man at the fire, Larry Castle, said that he was doing yardwork for the homeowner, L.B. Small, and was burning the debris [...]

DNA links Llano man to 11 brush fires

From Josh Hinkle at KXAN News, Austin
Fires came during Llano County drought, burn ban
A year-long investigation has led to the arrest of a Llano man in connection with nearly a dozen brush fires. Llano County authorities charged William Harden, 24, with arson, after linking DNA evidence to eleven intentionally-set blazes from last February and March [...]

Emergency Vehicles: Gadgets Galore

By Barry Carpenter at KDAF News, Dallas
Emergency crews have to drive with more distractions in their vehicles than most people. Barry Carpenter – Grapevine firefighter and paramedics Charles Howard and Allen Richards both have the latest technology at their fingertips. Charles said they have on board computers, radios and more, but for him, it’s hands [...]

House fire put out with garden hose

From KGNS News, Laredo
The Laredo Fire Department is investigating the cause of a blaze that damaged a home in south Laredo. The fire occurred at five this morning in the six hundred block of Mauser Lane.
When fire fighters arrived the homeowner with a garden hose had extinguished the fire.
The home received fire damage to the [...]