By Celinda Emison in The Abilene Reporter-News
Belen Miranda was feeding her 18-month-old daughter breakfast when someone knocked on her door and told her to get out — because the house behind her home was on fire.
Firefighters responded after someone reported seeing flames coming from the back of the vacant home at 714 Ross Street around [...]
By Celinda Emison in The Abilene Reporter-News
Students at Allie Ward Elementary had their first fire drill of the year when a kindergarten teacher discovered smoke in her classroom shortly after the first bell rang Tuesday morning.
“I checked it out, sounded the alarm, and called 911,” said Ward Principal Steve Hodges.
Immediately, students and teachers evacuated the [...]
By David Rupkalvis from Graham Texas Online
Newcastle Fire Chief Calvin Daigle will keep his job — at least for now. After a heated, three-hour meeting of the Young County Rural Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors on Monday, the board voted to issue a “final warning” to Daigle over a variety of allegations.
During the meeting, [...]
From KLTV News, Tyler Longview Jacksonville
The Zion Temple Apostolic Church in north Tyler will not be able to host their ‘grand opening’ celebration September 5th after a fire took place Monday morning. The church is located at 1530 North Ross Street.
The Tyler Fire Department responded to the fire at around 9:45 a.m. The pastor says [...]
From The Abilene Reporter-News
Thursday, the council named James McCoy as chairman of the new 15-member Emergency Medical Services committee. The committee, which is charged with considering the shape of ambulance and first-responder resources for the city, will consider the pros and cons of the Abilene Fire Department taking over EMS services in the area.
Read entire [...]
By Carl Kieke in The Abilene Reporter-News
The Abilene City Council will consider creating an Emergency Medical Service citizens advisory committee during its regular meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at City Hall, 555 Walnut St. The committee would be charged with considering the shape of ambulance and first-responder resources for the city.
Read entire article here.
By Garner Roberts in The Abilene Reporter-News
The city of Colorado City is reducing its staff in an effort to free enough money in its budget to alleviate a water shortage. City Manager Pete Kampfer said Friday that two more employees — both firefighters — were eliminated this week to reduce the staff to 36.
Read entire [...]
XHTML | 
CSS | Log in - Suvi Magazine by Gabfire Themes