http://www.texas-fire.com The Premier Online Community For Texas Firefighters and EMS Professionals Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:09:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Anayeli Ruiz at KWES, Odessa Howard County firefighters are ready for the high winds and the fires that might spark up in these dry conditions. The Texas Forest Service has sent two bulldozers to a station there in case they need the extra help. More than 80 volunteer firefighters in ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/howard-county-fire-department-receives-some-extra-help/ By Ronald W. Erdrich in The Abilene Reporter-News Firefighters from five departments responded Wednesday morning to a fire in Merkel that destroyed a house. Trucks from Trent, Tye, Mulberry Canyon and Abilene joined the Merkel Volunteer Fire Department in fighting a blaze on the south edge of town. The home in ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/five-departments-respond-to-blaze-house-is-destroyed/ By Deanna Boyd in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man found inside an east Fort Worth apartment Tuesday evening. The man’s body was discovered about 7:15 p.m. after firefighters were called to the Sahara Palms apartment complex in the 7600 block of Courtney ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/firefighters-find-mans-body/ By KGNS News, Laredo A grass fire on Mines Road keeps fire crews busy for several hours this afternoon. The fire department had five fire engines on scene and several crews. The grass fire spread to consume about 6 to 8 acres of land. Windy conditions were making it tough for firefighters ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/fire-crews-fight-grass-blaze-along-mines-road/ Early Wednesday alert may have saved house; papers still arrived on time By John Allen in The Corpus Christi Caller-Times In three years of delivering Caller-Times newspapers, Ian Offerman hasn’t seen a lot of excitement in the early morning hours. “Maybe an occasional outdoor party, but that’s about it,” Offerman said. That was ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/man-delivering-caller-times-newspapers-calls-in-car-fire/ By Ron Maloney in The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise McQueeney Volunteer Fire Department’s assistant chief and a New Berlin volunteer fireman have been chosen as 2009’s chief and firefighter of the year by county firefighters. The Guadalupe County Fire Fighters Association announced at its recent annual awards dinner at the Seguin Elks ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/volunteers-honored-as-top-firefighters/ By Erica Rodriguez at KSAT News, San Antonio A home and motor home burned early Wednesday morning about two miles from the intersection of Lander Road and state Highway 185 near Bloomington. The fire had been burning for several hours before it was seen, said Victoria County Fire Marshall Ron Pray. ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/home-and-motor-home-burn-near-bloomington/ By Elissa Rivas at KTRK News, Houston The sounds of fire trucks once again woke up residents in the Heights this morning. This time, crews were called to an empty home around 1:30am off Petty and Cohn in the Cottage Grove neighborhood. Now, arson investigators are combing the scene trying to figure ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/new-fire-in-the-heights/ By T.J. Aulds in The Galveston County Daily News Seven months after city council members refused to vote on a collective bargaining agreement, the city’s firefighters got their new contract on Tuesday. The contract has been at the center of an ongoing battle between the firefighters union and its supporters and ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/lamarque-firefighters-get-new-contract/ By Dale Lezon in The Houston Chronicle Arson investigators are trying to determine what caused a small fire at an apparently vacant home in near-northwest Houston this morning. The small blaze broke out about 1:30 a.m. at the home in the 2400 block of Petty near Cohn, which is west of ... http://www.texas-fire.com/2010/03/11/arson-investigators-probing-overnight-houston-fire/