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Fire damages North Central Austin home

From KEYE News, Austin
Fire has seriously damaged a house in the Crestview neighborhood of North Central Austin. It broke out at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at 1206 W. St Johns. Firefighters say flames were pouring from the house when they arrived. It took about 10 minutes to put it out.
Three people live in the house but [...]

Austin firefighters train for cave rescue

By Josh Hinkle at KXAN News, Austin
A cave rescue this week by Austin firefighters brought the need for training to the forefront. The city has a vast system of more than 300 caverns running beneath it.
A KXAN crew crawled 300 feet below the intersection of Convict Hill Road and Latta Drive with 30 firefighters [...]

One-alarm fire at Southeast Austin home

By Claudia Grisales in The Austin American-Statesman
A Southeast Austin residential fire called several units to a one-alarm fire at 10208 Shively Lane, according to emergency pages.
The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at the home, located near the intersection of U.S. 183 and Clinger Road.
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Crews battle overnight fire
Southeast Austin building catches fire overnight
From Shermayne Crawford [...]

Austin Fire Department on scene of 2-alarm fire; 1 firefighter slightly injured

By Claudia Grisales in The Austin American-Statesman
The Austin Fire Department responded overnight to a fire at the Travis House at 1800 Guadalupe Street, near the University of Texas campus. It marks the third fire at the 65-year-old building in the last few years, according to Austin Fire Department Battalion Chief Palmer Buck. The last fire [...]

Northwest Austin fire leaves 30 without a home

More than 60 firefighters respond to Anderson Oak
Chrissy Mazzone and Catenya McHenry at KXAN News, Austin
More than two dozen people are homeless after an early morning fire Thursday in Northwest Austin. The Austin and Jollyville fire departments responded to the fire at the Anderson Oak apartments around 2 a.m. Thursday at Anderson Mill and Pond [...]

Overnight fire at Northeast home out

From The Austin American-Statesman
An overnight fire at a Northeast Austin residential address began in a heater closet and spread into the the attic of the vacant home, Austin Fire Department Capt. Marc Saenz said Friday.
The home was located at 11303 January Drive, close to the intersection of East Braker Lane and Dessau Road. The vacant [...]

Mayor, Austin leaders thank responders to plane attack

By Sarah Coppola in The Austin American-Statesman
Mayor Lee Leffingwell and City Manager Marc Ott thanked the city’s public safety personnel this morning for their quick and efficient response to the plane crash into a Northwest Austin office building last week by Andrew Joseph Stack III.
In a ceremony at City Hall, Leffingwell honored Robin De Haven, [...]