The Amarillo Fire Department said a homeless woman trying to stay warm started a large fire that destroyed a family owned tire shop. The fire at Advanced Tire Shop started just before 1 a.m. Fire crews reported propane bottles were exploding inside the building. AFD said the homeless woman was burned when she tried to stomp the fire out. She refused to go to the hospital. The building burned for more than seven hours. The owners told ABC 7 the building is a total loss. They said they are devastated. As the sun came up, the ABC 7 crew on scene could see a few cars and trucks were also damaged. The intersection of SE 27th Ave and Ross Osage Drive was closed. " Please avoid the area and avoid this intersection for travel today," said the fire department. "We have lines across the roads and the entire intersection is shut down."  

VIDEO: A man out on a hike in Rains County discovered an old bicycle and bones that could possibly belong to a former Dallas firefighter who went missing 5 years ago. The hiker, Michael Ramsey, says he was walking into a part of the woods he had previously believed to be inaccessible because of the swamp in the area. Ramsey says he noticed an old mountain bike under a fallen, rotted tree. Some presumed human skeletal remains were found in the area, according to the Hunt County Sheriff's Office. The Texas Rangers were called in to investigate with the Hunt County Sheriff's Office and the Rains County Sheriff's Office assisting. The remains were found in the area near where the cell phone of former Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers was last tracked on the day he disappeared.  

PHOTOS: A vacant apartment complex on Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas in the process of being demolished caught fire on November 30, with more than 60 firefighters responding to put out the flames. The building was Turtle Creek Gardens, located at 2525 Turtle Creek Blvd., a condominium complex that was due to be razed. According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, the building caught fire around 11 pm, and it's not yet known what caused the fire. The complex was built in 1961, originally as apartments before transitioning into condominiums. In 2018, the condomium HOA put the property on the market, and in early 2022 sold to Houston-based Hanover Co., who have plans for two high-rise residential buildings to go into the space. The building was occupied until September 2022, when demolition began.  

Wichita Falls firefighters worked to control a house fire late Thursday. According to WFFD Assistant Fire Marshal Eddie Mawson, the house in the 1400 block of Mitchell Street was vacant and unsecured. The house was valued at $12,902 and was heavily damaged during the fire. There were no injuries at the scene. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. According to preliminary reports, shortly before 10 p.m., firefighters responded to a vacant house fire near Mitchell and Elwood Street on the city's east side. They found heavy fire and smoke coming from the front of a house and worked to contain the blaze quickly. A fire investigator at the scene said the house was a complete loss. No injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.  

Bullard Fire Department is holding a gun raffle in an effort to raise funds for training and equipment, as well as to fund small projects within the department. "It takes a lot of money to run a fire department," said Peter Riley, the fire chief for the Bullard Fire Department. Riley said the Bullard Fire Department has contracts with Smith and Cherokee Counties that bring in funds to help pay for fuel and trucks, but smaller things such as training and repairs are often overlooked. "Getting our Humvee converted into a new brush truck, being able to continue to send our people through EMT school...and it takes a lot to keep our people motivated," said Riley. The Texas Forestry Services recently donated their second piece of demilitarized equipment, a Humvee M1097, to the Bullard Fire Department, which is a part of the Fire Fighter Property Program.  

Fort Worth's newest fire station officially opened Thursday with a ceremonial uncoupling of a fire hose by City dignitaries and partners. The addition of Station 45, 1901 Quail Grove Drive in far north Fort Worth, will improve response time for emergency personnel across north Fort Worth, which has seen substantial population growth over the last 10 years. The state-of-the-art fire station is in the Tehama Ridge/North Fort Worth Alliance neighborhood. Costing $6.4 million, the facility has multiple cancer prevention amenities and a tornado shelter with its own power and water supply. Station 45 is a single-engine company. Twelve firefighters will be housed at the station, with four assigned to each of the three rotating 24-hour shifts.  

A massive fire broke out at a Salvation Army store in Union City Thursday night. Newscopter 7 was over the scene as firefighters battled the raging inferno at the Salvation Army thrift store and donation center located at 900 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. The fire devoured the roof with shooting flames that destroyed the building. Inside the thrift store, where it started, the merchandise burned to ashes. From the lowest angle they could get to, to the highest perch they could manage, firefighters tried in vain to drown the blaze for hours, but it kept on burning. Just as it started, Anthony Lamont smelled the smoke in his apartment. A police officer came to help residents get out. Two of Lamont's cats were outside with him Thursday night, a third cat was still in the apartment.  

PHOTOS: It was a symbol of strength, power and durability. The 1947 Mack Model 45S was a pioneering apparatus at the time, and was heavily used in efforts by fire stations across the country to fight blazes — including right here in Oceanside. But this particular Mack truck has returned to the Columbia Engine Company No. 1 after crossing many miles of America and undergoing years of restoration. It was a journey that started simply enough 16 years ago with senior members of the fire department — Bill Lynch, Paul Facella and Fredrick Robinson — reminiscing about fire engines of yesteryear. The 1947 Mack was quite high-tech for its time because of a booster reel used to easily drench the many grass fires in the salt marshes of Oceanside. It was then they came up with an idea: Let's track down that old truck the Oceanside fire department replaced in the late 1950s that had, up until that moment, been lost to obscurity.  

As we end the year, the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network have designated the first month of the new year as Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month. 348 of the 469 names added at the 2022 IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial for line-of-duty deaths were from occupational cancer. The month-long campaign includes factsheets, training briefs and survivor stories to focus on the scope of cancer in the profession and to help departments reduce the risk for the now leading cause of death among firefighters. "As we continue to learn more about the link between firefighting and cancer, it is more important than ever that we take steps to minimize the risk firefighters face every single day," explains FCSN CEO Bryan Frieders.  

VIDEO: A man out on a hike in Rains County discovered an old bicycle and bones that could possibly belong to a former Dallas firefighter who went missing 5 years ago. The hiker, Michael Ramsey, says he was walking into a part of the woods he had previously believed to be inaccessible because of the swamp in the area. Ramsey says he noticed an old mountain bike under a fallen, rotted tree. Some presumed human skeletal remains were found in the area, according to the Hunt County Sheriff's Office. The Texas Rangers were called in to investigate with the Hunt County Sheriff's Office and the Rains County Sheriff's Office assisting. The remains were found in the area near where the cell phone of former Dallas firefighter Michael Chambers was last tracked on the day he disappeared.  

VIDEO: After dozens of reports of active shooter situations on school campuses rolled across North Carolina on Thursday, law enforcement officers issued this reminder: Any threat against a school is not simply a prank. It is a felony. From east in little Washington to west in Brevard County, North Carolina schools were targeted by false threats and deceptive calls. In no case was a threat actually found. Lt. Patrice Bogertey, spokesperson for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, said, "It wasn't an actual threat. There never was. We're seeing that this is a trend throughout our state here recently. "What this does to law enforcement, and any first responder, is it puts us on high alert because we don't know that it's a false threat until we get there." Bogertey said, "It's a threat of mass violence is what it is. Even though it's a hoax, it's still a felony." Firefighters and police swarmed to Hillside High School in Durham in response to the report of an active shooter.