The fire occurred on the 7300 block of Berkman Dr., and was reported by the Austin Fire Department just before 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Reports of a victim inside the structure led to an aggressive primary search under heavy fire conditions, no occupants were ultimately found. The injured firefighter was transported by Travis County EMS with non-life-threatening injuries. The structure was determined to be vacant. No other injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.  

Copperas Cove Fire Department swiftly responded to a house fire on Saturday, April 13. According to firefighters the building was unoccupied and firefighters were able to rescue five dogs who are all okay. Officers responded to the structure fire around 2:25 p.m. The fire took place in the 600 block of Cedar Drive. According to firefighters, they found a two-story home with significant fire coming through the roof and flames were being fanned by winds in excess of 20 mph. After an hour, firefighters were able to extinguish the flames. Nine people were displaced due to the damages done to the house, firefighters said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, firefighters said.  

One family has been displaced after a fire at an apartment complex on the Southeast Side. Authorities received the call about the fire around 6:05 p.m. on Sunday, at an apartment complex near the intersection of Pecan Valley Drive and East Southcross Street. Firefighters said the fire started in one of the lower units inside the bathroom. Crews were able to contain the fire in the unit it started in. All residents were evacuated from the building safely, with no injuries reported. The family residing in the unit has been displaced while repairs are made. The exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, and estimates as to the cost of the damages have not been made.  

Nearly two dozen residents in D.C.'s Eckington neighborhood are without a home after a massive fire engulfed an apartment building in Northeast overnight Monday, authorities said. The flames also damaged nearby homes. Firefighters were called to an apartment fire in the 300 block of Seaton Place NE just after midnight, D.C. Fire and EMS said. When fire crews arrived, heavy orange flames were shooting from the roof and both levels of the building, firefighters said. Those strong flames traveled from the building across an alley about 10 feet away to neighboring row homes. Thern Hill-El who lives next door to the building took cellphone video of the fire from his window. The video captures the moments the fire jumped from the alley to a car.  

More than 35,000 firefighters from across the world will meet in Indianapolis this week for an almost century-old international conference. The 97th annual Fire Department Instructors Conference International has returned to Indianapolis for the 29th year in a row, and will feature more than 250 speakers and classes. Chief David Rhodes with the FDIC joined News 8 on Sunday to share more about the conference. "The show continues to grow, we couldn't do it without the greatest support from all the local fire departments, the city fire department, the township, it's really grown into a huge partnership," he said. "It takes hundreds of people to pull this off." According to their website, "The FDIC experience is more than your traditional trade show, it's about the learning and sharing with your peers formally and informally through hallway conversations, developing life-long friendships, and recharging your passion for the industry."  

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: The closed Outlet store building was just steps away from WJAR's Broadcast House in downtown Providence. So, on Oct. 16, 1986, Frank Coletta and Art Lake were among the first to smell smoke. The Outlet was on fire, and WJAR had a front-row seat. "Firefighters shown here on the Broadcast House roof. There you can see the explosion throwing firefighters to the deck of Broadcast House," Frank reported. Our "Spy in The Sky" traffic reporter Tony DiBiasio flew over the inferno. "Flames up about 300 or 400 feet," he said. "Smoke up about 1,500 feet." NBC 10's Dyana Koelsch reported live from the station's roof. "Now police are on the scene, and they have already started their investigation into some possible causes," Koelsch reported. "It may be arson involved here. As one fire official put it, mice did not start this blaze."  

VIDEO: When not stationed at the firehouse or battling blazes, one Aurora firefighter dedicates his time to training firefighters and departments nationwide in responding to lithium-ion battery fires and electric vehicle fires. Paul Shoemaker, a veteran firefighter and paramedic with the Aurora Fire Department for a decade, collaborates closely with the National Fire Protection Association, the Fire Safety Research Institute, and Underwriters Laboratories. He aims to effect change in fire service practices across the nation. "I'm teaching firefighters how to handle, mitigate, and tactically extinguish lithium-ion battery fires," Shoemaker said. Lithium-ion batteries power a range of devices including e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric vehicles.