Corsicana Fire Rescue successfully met all metrics for annual compliance and was awarded the Silver Level Designation from the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline, the highest available for a first-time submission. "The goal of Corsicana Fire Rescue is to provide unparalleled patient care and unsurpassed customer service at every interaction," Fire Chief Paul Henley stated. "We are extremely proud of this designation and will strive to meet these stringent metrics each year." Mission: Lifeline is the American Heart Association's national initiative to advance the System of Care for patients with acute, high-risk time sensitive life and/or quality of life threatening disease states, such as ST Elevate Myocardial Infarction, STEMI Heart Attack, Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction, NSTEMI Heart Attack, Stroke and Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest.  

Cedar Park will remodel the weight and bunker gear rooms in Fire Stations Nos. 2 and 3—the city's oldest fire stations—as cancer-prevention measures, according to city documents. The rooms will be remodeled to reduce firefighters' exposure to carcinogens and hazardous vehicle emissions. Remodels will enclose the weight and bunker gear rooms with separate air systems from the apparatus bay. Cedar Park City Council approved a project agreement July 24 with Tegrity Contractors for $283,554. The project is funded through fiscal year 2019-20 limited tax notes, according to the city. The remodels have a 90-day timeline. Station No. 2 is located at 1570 Cypress Creek Road, and Station No. 3 is located at 1311 Highland Drive.  

Two dogs that were trapped inside of their kennels were killed in a house fire on the far Northeast Side, according to San Antonio Fire Department. The fire happened Sunday afternoon in the 5600 block of Spring Sunshine. Firefighters said the homeowner was not home at the time of the fire, but five dogs were inside, according to SAFD. Fire crews were able to rescue three of the five dogs, but the other two died from smoke inhalation, officials said. No other injuries were reported. According to SAFD, the fire started when the homeowner had food cooking on the stove before she left the home and went to H-E-B. Neighbors notified firefighters when they noticed smoke coming out of the residence. The home sustained significant damage in its kitchen area.  

An East Texas family is safe this morning after escaping a house fire overnight in Smith County. According to officials on scene, firefighters responded to the 20000 block of county road 450 just before 5 a.m. this morning for reports of a structure fire. Upon arrival, fire crews say they found the home fully involved. In addition, a car near a detached garage caught on fire. Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly and the family inside safely escaped. The home and car are both a total loss according to officials on scene. No injuries were reported. The Smith County Fire Marshal office is on the scene to determine the cause of the fire. Lindale Fire Department and Mineola Fire Department responded to the scene.  

Memorial services for Bexar County's emergency management coordinator had mourners honoring his wishes by practicing social distancing during the Friday morning tribute. Kyle Coleman died earlier this month at the age of 69 from COVID-19, his family and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said. Most people who attended the services at Freeman Coliseum sat in their vehicles the whole time and listened to the invited speakers by way of their radios. "He was one of these public servants that really knew what it meant to be a public servant and gave his life in fighting this terrible pandemic," Wolff said. Bexar County's Fire Marshal Chris Lopez, spoke about how Coleman often shared stories of his days in law enforcement. Prior to working for emergency management, Coleman had been with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, where he once earned the Medal of Valor for saving people in a nursing home from a fire.  

A small aircraft crashed on the South Side, injuring at least two people and killing one. "He hit the ground and the gas tanks exploded," said Robert Brieno, one of the neighbors who saw the plane crash. According to the San Antonio Fire Department, the small plane crash in the 9400 block of Espada Rd., not far from Stinson Airport. "After the explosion, of course, I saw black smoke," Brieno said. The FAA said the plane crashed after taking off from the airport and burned on impact. "From what I'm told the plane was heavy with passengers and basically there was a strong wind," said Sgt. Ralph Salazar with the San Antonio Police Department. The plane, a Piper PA-28, had three people on it, one died and two are severely burned. Brieno said he and another neighbor poured water on the two men as they waited for first responders to arrive.  

A shared contract to hire firefighters jointly is in the works among six area municipalities that are struggling to find and retain firefighters. If approved, the estimated $405,847 annual contract would staff two full-time, EMS-trained firefighters to serve the neighboring towns and villages of Walworth, Sharon and Darien around the clock. The proposed contract begins on Jan. 1, 2021 and continues for three years. Mark Ruosch, president of the village of Sharon, said all of the municipalities have had trouble finding or retaining new firefighters, and often do not have flexibility in their budgets to pay for full-time additions. The Village of Sharon has no full-time fire department staff and operates only with volunteers who are paid either hourly or per call. Recently the village has had difficulty finding volunteers to fill vacant spots.  

VIDEO: The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday that a Fraser woman has been charged with setting a car on fire after video shows her apparently filling the SUV with gasoline and then lighting it, only to have it explode in her face. Sydney Parham, 26, was arrested on arson charges after police said she set the car on fire on Wednesday. The fire department and deputies were called to the San Remo Apartments on Union Lake Road for a car fire on Wednesday around 8 a.m. Video shot from across the parking lot shows a woman, identified by deputies as Parham, filling the back seat with what looks like gasoline, reaching in to ignite it with what looks like a stick lighter, and then the fire explodes in her face, sending her backward onto the pavement next to the SUV. The video was uploaded to YouTube by user ppv_tahoe. The Macomb County Sheriff's office confirmed the video is the same incident that Parham was charged in.  

Ann Jerome got to see her son for a brief moment before he was flown to Syracuse with injuries critical enough to make his survival expectancy unclear. She was able to touch his hand, then hear him say he was sorry. It was around 4 p.m. on Tuesday when the Parishville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a scene where a person was having difficulty breathing. Nicholas D. Jerome, a 30-year-old assistant chief and EMT who has been with the Parishville department for 12 years, was driving his truck to the fire station before heading out on the call. On his way, his emergency lights activated, Mr. Jerome was approaching an intersection on Catherine Street when a vehicle began crossing. He swerved to avoid the vehicle and lost control, exiting the right side of the road and striking a telephone pole before crashing into a tree on the driver's side. Witnesses later said there was a person mowing a lawn that he also avoided. Mr. Jerome would later say he never lost consciousness.  

PHOTOS: As the Indianapolis Fire Department was finishing a pre-planned training exercise Saturday on Geist Reservoir, conservationists with the Department of Natural Resources asked them to help search for a missing prosthetic leg. That leg belonged to Amy Gillum. Her family was out on their boat and when she went to take off her prosthetic leg to get in the water, it slipped and fell in. Three divers with IFD spent 20 minutes each in zero visibility attempting to locate the leg. "I was sitting there thinking, ‘What am I going to do? How am I going to get off the boat?' This is my life, and I never had that feeling of, ‘I am not walking unless I get this,'" Gillum said. After almost an hour of searching, the last diver was doing his final pass when he found it. It was located 20 feet down and 100 yards from shore.  

Late-July 1910 saw the Harbor beset by fires, not particularly unusual during the summer in small timber towns. It was the massive holocaust in Hoquiam on July 22, 1910 that killed two and injured many more that held the headlines when the substantial, picturesque four-story Hotel Hoquiam was reduced to rubble in an early morning blaze. Cosmopolis – Fire was discovered about four o'clock this morning in a one-story frame building on Main street, owned by the Grays Harbor Commercial Co., and occupied as a bowling alley and cigar store. The fire department was quickly on the scene after the alarm was given, and succeeded in confining the flames to the building in which they originated. The building and contents are almost a total loss, and the amount of insurance, if any, is unknown. Hoquiam – Damages to the extent of $5,000 was done to the city hall here today when fire broke in the attic of the building, threatening its destruction.