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| 'Boiling hot oil and water,' Hardin County fire captain burned after tank complex fire, community raising money One Hardin County fire captain is recovering after falling into "boiling hot oil and water." Captain Chad Pierce got the call to assist Jefferson County ESD #3 with a tank complex fire Friday night. The tanks, filled with crude oil, were located near South China Road, roughly seven miles south of China. Officials tell 12News the fire started from a lightning strike around 7 p.m. Pierce, a captain for Hardin County ESD #5, and others battled the blaze for hours before putting it out around midnight. While Pierce looked for hot spots after the fire was extinguished, he fell into a ditch. He spoke with 12News over the phone on Sunday. "Whenever I fell in, it was almost up to my waist," said Pierce. "That's when I realized it was boiling hot oil and water." KBMT-TV ABC 12 Fire stations across Central Texas honor firefighters who died in line of duty Fire stations across Central Texas were lit up in red over the weekend to honor firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The lights were part of the national "Light the Night" movement. As stations across America remembered the firefighters who gave everything to keep their communities safe, the Waco Fire Department had each of its 13 stations shining red. The Harker Heights Fire Department also participated. Fire officials said they hope the lights will remind people to stop and remember the firefighters who gave everything. KCEN-TV NBC 6 CENTRALTEXASNOW.COM SAFER Grant Will Allow Hopkins County Fire Department To Hire 3 Additional Full-Time Firefighters Hopkins County Fire Department anticipates adding three additional full-time firefighters to their roster on April 1, thanks to a SAFER Grant. Officials were recently notified the county has been selected to receive a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant, which will help fund the cost of adding three additional firefighter to the roster. Currently, the department's shift includes two full-time firefighters daily, and one part-time firefighter for a 12-hour shift on week days. This would allow them to hire three more firefighters. One would be assigned to each of the three on-duty shifts, for a total of three full-time firefighters on-duty, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. "Having three full-time seven days a week is the goal," Newsom said. KSST RADIO Lightning Strike Causes 150-Acre Blaze in Aledo VIDEO: A lightning strike is to blame for a fire in Aledo that burned through more than 150 acres Sunday night, Aledo fire officials said. The fire was eventually contained and no injuries were reported. The fire encompassed land near the 300 block of Queen Street, Aledo fire officials said. The Aledo Fire Department got help from firefighters from Fort Worth and Benbrook. No homes were damaged, fire officials said. KXAS-TV NBC 5 DALLAS - FORT WORTH Firefighters respond to 2-alarm fire at Houston pawn shop near Westpark Tollway RAW VIDEO: Firefighters responded to a two-alarm building fire at a business located just off the Westpark Tollway early Monday. This happened 3 a.m. at a pawn shop located at Fondren and Glenmont in west Houston. Video from the scene shows flames and heavy smoke coming from a section of the building. Details are limited at this time, but appears that HFD has kept the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. No injuries have been reported at this time. The Fondren exit heading east/inbound on the Westpark Tollway is closed and the frontage road is blocked. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Family of fallen Waco firefighter receives memorial coin 50 years after his death Kelly Fox Shavers never really knew her father, but others' memories and his connections to the Waco Fire Department keep the legacy of firefighter Jimmy Fox alive more than 50 years after his death. "This means so much because it means he is still remembered," Shavers said. "I was 8 months old when he died, and it was so hard for my mom. He was the last (Waco) firefighter killed in the line of duty, so it means so much that he still means so much to these guys." The department presented Shavers with a coin Friday memorializing her father, who died in 1969 while battling a fire in a silo filled with sawdust. Shavers was joined by her half sister, Becky Davis, at Fire Station No. 1 as the two were handed the memorial coin from members of the Waco Professional Firefighters Association Local 478 and the firefighters honor guard. WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| South Carolina firefighter dies after being struck by semi while on the job A Lexington County firefighter has died after he was struck by a semi while trying to help victims of a car crash. The fire service said Lexington County Fire Service Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum, a 22-year veteran of the agency, had been dispatched to a service call around 3:30 p.m. Friday. While he was headed to the scene, he and his partner saw a car crash in the 5200 block of Fairview Road. The firefighters stopped to check on those involved, and while they were doing their duty, Quattlebaum was struck by the semi. EMS began giving care to Quattlebaum at the scene, and he was taken to the hospital where he later died. Quattlebaum is from Batesburg-Leesville, and began with the agency as a volunteer firefighter in 1997. He became full-time in 2000, and was promoted to fire engineer in 2002. WLTX-TV CBS 19 COLUMBIA Over 5,000 people attended the 38th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Maryland The 38th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service took place over the weekend at the National Fire Academy in Maryland. The sound of bagpipes and drums could be heard for miles as people gathered to remember and honor 119 fallen heroes from 2018 and previous years. The rainy weather didn't stop over 5,000 people from silently listening to fire officials talk about brave men and women from all over the nation, who died protecting their community. "That's over 28 million emergencies in which our brave men and women, career and volunteer, emergency medical responders, firefighters bravely confront the hazards that are associated with protecting their community and fellow citizens from the dangers of all types and sizes," Chief Keith Bryant said, head of the U.S. Fire Administration. WDVM-TV 25 HAGERSTOWN Series of massive explosions injure 4, including 2 firefighters, at California restaurant celebrating Oktoberfest VIDEO: Authorities reported multiple injuries after a series of electrical explosions sent massive fireballs into the air Saturday night at a shopping and dining complex in Huntington Beach. Staff at the Old World German restaurant on Center Avenue noticed an odor coming from the underground electrical vault. The fire department was called to the scene - where the restaurant was holding an Oktoberfest event - and the first explosion erupted shortly after, around 8:30 p.m. Two firefighters were injured while investigating the initial explosion just before another one went off. Witnesses say the lights started to flicker and the power went out before up to three explosions only about a minute apart rocked the restaurant. Huntington Beach Fire Department officials say two firefighters and two civilians were injured, including a restaurant employee who led fire crews to the vault. KABC-TV ABC 7 LOS ANGELES Dispatching practices contribute to fire problems in New Jersey The firehouse on John F. Kennedy Boulevard is just under a mile from Janice Pantano's Central Avenue shore home, but on May 23, when Pantano called 911 to report her car on fire, it took 19 minutes before firefighters had begun spraying water at the scene. By the time the fire was put out, her car and her home were destroyed. Pantano, 62, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, wants to know why it took so long. According to a review of 18 months of fire call data and a former city fire chief, the city follows a legal, if controversial, practice of sending police officers to a fire first before calling out firefighters. In Pantano's case, police arrived within moments of her 911 call at 10:36 p.m., but the Sea Isle City Volunteer Fire Department wasn't dispatched until six minutes later, according to computerized dispatch records obtained through a public records request. PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY Backyard brook tested for toxic firefighting foam in wake of deadly Connecticut plane crash A Windsor family contacted environmental officials after they said they saw firefighting foam building up in their backyard brook. Connecticut health officials issued an alert immediately following a deadly vintage plane crash on Wednesday where the firefighting foam with PFAS may have made its way into the Farmington River and surrounding waterways. Currently, state and local officials said they are reviewing samples to determine if the toxic chemical is in the water. Residents are strongly discouraged from touching the foam or fishing in the Farmington River. Sunday, Channel 3 spoke with a Windsor resident who said the foam has encroached on her property in Windsor. Paddy Abramowicz told Channel 3 her backyard brook, Rainbow Brook, feeds into the Farmington River, and on Saturday, she said she noticed foam bubbling over. WFSB-TV CBS 3 HARTFORD PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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