VIDEO: An unoccupied two-story home on the city's East Side was destroyed by a fire late Wednesday night, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was called in around 11 p.m. at a home in the 1500 block of South Hackberry Street, not far from Westfall Avenue and Interstate 10. Firefighters said they arrived to find flames showing from the two-story home. Fire crews fought the fire defensively because they were aware of holes in both the walls and on the floors. Fire officials said they eventually knocked down most of the fire, but will now continue to work on hot spots until a demolition crew arrives. The home is considered a total loss. The fire will not be investigated and they will instead just talk to neighbors and witnesses, leaving the official cause to likely be undetermined, firefighters said. There were no reports of any injuries.  

VIDEO: Fort Worth city officials and first responders gathered at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex to announce the launch of a new program called R3: Respond, Restore, Resolve. The program aims to address mental and emotional health before first responders need clinical help. Officials said the 'groundbreaking' program combines Fort Worth firefighters and police officers and gives up to 48 hours of paid time to choose preventive care from approved non-clinical resources. "It also equips peer support teams to contact individuals who have been involved in critical incidents, or really difficult calls that day," said Anna Heil with the American Warrior Association. AWA is an anchor partner in the program with the City of Fort Worth.  

VIDEO: First responders in the Rio Grande Valley are receiving some new training priorities this year. The first responders participated in the first day of the South Texas All Hazards Conference in McAllen on Wednesday. As part of the conference, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service develops trainings and continuing education programs for first responders around the state. Among the things first responders learned was how to properly respond to battery fires. Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Director David Coatney says battery fires are a growing problem, and they want to make sure firefighters are trained. "People are bringing them inside their houses or their apartments, they're going into thermal runaway, they heat up, and they catch on fire," Coatney said.  

VIDEOS: The Amarillo Fire Department responded to a two alarm fire at 206 S Jackson Street on Wednesday. According to officials, the Amarillo Fire Department was dispatched to the fire around 6:40 Wednesday afternoon. Officials say central crews noticed the plume of smoke before they were dispatched. Upon arrival, crews found an abandoned building on fire with the east side fully involved. The second alarm was called at 6:44 p.m. Crews quickly worked on the fire and were able to get it under control around 7 p.m. No injuries were reported and the Fire Marshal's Office will be investigating this fire.  

PHOTOS: Massive flames could be seen shooting from an abandoned Cleveland church early Thursday morning. The building was fully engulfed as SkyFOX was over the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m. The church, located near the corner of E. 91st Street and Miles Park, has been identified as the former Pentecostal Determine Church of God. According to the Cuyahoga County Auditor's website, the church was built in 1872. Fire officials said the building is vacant and no injuries were reported. Fire officials also said the building is four stories tall and there was concern walls could collapse. Fire crews battled the blaze from the outside and said they would only enter the building if they believed someone was inside. Officials noted the roof of the church had previously collapsed before the fire started, and there was other prior structural damage to the building as well.  

A fake firefighter with a garden hose refused to leave the scene of a deadly blaze in North Carolina, officials told news outlets. Early March 27, the Morganton Department of Public Safety said its crews were called to the fire and spotted a 37-year-old man wearing a New York City Fire Department outfit. "When firefighters first arrived, a neighbor was on-scene, dressed in FDNY turnout gear and attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose," police wrote in a news release. "Morganton firefighters began to take over suppression efforts; however, the male refused to vacate the property." The neighbor also is accused of interfering as crews tried to start battling the fire, which had "fully engulfed" the home. He was taken into custody "after multiple commands," according to the public safety department.  

VIDEO: This week the United Soybean Board announced the first and only soybased fire suppressant had been certified safe for sale. But what do firefighters think about the new product? Firefighters from across the U.S. participated in a fire demonstration at the Dalton, Georgia, fire department looking at the effectiveness of Soyfoam. A Farm to Fire demo allowed firefighters to see first-hand how it performed with different types of fires at 1% and 3% concentrations. That included farmer and firefighter Jeff King of Coryden, Kentucky. "I was impressed with this. The knockdown, ability to knock down the fire. We weren't' able to relight it which was very impressive." South Dakota farmer and Roscoe firefighter Andy Weisser also tested the product and is excited that it's less corrosive than conventional foams.  

PHOTOS: When there's a problem to solve, you can count on first responders to come to the rescue. So when two Fishers firefighters saw some old fire hose on the bay floor, set to travel to a landfill, they put their helmets together to come up with a creative solution. Rob Demlow has been fighting fires in his Fishers community for 19 years. "The first airway that I held open, it was almost like, I knew where I was supposed to be," said Demlow. "It was almost like a God moment." His passion for serving his community is on display each time an alarm sounds when he is on duty. "My job and my place was kind of set at that point," Demlow said. For his longtime friend and firefighting brother, Scott Carr, being a firefighter was in his blood. He has served his Fishers neighbors with pride for the past 24 years.