Bastrop Fire Department and multiple other agencies worked to contain a house fire that sparked a brush fire and led to some temporary evacuations early Thursday morning. BFD crews responded at around 2:56 a.m. to the structure fire in the 100 block of Mokaluna Lane in the City of Bastrop. About 1 hour later, while crews were working to put out the house fire, they were notified of a brush fire in the area so additional resources were called to the scene. Bastrop County Emergency Services District (ESD) 2, Smithville Volunteer Fire Department, Heart of Pines Volunteer Fire Department, Manor Fire Department, Travis County ESD 11, Acadian EMS, Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team, Bastrop County Information Technology Drone Team, and the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management responded to assist.  

VIDEOS: An investigation is underway after a truck driver died when an 18-wheeler went off a highway overpass in Allen, Texas, and officials are also looking into the road's infrastructure. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road. Dash camera video from a witness showed the semi-truck plummeting off the U.S. 75 overpass and bursting into flames. Allen police said it appeared the semi-truck collided with another vehicle, which caused it to go off the highway. The driver of the semi-truck died and was later identified as Gustavo Gomez, 71. The United States Postal Service said Gomez was a contractor who transported mail for the agency. The investigation into his death includes the now 7-year-old retaining wall barrier that engineers admit was not designed to contain a vehicle of that size.  

Bryan firefighters are investigating a fatal home fire in the area of 400 block of Pierce Street. Authorities tell KBTX that one man died in the fire. The preliminary investigation does not indicate foul play. Bryan Fire Chief Richard Giusti says they responded to the house fire call at 9:30 Wednesday night. When they entered the house, they found the man dead. Giusti says there didn't appear to be any smoke detectors in the home, "We're still looking for that, but it didn't seem to be like any smoke alarms out there and if that's the case that could have saved this man's life." Neighbors told KBTX they started smelling smoke as early as two hours before firefighters were called, but didn't know where it was coming from. Both the Bryan Fire Department and Police Department are investigating the fire.  

Some quick action from several fire departments saved a home from a fast-moving grass fire. The Robinson Volunteer Fire Department posted on social media that units were dispatched at approximately 1:14pm Wednesday after a report of a possible structure and grass fire. The department says the fire was on Levi Parkway – near the border of the Robinson/Lorena fire jurisdiction. Robinson immediately requested mutual aid from the Lorena Fire Department. Robinson arrived on scene at 1:23 p.m. and reported a fast-moving grass fire, with a shed fully involved. The fire was quickly approaching a residence. A hose line was deployed to protect the residence, and the nearby shed was extinguished. Additional units started arriving on scene to continue extinguishing the fire.  

This week, during rush hour, you will see your local firefighters with boots in hand to raise money to fund and support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The International Alliance of Firefighters is partnering with the Muscular Dystrophy Association to help transform the lives of kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and other neuromuscular diseases. There are more than 250,000 people in The United States living with neuromuscular diseases. These donations will go towards the MDA to help continue and fund research. Firefighters in El Paso have been on Shadowmountain and North Mesa Street, along with other streets throughout El Paso, for drivers to stop by and fill their boots.  

VIDEO: A woman and her two young children found themselves trapped in a fire Sunday afternoon on the second floor of an apartment building. When the call came in, first responders sprang into action. College Station Police began notifying others in the building they need to leave, including resident Adrianer Young. "[They were] banging on the door and saying the building was on fire," she said. "My heart started pounding really fast and then when I stepped out and actually stepped across the way and look behind the building where the fire was, I was like, ‘oh my god,' I start praying for everyone on this backside." Young was just a few walls away from the fire, but luckily her apartment is not damaged. When she saw fire crews racing to the scene, all she could think about was the neighbors inside.  

An investigation is underway after a truck driver died when an 18-wheeler went off a highway overpass in Allen, Texas, and officials are also looking into the road's infrastructure. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. 75 and Stacy Road. Dash camera video from a witness showed the semi-truck plummeting off the U.S. 75 overpass and bursting into flames. Allen police said it appeared the semi-truck collided with another vehicle, which caused it to go off the highway. The driver of the semi-truck died and was later identified as Gustavo Gomez, 71. The United States Postal Service said Gomez was a contractor who transported mail for the agency. The investigation into his death includes the now 7-year-old retaining wall barrier that engineers admit was not designed to contain a vehicle of that size.  

PHOTOS: For almost a year, a Keystone Cougar recreational vehicle in Haney Creek Park has been the home of Stuart Fire Rescue temporary Station No. 3. Two firefighters rotate through 24-hour shifts in a camp-like environment, parked next to a gazebo with a smoker and grill at the ready. And unlike crews staffing Stuart's two existing fire stations — on Southeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Southeast Monterey Road — personnel tend to parkgoers who ask for Band-Aids or need help catching their runaway dog. "I've chased a couple of dogs," admitted firefighter/paramedic Drew Edwards. "It's obviously different than being at a fire station." Edwards and other firefighters operating out of the RV have been responding to emergency calls north of Northwest Wright Boulevard, Chief Vince Felicione said.  

VIDEO: New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging technique helped him extinguish prostate cancer before it spread. "I think firefighters tend to be aggressive," said retired Colton Fire Chief Thomas Hendrix. Eight years ago, doctors diagnosed him with prostate cancer and he knew exactly what he wanted to do. "Initially, it was just surgery, and the surgery went quite well and it looked like things were fine," Hendrix said. Things were fine until six months later when Hendrix's prostate-specific antigen levels started to rise again. The next plan of attack was 35 rounds of proton radiation therapy. The radiation therapy seemed to work and Hendrix thought he had beaten his cancer until a few years later.  

A suburban police detective climbs the steps of the main Cook County criminal courthouse in hopes of ending a 40-year-old mystery. The Tylenol murders, as they are commonly known, have been his investigation since he assumed responsibility for the cold case more than 15 years ago. Now, he and several other law enforcement officials believe they have solved the killings. They just need prosecutors to agree with them, to take the risky step of indicting a 76-year-old man in a case built almost entirely on circumstantial evidence. The detective knows the odds are steep as he heads into the January 2022 meeting with top criminal investigators from the Cook County state's attorney's office. He makes his best pitch anyway.  

VIDEO: On Wednesday, over a hundred firefighters from throughout central Pa. gathered at Fort Indiantown Gap for emergency training, each one learning about the different military helicopters that fly from the base. "They're going through four stations, which include orientation to the CH-47 Shanook, the UH-60 Blackhawk, and UH-72 Lakota," said Aviation Safety Officer Danielle Watkins. Watkins says this is the first-time local fire departments were brought on base for this kind of training. "We brought them here to build a relationship, report with them, to talk about the important things to note," said Watkins. The goal of the program is to get fire crews familiar with these complex military helicopters, so they know what to do in case of an emergency.