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| Longtime Los Fresnos volunteer assistant fire chief retires Geronimo Sheldon knew he wanted to be a firefighter right after he joined the U.S. Navy in 1971. He was one of two sailors picked that would be trained in firefighting. The rest of the sailors were assigned to compartment cleanings. "That first day I loved it. Four years of air crash and rescue, that's what we did, if the plane crashes we would go pull the pilot out and put the fire out," Sheldon said. "I think I was chosen to be a firefighter. What are the odds," of that happening. Sheldon would later return to Brownsville where he got a job at Union Carbide, joining Brown & Root as a firefighter for six years until the plant shut down. For the last 42 years, Sheldon has served as a volunteer firefighter, assistant fire chief and fire chief for the Los Fresnos Volunteer Fire Department. He also served 34 ½ years as fire marshal for the city of Los Fresnos. MYRGV.COM West Orange home that survived 2021 fire destroyed in blaze VIDEO: A West Orange home that survived a 2021 fire was destroyed in a Monday morning blaze. The fire happened at a house located in the 2100 block of Crockett Street. Firefighters arrived at the house within minutes of being notified and found the home fully engulfed in heavy smoke and flames, Chief David Roberts told a 12News crew at the scene. The City of Orange Fire Department assisted at the scene. No one was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries have been reported. This is the second time the home caught fire. In November 2021, a man was able to successfully escape from a window after the same house caught fire. The house suffered heavy smoke and heat damage during the 2021 fire but was able to be saved. At this time, it is unknown what caused Monday's fire and an investigation is underway. KBMT-TV ABC/NBC 12 BEAUMONT Explosion in school bus-turned-home injures 1 in Smith County, fire determined to be accidental One woman was hospitalized with second-degree burns after a bus explosion in Smith County, and the fire has been determined as accidental. According to the Smith County Fire Marshal's Office, officials responded to the scene Saturday night in the 4000 block of Canyon Circle where a school bus that had been converted into a home caught fire. Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Chad Hogue said a preliminary investigation found the cause of the fire was "an accidental fuel-air explosion most likely caused by a propane leak." Officials said the bus turned "tiny home" was outfitted with gas and electrical utilities, and the woman who lived there is being treated at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas for second-degree burns to her upper body. One dog died in the fire and another survived. Hogue said the tiny home was destroyed in the blaze. KETK-TV NBC 56 JACKSONVILLE 4 families displaced, 8 apartments torched by fire, San Antonio Fire Department says Four families are displaced after a fire ripped through eight units at an apartment complex on the West Side, according to San Antonio Fire Department. The fire happened at 5 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Horal Drive. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy clouds of smoke and flames coming from the apartment building and deemed it a second-alarm fire. Flames were seen coming out of the attic and fire crews said they also spread to another building. SAFD was still able to get control of the flames and extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported, though four families total are displaced, according to fire officials. Of the eight apartments damaged in the fire, two are total losses. The families will stay on the property but will relocate to other units not impacted by the fire, SAFD said. Firefighters are still working to determine the cause of the fire. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Wichita Falls Fire Department fights fire in home for third time The Wichita Falls Fire Department responded to a familiar house Sunday morning in the 2300 block of Tenth. According to WFFD assistant fire marshal, Jody Ashlock, shortly after midnight, firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second floor. A second alarm was called to bring in additional resources. A search of the house found it to be vacant. Ashlock said this is the third time the department has responded to this property, and added the home is abandoned and unsecured. He said it appeared the home was occupied by vagrants. No injuries were reported, and the cause is undetermined but under investigation. He estimated the damage to the structure to be around $15,000. In December 2022, firefighters responded to the same address where the home was damaged, and the utilities were turned off. KFDX-TV NBC 3 WICHITA FALLS Fire destroys Lufkin home, two vehicles PHOTO: Firefighters responded to a home heavily involved in flames Saturday morning. The family was able to escape unharmed, but the house is likely to be a total loss. At about 8:50 a.m., dispatch received a call of a garage on fire on Baltrusol Court in the Crown Colony subdivision, according to a release from Lufkin Communications Director Jessica Pebsworth. Firefighters arrived to find the entire home ablaze, with the family already safely out. Pebsworth said firefighters quickly knocked down the largest flames and continued fighting smaller flare-ups throughout the morning, still monitoring hot spots as of 11:45 a.m. The home and two vehicles inside the garage are likely a total loss, but no surrounding homes were affected according to officials. The family reportedly does have insurance. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Lufkin Fire Marshal's Office. 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| VIDEO: Chicago Fire Department battles extra-alarm warehouse fire The Chicago Fire Department battled an extra-alarm fire in a West Side warehouse Tuesday morning. The fire was in a one-story commercial building in the 4500-block of West Fulton Street. Chopper 7HD flew above the scene, where flames could be seen pouring through the roof of the warehouse. The fire raged for more than an hour and around 7:45 a.m., CFD said it had been struck. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire. "Because of the size and the length of the building we had to escalate the alarm for more manpower," Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Donald Walker said. The building sustained major damage, including the collapse of the roof. Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Walker said the building housed a masonry business There are no reports of any injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. WLS-TV ABC 7 CHICAGO ‘Decon Kits' hope to help prevent cancer in Alabama firefighters VIDEO: January is firefighter cancer awareness month. It's a time for departments and advocates to raise awareness about the ongoing occupational hazards that firefighters face every day. According to research by the CDC and National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Firefighters have a nine percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a fourteen percent higher risk of dying from cancer than the average person but, advocates in Alabama are working toward ways to help lower those statistics. Toney Volunteer Fire Department President Heath Jones said the Huntsville Fire Department's Cancer Committee is investing in helping local departments fight one of the main factors that contribute to a higher risk of cancer among firefighters, namely the absorption of hazardous chemicals through their skin. The department is doing this with new decon kits. WHNT-TV CBS 19 HUNTSVILLE California: Suspect Steals Ambulance in San Francisco, Abandons it in Oakland VIDEO: Police are searching for a suspect who stole an ambulance in San Francisco Monday night. This all happened when paramedics were in the process of brining a patient to the ambulance in the area of 47th Avenue and Irving Street at 6:42 p.m. The California Highway Patrol was able to locate the ambulance using GPS and pursued it through San Mateo and Alameda counties before it got onto city streets in Oakland, the San Francisco Fire Department said. The CHP stopped the pursuit out of caution for other drivers and eventually found the ambulance abandoned on a nearby street. The suspect has not been identified or found, firefighters said. The patient who was supposed to get into the ambulance was not hurt and was taken to the hospital. No emergency personnel was hurt either, firefighters said. KNTV NBC 11 SAN JOSE Why some say Tennessee's 'Move Over' law needs stronger enforcement to prevent first responder crashes, deaths ‘Move over' is a law created to protect first responders on the scene of incidents. Unfortunately, drivers continue to ignore the siren and the flashing lights and it's costing people their lives. After six big wrecks involving Memphis firefighters, leaders and families say enough is enough. Now there are calls to stiffen penalties for drivers who break the law, and for more enforcement. "They call, we show up," said Thomas Malone, President of the Memphis Firefighter Association. Malone served the Memphis community for 34 years as a firefighter. "I can remember when I was an active firefighter, when we rode on the tailboards, people would get out of the way," he said. But Malone said it's a much different situation today, with more and more drivers who won't move over. "For whatever reason now, it's just like, they're constantly riding to the tail of the equipment," he said. WATN-TV ABC 24 MEMPHIS Longtime firefighter dedicated to telling the story of the Denver Fire Department VIDEO: When Denver's Fire Station Number 1 was built in 1909, firetrucks were still pulled by horses. One-hundred-fourteen years later, the horses are gone but the building remains as a tribute to the men and women who have dedicated their lives to keeping the city safe. "The fire house itself is just something that's very cherished," says long time firefighter Steve Montoya. After 30 years in the Denver Fire Department, Steve has spent much of the past decade honoring his fellow firefighters at the Denver Firefighters Museum. "There's an old saying, ‘Once a Marine always a Marine.' Same with firefighters. You know, it's something you never leave." The show piece of the museum is a truck known as EO4. It's the truck that carries firefighters to their final resting places. Steve was in charge of rebuilding it, tearing it all the way down and replacing the motor, transmission and more. He is also the driver during funerals for firefighters. KMGH-TV ABC 7 DENVER PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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