VIDEO: Eight years ago on Monday, the Houston Fire Department endured its darkest day in history. The Southwest Inn fire and building collapse eventually claimed the lives of five firefighters, and it was the single deadliest day for the Houston Fire Department. Their fellow firefighters gather at the site each year to make sure the fallen lost that day in 2013 aren't forgotten. The anniversary this year happened to fall on Memorial Day. Four firefighters died on the scene; Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, Mathew Renaud, and Anne Sullivan. In March 2017, Captain Bill Dowling, who lost both of his legs in the fire, died of complications from the injuries sustained in the line of duty. "Three more firefighters lost their ability to work, so (we) actually lost eight firefighters that day, in a manner of speaking," former district chief Curtis Seamans said.  

A man and a woman died in a house fire on County Road 3102 in Cherokee County Sunday, according to Sheriff Brent Dickson. On Tuesday, Dickson said the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a structure fire on CR 3102 in Jacksonville. The 911 caller said a mobile home was on fire and that two people were inside. The Jacksonville Fire Department and the and Earls Chapel Volunteer Fire Department battled the fire. When they got to the scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames. Dickson said that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and State Fire Marshal's Office were brought in to recover the bodies and further investigate the cause of the fire. Justice of the Peace Tony Johnson pronounced the two victims dead at the scene, and their bodies were sent to Forensic Medical Management of Tyler for autopsies to be performed.  

VIDEO: Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a house fire that damaged the roof of a two-story home early Monday morning, San Antonio fire officials said. The fire was called in just before 3 a.m. at a home near the intersection of Lynsgrove Street and Capeswood Street, not far from De Zavala and Interstate 10 on the city's Northwest Side. Firefighters said they arrived to find flames coming from the roof of the home. Fire officials said firefighters were able to safely put the fire out. Authorities say nobody was inside the home at the time of the fire, as the residents were staying at a hotel due to electrical problems. The homeowners later arrived on scene to tell officials that they had three dogs and a cat inside the home. Firefighters were able to find and rescue two of the dogs as well as the cat, fire officials said.  

VIDEO: San Antonio firefighters found a woman dead in the rubble of a home that was destroyed by fire overnight. Firefighters were called to the 2800 block of Stoney Mist for a house fire just before 3 a.m. When they arrived, the home was engulfed in flames and a total loss. After firefighters put out the flames and secured the scene, they found a woman's body in the debris of the home. Investigators said the fire did not appear to be suspicious and may have been caused by lightning. The Medical Examiner has a tentative ID of the woman but is not releasing it yet.  

The pandemic not only required significant operational changes to how Lake Travis Fire Rescue conducted its business, but it also placed all community education and training programs on hold. We are excited to begin moving back to more in-person community events and offer a number of programs that suit a variety of interests. Lake Travis Fire Rescue offers two levels of CPR training: Take 10 Hand Only CPR and more in-depth American Heart Association-certified "card" classes for individuals requiring a CPR card for employment or certification purposes. AEDs are now in most public and large assembly buildings, but do you know how to use one? AED training is built into most of our CPR training and offers individuals an opportunity to become comfortable with these life-saving devices. In addition to CPR and AED training, Stop the Bleed is a great course in basic wound and bleeding treatment.  

Investigators at the Austin Fire Department are working to determine what caused a fire Monday that displaced six people at an apartment complex in central Austin. Firefighters responded just before 1:15 p.m. to 1820 Wooten Park, which is near the intersection of W. Anderson Lane and Burnet Road. The fire department reported it only took crews 10 minutes after they received the initial call to put out the fire. There were no injuries. Firefighters said the fire caused $200,000 worth of damage.  

VIDEO: Firefighters put out a massive blaze at a warehouse in Huntington Park on Monday night, officials said. The fire was reported around 8:29 p.m. at a shoe factory located at Salt Lake Avenue and E. Gage Avenue, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Aerial video from Sky5 showed heavy fire and smoke could be seen emanating from the commercial structure. The roof also appeared to have collapsed. Five engines responded to the fire and were seen fighting the blaze from the ground and from a neighboring roof. The fire was put out just after 11 p.m. One firefighter suffered minor injuries in the blaze and was taken to a local hospital, officials said. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.  

VIDEO: Eight years ago on Monday, the Houston Fire Department endured its darkest day in history. The Southwest Inn fire and building collapse eventually claimed the lives of five firefighters, and it was the single deadliest day for the Houston Fire Department. Their fellow firefighters gather at the site each year to make sure the fallen lost that day in 2013 aren't forgotten. The anniversary this year happened to fall on Memorial Day. Four firefighters died on the scene; Robert Bebee, Robert Garner, Mathew Renaud, and Anne Sullivan. In March 2017, Captain Bill Dowling, who lost both of his legs in the fire, died of complications from the injuries sustained in the line of duty. "Three more firefighters lost their ability to work, so (we) actually lost eight firefighters that day, in a manner of speaking," former district chief Curtis Seamans said.  

VIDEO: Greensboro firefighters are taking a significant step toward restoring a tradition that honors colleagues who have died. The inspiration centers around the Firemen's monument in Green Hill Cemetery. "We've got so much that we take for granted just like this statue here. A lot of the firemen were not even familiar with it or really knew what the history of it was," Retired Battalion Chief Carl Eller said. Archived newspaper articles documented a tradition that faded over time. "Back in the early 1800s, one of the traditions of the Greensboro firefighters, which they called them firemen then, was to recognize the firefighters that passed away the year before, so a group of people in town decided to erect a statue or monument to remember our fallen brothers and sisters," Retired Battalion Chief Larry Cockman said. Recent research revealed much of the monument's connection to the fire department's history.  

Newark firefighters will be dispatched to all life-threatening calls beginning this weekend, officials announced Friday — a change that prompted the city's fire and police unions to raise concerns about training, equipment and compensation. University Hospital will continue to provide ambulance services to the city, but firefighters will also be dispatched in life-threatening situations. "We're adding that on to the police officers and the EMS workers that already respond because we know that time is of the essence in those types of emergencies," said Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara. "We just want to be certain we're using every resource available so we can save as many lives as possible." University Hospital's EMS respond to more than 100,000 calls per year and has a staff of 250 EMTs, paramedics and dispatchers, according to the agency.  

PHOTO: A large mural honoring a firefighter and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 has been unveiled next to a fire station. Capt. Franklin Williams of the fire department dominates the painting. But there are images of a bus driver who made an emotional plea for protection from COVID-19 before he caught the virus, and 5-year-old girl Skylar Herbert, who was the daughter of a firefighter and police officer. "This mural represents community heroes representing those institutions who also fought for our country by putting on a uniform and fighting an unknown enemy: COVID-19," said Odie Fakhouri, chief operating officer of the Arab American and Chaldean Council, which owns the building on Seven Mile Road. Williams, 57, was eligible to retire from the fire department but wanted to work until age 60. He died last summer.