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| City of Sanger announces selection of Assistant Fire Chief The City of Sanger, TX, announces new Assistant Fire Chief, Casey Welborn. After an extensive recruitment process, Assistant Chief Welborn was selected as a finalist and interviewed by a panel that included an area Battalion Chief, Fire Chief, the City of Sanger's HR Department, and other City Staff. Welborn has been with the Sanger Fire Department since 1998. During his tenure with the City, he has served as a Firefighter/Paramedic Lieutenant and, most recently, the City's Fire Marshal. Assistant Chief Welborn holds multiple certifications: Officer 1 & 2, Instructor 1 & 2, Inspector 1 &2, plans review, and he is an advanced firefighter. Additionally, Welborn's expertise includes but is not limited to fire suppression, emergency disaster planning, fire behavior, and combustion. NORTH TEXAS E-NEWS Man dies after fire in San Antonio home sparked by space heater, fire department says PHOTO: A man is dead following a fire at a home on the city's North Side early Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The fire was called in just after 7:30 a.m. at a home in the 1000 block of West Summit Avenue, not far from Interstate 10 and Blanco Road. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found flames coming through the roof of the home. They had to fight the fire defensively, but were eventually able to knock down the flames, fire officials said. The SAFD said a couple lived at the home and the wife was awake when the fire started downstairs. Her husband however was asleep upstairs and she was unable to get him out of the house, firefighters said. Authorities say the flames were just too aggressive to go inside to make any rescue attempts. The man died as a result of the fire. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Building in Austin catches fire, just blocks away from state capitol The Austin Fire Department responded to a fire at a building on Congress Avenue, just blocks away from the Texas State Capitol, early Tuesday morning. AFD said just after midnight that crews were on the scene of a fire at a commercial building located at 903 Congress Ave, two streets over from the Capitol. AFD said at 1 a.m. that the fire was under control and, due to structural conditions, crews were operating from outside the building. AFD said there was no one inside the building, and no one was injured in the fire. Shortly after that update, AFD said firefighters had transitioned to overhaul operations, with crews putting out hot spots from outside the building. AFD said the main body of the fire had been extinguished, and there were no visible flames. KVUE-TV ABC 24 AUSTIN Individual seriously injured in Alpine house fire The Alpine Fire Department responded to a house fire on March 20 at 9:00 p.m. involving a seriously injured individual. AFD was alerted about smoke coming from a house in the area of West Marfa and 8th Street with the unconscious individual in it. Once they arrived, multiple law enforcement members including some bystanders helped remove the individual from the active fire. The individual was then immediately handed over to local EMS and transported to a hospital in serious condition. The Fire Department extinguished the home and was able to save some of the rooms. There were no other structures in the surrounding area that were damaged. Some of the law enforcement teams that helped on top of AFD was Alpine Police, Brewster County Sheriff's Office, UDPS, and Texas DPS. KWES-TV NBC 9 ODESSA Residents left without home following duplex fire in Hewitt PHOTO: According to Hewitt Fire Chief Jonathan Christian, the Waco and Hewitt fire departments responded to a structure fire on Monday, March 20 around 3:30 p.m. Chief Christian confirmed to 6 News that the fire was located at 1118 W. Gruver Cir. Upon arrival to the fire, crews found one duplex fully engulfed with flames and smoke, Chief Christian says. According to Chief Christian, the fire was put out before it could reach any other nearby units. However, the duplex next to it did suffer some smoke and heat damage. Authorities say the duplex was a total loss and the residents are now displaced. This unfortunate event began after a pot was left on the stove, the strong winds in the area assisted the growth of the fire, according to Chief Christian. KCEN-TV NBC 6 TEMPLE 'A legacy:' Copperas Cove family helping firefighters in honor of late son VIDEO: At a very young age, Jose Negrete knew helping others was his life's mission, and became a firefighter and paramedic for the Copperas Cove Fire Department. "[He said] I do not want to go to college, I do not want to go to university, I want to do something useful and productive for my community, I want to make a difference," his mother, Maria Negrete said. He served for more than four years until July 28th, 2020; Jose Negrete died due to complications of lymphoma. "And the hardest part being his mom, it was having Covid in the area at the time, we couldn't go see him, everything was very restrictive so the time that we spent with him was very limited," Maria said. Hundreds of people supported the Negrete family as they said their last goodbyes. His family witnessed the impact their loved one had in such a short time. KXXV-TV ABC 25 WACO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEOS: Church reduced to burned-out shell after massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey The remains of a church that was destroyed in a massive 8-alarm fire in New Jersey on Monday evening were still smoldering on Tuesday. Chopper 6 was over the Fountain of Life Center located on the 2000 block of Columbus Road in Florence Township. The daylight revealed the extent of damage to the house of worship. A burned-out shell was all that was left. Smoke from smoldering flames was still rising from the debris. The flames broke out around 6 p.m. Monday. Officials tell Action News that kids were playing basketball in the rear of the church when they reported seeing smoke. It didn't take long before the building was completely engulfed in flames. According to Robert Tharp, the fire district administrator for the Florence Township Fire Department, more than 150 firefighters from across South Jersey and Pennsylvania helped fight the flames and supply water. WPVI-TV ABC 6 PHILADELPHIA Firefighters highlight tax benefits of volunteers to New York Volunteer firefighters in New York save taxpayers an estimated $4.7 billion a year with their services, a report released Monday by the Firefighters Association of the State of New York found. The report highlights the economic impact of the state's 80,000 volunteer firefighters in the state and the effect they have on saving tax dollars at the local and state level. "This report underscores the importance and value of the volunteer firefighting service to New York," said FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr. "Without the dedication and service of the brave volunteers throughout the state, local taxpayers would face a significant financial burden to fund the type of emergency response they are accustomed to. Our volunteer firefighters train extensively to be able to respond to their neighbors in a time of need, and we are proud to do our part to keep this great State safe and taxpayer costs for fire protection low." SPECTRUM NEWS 1 - METERED SITE Missouri: Color-coded hallways, doors and windows coming to schools to help first responders get to emergencies faster VIDEO: St. Louis County schools are one step closer to being prepared for emergencies. Active shooters, natural disasters, fires and medical issues -- all require first responders to navigate campuses quickly. "We always learn from situations," St. Louis County Police Department Chief of Police Kenneth Gregory said police learned about Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (CVPA). "They had a hard time finding which doors to get into," he said. Many schools are a maze of hallways, doors and windows and not every first responder knows the building. "We have seen when it comes to safety of our children, seconds can matter," St. Louis County Councilman Mark Harder told 5 On Your Side. "We needed to find a way to minimize the time it takes to get to the place where first responders are most needed." Your child's school may already have a system to aid first responders. KSDK-TV NBC 5 ST. LOUIS Decorated gymnast turned firefighter representing Kansas fire department in boxing ring VIDEO: A Wichita firefighter is preparing to fight a Tulsa police officer, all for a good cause. Newton native Carlye Anderson is training for a boxing match that will serve as a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. The former national champion gymnast first stepped foot into the boxing ring two years ago. Since then, she's been hooked. "Just learning footwork and how to move, going back and forth, trying to get the feel for something different," Anderson said. "I've never tried anything like it before, so it's been fun to try something new." Competing is nothing new to the athlete who won two state gymnastics titles in high school to accompany her national championship. On April 22, she'll enter the ring as part of "Smoke and Guns," a one-night charity boxing event in Tulsa in which firefighters go head-to-head against law enforcement officers with proceeds going to Oklahoma Special Olympics and Oklahoma Firefighters Burn Camp. KWCH-DT CBS 12 HUTCHINSON Bill aims to require all Maine first responders to carry Narcan There is a push from Maine lawmakers to require all police officers, corrections officers, and municipal firefighters to carry Narcan while on duty. The bill is expected to be presented on Monday. The bill would require the carrying of Narcan, which is used to treat people experiencing an overdose, as well as additional training on its use. There have been 96 overdoses in Portland so far this year, 11 of those were fatal. According to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 10,110 overdoses were reported in Maine in 2022, including 716 suspected or confirmed deaths. For December 2022, 928 people in Maine experienced a drug overdose, with 75 suspected or confirmed deaths. A public hearing on the bill is scheduled for Monday. WGME-TV CBS 13 PORTLAND PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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