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| Wichita Falls Fire Department names new Chief Following the retirement of former Wichita Falls Fire Department Fire Chief Ken Prillaman on March 31, 2023, a longtime firefighter with over 40 years of service with WFFD has been named the department's new Fire Chief. On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, during the City of Wichita Falls' regular City Council Meeting, the current interim fire chief Donald Hughes was named the new Fire Chief of the Wichita Falls Fire Department. According to his biography with the City of Wichita Falls, Hughes began his career with WFFD in 1984 and graduated from the 35th WFFD Fire Academy. In 1996, he was promoted to Fire Equipment operator and served in that capacity until November 1999. Hughes was promoted to Fire Lieutenant in 1999 and served in that role until he was again promoted in 2002 to Captain. In November 2011, Hughes was again promoted, this time to Battalion Chief in Operations, where he served until December 2012. KFDX-TV NBC 3 WICHITA FALLS 1 Marathon Petroleum employee dies in Texas City refinery fire, company says VIDEO: Marathon Petroleum has confirmed one employee's death in the wake of a fire that broke out at its Texas City refinery on Monday. "We are deeply saddened to report that a Marathon employee has passed away as a result of the fire today at Marathon Petroleum's Galveston Bay refinery," a company statement read. "We extend our deepest sympathies to our employee's family, friends and co-workers, and our thoughts are with them as we all mourn his passing. The safety of our workers and the community is our top priority, and a full investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident." The identity of the worker was not immediately released, and it wasn't immediately known if any other people were injured. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON 'Thank you Nederland Fire Department': Firefighters save litter of kittens stuck inside car's engine VIDEO: Nederland firefighters helped a lucky litter of kittens from the engine of a car Monday. It happened at an apartment complex along Avenue H in Nederland. A woman was about to leave for work when she realized four kittens were stuck in her car. Several neighbors rushed to help and successfully freed one of the kittens. Following several more attempts to rescue the rest of the litter, those at the scene called the Nederland Fire Department. "The dispatcher on the phone laughed with me about the situation and said they would send someone out to see what they can do for us," Camryn Burchett, a neighbor, said. Firefighters arrived at the scene and about five minutes later, the other three kittens were freed. The litter was reunited with their mom. "Thank you Nederland Fire Department," Burchett said. "Just a happy little story." KBMT-TV ABC/NBC 12 BEAUMONT Fire investigators called to fire at abandoned building in San Antonio VIDEO: San Antonio fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at an abandoned building on the city's West Side late Monday night. The fire was called in just before 11 p.m. at a building in the 1400 block of SW 19th Street, not far from Tampico Street and South Laredo Street. Firefighters said they arrived to find flames showing from the commercial structure. They got a quick knock down of the fire. Fire officials say the fire appears to have started on the outside of the building and then worked its way up to the second floor and the attic. No injuries were reported. The SAFD said the cause of the fire is not currently known. A fire investigation team is working to determine the exact cause. The San Antonio Fire Department and San Antonio Police Department both answered the call. Damage to the building is estimated at $100,000. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| VIDEO: Massive fire destroys home in Massachusetts Crews remained on scene in Hull Monday night after a fire spread quickly, destroying a home on Q Street. SKY7-HD was over the area around 6:15 p.m. where smoke could be seen billowing over surrounding neighborhoods. Hours later, around 9 p.m., crews were still pouring water on the home while monitoring for hot spots. "You could see it traveling through the house," neighbor Janet Scribner said of moments Monday afternoon. "The windows down in the basement, one after another, started to light up with fire and then it all blew out at the end of the house." Area residents called 911 just after 5:30 p.m. Firefighters then rushed to the home. "We showed up with five guys," said Hull Fire Department Chief Chris Russo. "This is a lot of work for five guys on duty to maintain this." WHDH-TV ABC 7 BOSTON PHOTOS: 100 firefighters fought blaze at Iowa transfer & storage warehouse in 1964 On May 22, 1964, heavy, black smoke could be seen all over Cedar Rapids, coming from the mega fire that was consuming a one-story warehouse at 1201 Ninth St. SW. The fire that destroyed the Cedar Rapids Transfer & Storage Co. warehouse ranked "as one of the worst in Cedar Rapids history," The Gazette reported. Damage was estimated at more than $3 million -- about $30 million in today's dollars. The fire drew thousands of onlookers, who watched as burning debris drifted across the city, landing as far east as the Carnegie library downtown. Police quickly put up barricades a block away from the fire to restrict the curious from getting too close. The fire department's new double-boom aerial snorkel was used for the first time alongside old pumpers that were taken out of retirement. A gasoline transport rig was pulled in to keep the old pumper trucks running, THE GAZETTE Non-profit 'Carry The Load' in Ohio actively honoring the sacrifices of our nation's heroes VIDEO: Making its way to Dallas, one step at a time. Literally. "Carry The Load" made its way into Northeast Ohio Monday. It started with a mission to restore the meaning of Memorial Day, but the group has expanded its efforts to include the sacrifices of first responders as well. Bryce Roland told us, "'Carry The Load's' mission is to provide an active way to honor the sacrifices of our nation's heroes and their families." Five teams are spread throughout the country, with the goal of walking about 20,000 miles to Dallas, Texas in 32 days. The teams will stop periodically, to spread the message and honor local heroes, like Cleveland firefighter Johnny Tetrick, who lost his life in the line of duty last year. The newest class of Cleveland firefighter cadets came to meet ‘Carry The Load', and honor Tetrick at the Firefighters Memorial. WEWS-TV ABC 5 CLEVELAND CDC Finds Skin Infection Never Before Seen in US in New York City A new skin infection seemingly never detected before in the United States has been detected in at least two patients in New York City, and more cases are under review, federal health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified a "drug-resistant" infection responsible for causing severe ringworm cases in two women. The ringworm, also called tinea, causes itchy, red rashes on large areas of the body. NYC patients have experienced lesions on their neck, abdomen, buttocks and thighs, according to the CDC report released last week. Their particular strain of ringworm was tested and came back as Trichophyton indotineae, a strain that scientists say has reached "epidemic proportions" in South Asia. Periodic cases have been detected in other parts of the world, including Europe and Canada, but the two NYC cases are believed to be the first detected in the U.S. WNBC-TV NBC 4 NEW YORK PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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