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Families displaced, units damaged after heavy blaze at southeast Houston apartment Residents of a southeast Houston apartment complex are without a home after their building caught fire overnight Sunday. Houston firefighters were called out to the Del Mar apartments on Gulf Freeway a little before 2 a.m. and when they arrived, found the building engulfed in flames with heavy smoke showing. Residents were able to get out of the apartment before firefighters arrived, so there were no injuries. We're told only half of the building was occupied because a few weeks ago, the same apartment caught fire and those residents were displaced as a result. Currently, eight units were destroyed because of the damage and three families have been displaced as well. The Red Cross has been notified so the families can receive assistance. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON Update: Prosper Fire Chief rescinds resignation days after departure announced Prosper Fire Chief Stuart Blasingame won't be leaving his post with Prosper after all, the town announced Monday afternoon. After the fire chief's resignation was announced on Thursday, Town Manager Harlan Jefferson announced Monday that Blasingame had rescinded his resignation. According to a press release from the town, Blasingame had resigned on Wednesday, effectively putting an end to an over 19-year stint with the town, effective January 2022. The town's statement said Blasingame and Jefferson met on Monday and that Blasingame chose to rescind his announcement after the meeting. "This morning I had a very productive meeting with our Town Manager, Mr. Harlan Jefferson," Blasingame said in a statement provided by the town of Prosper. CELINA RECORD - STAR LOCAL MEDIA Denton County Fire Marshal Roland Asebedo, 56, Dies Of COVID-19 Denton County Fire Marshal Roland Asebedo, 56, passed away on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, from complications with COVID-19. A 23-year veteran law enforcement officer with more than 30 years in emergency services, also as a firefighter/EMT, Chief Asebedo saved countless lives in his dedication to serving others. "Chief Asebedo spent his entire adult life in service to others – the epitome of a public servant," said Denton County Judge Andy Eads. "Roland was a one-of-a-kind leader, organizer, coworker and friend who will be greatly missed as a vital part of our Denton County family." Chief Asebedo joined the Denton County Emergency Services in May 2004, working his way to Assistant Fire Marshal and Assistant Director of Development and Emergency Services. KTVT-TV CBS 11 FORT WORTH Houston firefighter honors and remembers his twin, a New York City firefighter killed on 9/11 A Houston firefighter was in New York City Saturday to honor the life of his twin brother who died on September 11, 2001, as a New York City firefighter. "I can't believe it's 20 years," said Kevin Maynard in a recent Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association Video on Facebook. "Sometimes, it feels like it just happened." Kevin's brother, Keithroy, was a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department on 9/11. Keithroy is one of 343 firefighters that died that day in 2001. "Seeing the buildings come down, I know that's the end of my brother's life," said Maynard in 2018. "I try not to look at the TV." Kevin and Keithroy were identical twins. "We were able to start and finish each other's sentences," said Maynard. On September 11, 2003, Kevin Maynard joined the Houston Fire Department to continue his twin's legacy. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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Las Vegas recycling center fire started in ‘hot load,' spread to warehouse VIDEOS: Smoke continues to pour from the yard of the Republic Services Recycling Center in North Las Vegas as firefighters work to put out a blaze that sent black smoke billowing over the northeast valley Monday morning. The large 2-alarm fire at the recycling center just north of Cheyenne Avenue at Commerce Street is still burning. About 60 firefighters have remained on the scene. According to North Las Vegas Police Department firefighter Nino Galloway, the fire started from a "hot load" left at the recycling center. "Hot load" refers to the contents of a garbage truck. "Sometimes things catch fire," Galloway said. "It could be anything. You could have … in recycling you might have some batteries in there that spark. You could have somebody that put a cigarette in there," he said. KLAS-TV CBS 8 NEWS LAS VEGAS Wisconsin teen saves 4 sisters from house fire then dog saves him VIDEO: A 13-year-old Wisconsin boy is being credited with saving his four younger sisters from a house fire while their parents were at the grocery store. He tried to put the fire out himself but couldn't, his dog eventually leading him away. Days after a fire tore through her home with her five kids inside, Kelly Omar searched through the rubble for anything she could salvage. She and her husband ran out last Monday to grab dinner for the family. The parents had been gone about 10 minutes when their kids, ranging in age from 6 months to 13 years, smelled smoke on the first floor. "My sister said it was really smoky and we looked behind us, and the playpen was on fire," said Briar Omar, 13. The oldest of the kids, Briar acted quickly. "My sisters, that was the first thing I thought of, and I just knew I needed to get them out of the house," he said. VALLEY NEWS LIVE Minnesota fire department proposes embedded social workers The St. Paul Fire Department has proposed a new $600,000 program in the 2022 city budget to embed social workers with firefighters, police officers and other city workers, hoping to improve responses for mental health and people experiencing homelessness. Fire Chief Butch Inks presented the initial plan to the city council last week, but he promised to release full details in the next 30 to 45 days. Giving the example of a deputy fire chief helping residents at an encampment during a snowstorm last December, Inks said the new rapid response team of social workers could have a "24/7 capability" after regular business hours to supplement the work of emergency services. KARE-TV NBC 11 MINNEAPOLIS Firefighting has a diversity issue — and these women want to solve that There are so few women in Daly City's Fire Department that the women's bathroom was converted into a private restroom for male captains. In Alameda County, department-wide communications frequently refer to all firefighters as "he" or "him," despite the longtime presence of women like Fire Captain Kimberly Larson. "It's not that women don't want to be firefighters, and aren't capable of being firefighters," said Larson. "It's just that we're never told, never exposed to it; it's never seen as an option." Larson has set out to change that. She's inspired by specialized camps for women, such as First Alarm Girls Fire Camp, a Bay Area-based training camp designed to introduce young women to non-traditional careers like firefighting. In 2018, Larson founded NorCal Women in the Fire Service, an organization that puts on the annual camps for high schoolers across the Bay Area, including on San Francisco's Treasure Island. SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER - METERED SITE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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