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| Fire department holds ‘realistic' training session at Atascocita CVS set for demolitio The Atascocita Fire Department hosted a series of training sessions at a CVS building set for demolition in Atascocita. The building, located at at 7214 FM 1960 E. in Humble, was purchased by the Texas Department of Transportation to make room for the $134 million FM 1960 expansion between Humble and Atascocita. The project will create a six lane thoroughfare with raised medians and sidewalks on both sides in addition to turn lanes. Segment two has a proposed bridge where FM 1960 meets with Atascocita Road, West Lake Houston Parkway and Farmingham Road. "It's a rare opportunity that we get to conduct realistic training on a commercial building. Commercial buildings such as this CVS building are constructed very differently than the average residence so firefighters use different strategies and often different tools to gain access (forced entry) and suppress fire," said Public Information Officer Jerry Dillard. HOUSTON CHRONICLE Pilot killed in Galveston Co. crash jumped into runaway plane, FAA says The person killed in a small plane crash in Galveston County was working on the aircraft at Scholes International Airport when it began to roll away Tuesday, the FAA disclosed. The person jumped into the plane before it rolled over wheel chocks and became airborne before crashing almost 14 miles away in a residential area in Hitchcock, according to a preliminary investigation. The crash site was located near South Railroad and Mike avenues. The FAA added the single-engine RV6 was unoccupied when it began to move at about 2 p.m. As of Wednesday, the pilot's identity remains unknown. There were no other deaths or injuries reported on the ground. It's also not known why the plane rolled away. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Family's burning home may have been saved if fire station had been repaired, Dallas Fire Fighters Association president says A family in Northwest Dallas is homeless after an electrical fire consumed their house last week, and now the president of the Dallas Fire Fighters Association believes much of the property could have been saved if the city had already made repairs to a nearby, out-of-service fire station. Dallas Fire-Rescue Station 30 is .7 miles from Dustin Sample's home. Right now, that fire station is just an empty building. It shuddered last November after the city discovered structural issues related to the building's foundation. The fire crew that used to call that building home now responds to calls out of Dallas Fire Station 35 at 3839 Walnut Hill Lane. Instead of being down the road, Station 35 is more than two miles from Sample's house. He didn't know any of that when he got a call from his mother last week on Thursday. WFAA-TV ABC 8 DALLAS - FORT WORTH Truck crashes into Atascocita home, slamming into 3 parked cars, after chase with deputies VIDEO: The driver accused of crashing into an Atascocita family's home and then running off has been arrested, Harris County Precinct 4 said Wednesday morning. A truck crashed into their garage on Polo Meadow Drive near Angler Drive during a chase with deputies. No one inside the house was hurt. Thankfully, the truck didn't slam into a bedroom or the living room. Video from the aftermath of the crash shows the back of the truck sticking up in the air. Harris County Precinct 4 says the driver got away on foot after the crash. But around 9:40 a.m., officials said the person had been found and is now in custody. The crash also damaged two brand new cars in the driveway and another truck. Precinct 4 deputies have not said what the driver was running from or how long the chase lasted. According to the Atascocita Fire Department, the driver hit the curb along the curve of the street and lost control. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON ‘HELP US, HELP YOU' asks Amarillo Fire Department after accident involving fire truck On their Facebook page, the Amarillo Fire Department has asked residents to have caution when traveling near accident sites. From the post written, "During the early morning hours of this past Sunday, an AFD truck was struck while on scene of a vehicle accident. Amazingly, no one was injured, including the driver of the other vehicle." AFD continues, "At almost the exact time of this accident, a firefighter in Irving, Tx was hit while working an accident scene and sustained life threatening injuries. Last January, a Lubbock firefighter was struck and killed while working a vehicle accident in bad weather. Many years ago, a chief for Amarillo Fire Department was killed while on scene of an accident." "Vehicle accidents are one of the most dangerous things first responders respond to. If you see an emergency vehicle with its lights on, it is the law to move over and slow down. KCIT-TV FOX 14 AMARILLO Boy rescued six hours after falling down well in Starr County A Starr County boy was rescued Tuesday night — six hours after he apparently fell down a well north of Garceño. The Starr County Sheriff's Office got the call at about 5 p.m. Tuesday. The boy apparently fell down a narrow water well north of Garceño. Deputies were quickly joined by firefighters from across Starr County and Hidalgo County — including the Mission Fire Department, the Roma Fire Department and the La Rosita Fire Department, among others. A helicopter landed nearby, waiting to whisk the boy to the hospital. The boy was rescued from the well shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. KRGV-TV CHANNEL 5 WESLACO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| EMS unit lured with bogus call, robbed in New York An EMS unit was robbed in Brooklyn after the suspect apparently made a bogus call to lure them to him. The incident was reported Monday at 11 p.m. at a location at 365 Sackman Street. Police say a 45-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, party of a voluntary ambulance squad, responded to that location for reports of a patient experiencing "difficult breathing." They took the elevator to the 11th floor where they were met my a masked man with a firearm. The suspect took their supply bag and send them back downstairs to the lobby. The bag was later found with the radio and tablet missing. Authorities say there was no patient, it was a fake call to lure them to the location. No injuries were reported, but the suspect remains on the loose. WABC-TV ABC 7 NEW YORK Dozens of bystanders jump in to help Kentucky firefighter pull hose VIDEO: "This happens when we all pull together." That's what Jim Graybeal said in a Facebook post after catching something pretty incredible on video. A fire broke out last week at a place called Wholesale Hardwood Interiors in Campbellsville, Kentucky. That's in Taylor County, just a few counties south of Louisville. According to Graybeal's post, a firefighter asked people nearby to help pull a hose across the road so he could put out the flames. Based on his video, you can see more than 20 people sprung into action. The video has been shared more than 400 times since then. One commenter said, "This is how we are supposed to be, fighting together against all odds." Graybeal said the fire was out quick. WLKY-TV CBS 32 NEWS ‘Ladder of Light' sculpture unveiled on 50th anniversary of crash that killed three Illinois firefighters A statue of a Naperville firefighter in rescue mode rushing into danger illuminates the night sky along Jefferson Street in a tiny park nestled near the bridge over the west branch of the DuPage River. "Ladder of Light" created by Naperville artist Paul Kuhn in partnership with Dark Moon Designs and Intelligent Lighting Creations was unveiled Monday just after dusk on the 50th anniversary of the day three Naperville firefighters were killed when their fire truck was struck by another vehicle. About 200 people were on hand in the park and in the parkway across the street for the hour-long ceremony at Fireman's Memorial Park, which unintentionally included the lights and sirens of an ambulance and fire truck headed east on Jefferson Street in response to an emergency call. What makes this piece different from other sculptures in Naperville are the two large beams of light projected from the base that at night make it appear that the firefighter is climbing a ladder. CHICAGO TRIBUNE - METERED SITE Massive blaze at commercial building in downtown Los Angeles temporarily shuts down multiple lanes on 10 Freeway VIDEO: A massive blaze erupted at a vacant commercial building right next to the 10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, prompting a response from more than 100 firefighters Tuesday evening. A massive plume of smoke was visible from miles out as the fire raged at the one-story building, located at 651 E. Washington Blvd. Multiple eastbound lanes of the 10 were shut down to help battle the fire just off the freeway. The flames were so close to the 10 that fire trucks were parked right on the lanes. A knockdown was declared around 5:40 p.m., about 66 minutes after the fire first erupted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. A short time later, freeway lanes also reopened. LAFD says the building appeared to be housing "filming or training props" but was otherwise believed to be unoccupied. No injuries to firefighters were reported and no other structures were damaged. It not immediately known what caused the blaze. KABC-TV ABC 7 NEWS LOS ANGELES Wisconsin first responders describe challenges working during pandemic: ‘It's hectic' The pandemic may have changed how first responders answer calls for help, but their focus remains the same – saving lives. Both firefighters and EMTs face new risks in this time of coronavirus. "As a manager, it scares me more for the well-being of our employees," says Jason Flegner, deputy director of operations for Bell Ambulance. Flegner has been an EMT for nearly 20 years. Since March he's had about 30 employees test positive for coronavirus. He admits his staff is tired, but they're commitment to the job remains the same. "We're staffing on average of 35-40 ambulances a day which is a few more than this time last year," says Flegner. He says the biggest impact has been time. "Before COVID hit, a crew could turn around a call in 30-45 minutes," says Flegner. "Today it's almost double that because of all the PPE that's used and the time it takes to get that on. The procedure from the hospital to the nursing home too." It's a similar impact for firefighters. WDJT-TV CBS 58 MILWAUKEE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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