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| 4 northwest Houston family members rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning Four members of a northwest Houston family were rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday afternoon. Cy-Fair Fire Department crews found the victims inside the home in the 17000 block of Cairnlassie. One of the patients is a 3-year-old child, according to the fire department. The child and two other family members were in serious condition when they arrived at Memorial Hermann Hospital. An older man was last reported in critical condition. Cy-Fair firefighters believe the carbon monoxide poisoning was caused by a portable generator running in the garage without proper ventilation. One of the family members was able to call 911 when they started feeling sick. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON City of Plano to apply $9.7 million in additional CARES Act funding to public safety salaries The city of Plano will use close to $9.7 million in funding to reimbursing the cost of public safety salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The funds come from a direct costs program created by the Collin County Commissioners Court on Dec. 14, which divides $28.6 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding among the eight municipalities in the county. Cities can choose to apply this funding to COVID-19 expenditures already paid or incurred as well as ongoing costs related to the pandemic before Dec. 31, according to county documentation. In Plano, the $9.7 million will be applied to the cost of salaries for public safety employees related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as was approved by City Council at a Dec. 17 special meeting held via Zoom. COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWS - DFW METRO Mother, 11 kids lose their home near Jersey Village to massive fire just before Christmas A mother and several children lost their home near Jersey Village in an early-morning fire, firefighters said. The Cy-Fair Fire Department responded to the 6400 block of Pinewood Trace around 4 a.m. Wednesday. They found heavy flames shooting from the garage area of the home. The fire spread to the rest of the home's roof. No injuries were reported, but officials said a woman, her 18-year-old son along with 10 other children were displaced. The Red Cross responded to the scene to assist the family. The cause of the fire is under investigation. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON Lubbock Fire Rescue battles garage fire Firefighters was dispatched to a reported structure fire late Tuesday morning in Central Lubbock. The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of 24th Street. Lubbock Fire Rescue told EverythingLubbock.com when crews arrives on scene, they found an attached garage to a home on fire. No injuries were reported in the fire. The Lubbock Fire Marshal's Office was investigating the cause of the fire. According to Lubbock Police Department emergency radio traffic, officers were searching for a possible suspect who many have set the fire. KAMC-TV ABC 28 LUBBOCK Victoria Fire Department Makes Deliveries to Local Families It's the season of giving and the Victoria Fire Department has reached out to help some local families in need. Employees of the Fire Department made these deliveries on December 14th. Just one of the many examples of Victorian's helping Victorian's. Victoria Fire Department Station One employees, from left, firefighter/EMT Spencer Craig, fire medic Zachary Negron, Lieutenant Robert Bayer, firefighter/EMT David Willis, Lieutenant Allen Carroll, Battalion Chief Jeffery Cowan, fire medic Devon Lyssy, firefighter/EMT Caleb Lemke and EMS Captain Dustin Ferguson pose with gifts Dec. 14. They delivered to a family the station adopted through a partnership with VISD Kidz Connection. The six fire stations and the Fire Administration Building each adopted a different family, providing clothes, hygiene items, and other necessities as well as toys and games for the family to enjoy together. KIXS-FM 107.9 60k Texans have received the COVID-19 vaccine so far -- Here are the state's tiers of who is next More than 60,000 Texans have sat down and received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including Gov. Greg Abbott. The vaccine is continuing to be distributed across the Lone Star State as health officials receive doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. They're headed to hospitals, pharmacies, local health departments, freestanding emergency rooms and other clinics. The state health department has a map that is updated daily with information about vaccine distribution and administered doses in the state. As of Tuesday, the dashboard showed that there have been 60,631 people vaccinated with at least one dose of the vaccine. First to receive the vaccine were health care workers and long-term care residents are expected to receive vaccinations next week. Here's what WFAA knows about the vaccine tiers and who's next. WFAA-TV ABC 8 DALLAS PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Missouri recycling plant destroyed in fire VIDEO: A De Soto recycling plant was destroyed in a fire Tuesday night. A view from Sky5 around 6:30 p.m. showed massive flames at the Proud Veteran Resources and Recycling. Several fire trucks could be seen spraying water on the flames. By about 7:45 p.m., it appeared firefighters were able to extinguish most of the heavy flames. A photo taken by 5 On Your Side's Justina Coronel showed heavy damage to the building. Police closed off the streets around the plant. De Soto police posted on its Facebook page, asking people to avoid driving in the area. It is not yet clear what may have caused the fire. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, the De Soto Fire Department said the building was "not able to be saved." The plant is located at 112 E. Clement St. near the city's Main Street. There are several businesses nearby, including a restaurant, a bar, and the historic Arlington Event Center, which was recently renovated. KSDK-TV NBC 5 ST. LOUIS This week in history: Union Stock Yard fire in Chicago kills 21 firefighters Everyone remembers the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, but the blaze that left over 300 dead and thousands homeless was not the last disaster to scorch the city — not by a long shot. On Dec. 22, 1910, a fire broke out at the Morris and Co. meatpacking plant at the Union Stockyards, burning out of control despite the efforts of many heroic firefighters. During the fight, a wall collapsed on 21 men, killing all of them. The event began the single largest killing of firefighters in the line of duty until Sept. 11, 2001. The fire would rage until the following day. The Chicago Daily News' afternoon coverage on Dec. 22 showed a harrowing scene that offered no end in sight. That afternoon, a fire at Warehouse 6 "broke out afresh at 2:30 p.m. and another desperate rally on the part of the fighters of the flames was necessitated to keep it confined," the paper reported. Thick, black smoke billowed out from the warehouse, preventing responders from spraying the fire directly. CHICAGO SUN TIMES - METERED SITE You can now video chat 911 in New Orleans when having an emergency, city officials say New Orleans residents and visitors having emergencies can now talk to first responders by video when they call or text 911, thanks to a program city officials say will be a big help for people in crisis. The Orleans Parish Communications District, which handles the city's emergency dispatches and 911 calls, will also be able to better determine a person's location using upgraded software from its private partner, Carbyne, a call handling platform. The program, officials said during a press conference Tuesday, provides a more sophisticated path to help than traditional calls. Oftentimes during 911 calls, operators and dispatchers ask specifics that callers don't always know, such as exactly where they are, or in the case of health emergencies, the seriousness of their condition. But using location sharing or allowing video and pictures, the operators will be able to gather a lot of that information even if the caller doesn't know it. NOLA.COM Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler and Other Stars Help Raise Over $150K for FDNY's Friends of Firefighters Steve Buscemi hosted a virtual fireside chat on Tuesday in support of Friends of Firefighters, which offers essential programs and services to help active and retired firefighters and their families support, prioritize and clearly communicate their physical and mental health needs during stressful times. The chat celebrated the work of firefighters amid the pandemic, and featured some of Buscemi's former co-stars and famous pals such as Judd Apatow, Julie Bowen, Dan Bulla, Tim Herlihy, Kevin James, Colin Quinn, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Rob Schneider and Kenan Thompson. Nancy Carbone, executive director for Friends of Firefighters, shared at the top of the event how the organization was launched shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 to address the severe need for counseling for firefighters, active or retired. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER North Carolina firefighters put own twist on ‘The Night Before Christmas' A certain fellow in a red coat has the City of Laurinburg Fire Department to thank after he was stuck in a chimney. Or, at least, that's what the department said. The department posted a video on Sunday to its Facebook page paying tribute to first responders, detailing a firefighter's version of the classic "The Night Before Christmas." "T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the town, the fire siren echoed, blaring its sound," the video states. The one minute, 58 second video goes on to detail firefighters jumping into boots to respond to a fire. Once there, they didn't find a fire, but instead found a mysterious stranger in the chimney, who declared, "These new style chimneys, they make them too small, for a fellow as I, not skinny at all." WBTW-TV CBS 13 FLORENCE Related Facebook Video: 'A Fireman's Night Before Christmas' PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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