VIDEO: A fire that sent flames through the roof of a spa building at Tapatio Springs Hill County Resort in Boerne Monday night had firefighters from multiple agencies in the area scrambling to put it out. For visitors and residents at the resort, though, the commotion nearly went unnoticed. The Boerne Fire Department and Kendall County Sheriff's Office both received calls about an alarm going off at the resort shortly after 9 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they noticed fire burning through the roof of the building that housed PureSolSpa and its popular sand cave spa. With help from other agencies, they eventually were able to put out the fire. However, the building is considered a total loss. Fire crews remained on the scene throughout the night, occasionally pouring water on the smoldering building to make sure the fire didn't flare up again.  

The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a house fire that left one person dead Tuesday in west Houston. The fire was reported at about 11 a.m. in the 13600 block of Sunstream Court in the Westwind neighborhood, authorities said. The fire was put out just before noon, according to a tweet from Community Volunteer Fire Department. Details on the victim or how the fire started have not been released as an investigation is ongoing. No firefighters were reported injured.  

An important event for first responders is scaling back this year. Texas A&M Extension Service (TEEX) announced their Spanish Fire School will no longer be happening in-person. The loss of this year's Spanish Fire School is a disappointment for TEEX as well as tourism officials. The school not only provides valuable training to firefighters, but also brings big money to the area. Sign-ups for the 56th annual Spanish Fire School have been down this year and since registration did not meet the minimums for safe and effective delivery, the in-person training was canceled. Instead, they will have five online courses. "It is unfortunate and I think that that's something that we look forward to hosting them every year. And right now international travel is just difficult and these events, they are planned months and sometimes even years out and up until a few weeks ago we actually still had a COVID test restriction to come into the country," said Jeremiah Cook, Visit College Station Tourism Manager.  

One child has already died in Houston in 2022 to heatstroke from being left in a hot car, and emergency visits to the hospital for heat-related illnesses are up. In Waller County, a baby who suffered serious burns in a house fire should make a recovery. Firefighters responded at about 11 p.m. Tuesday to the scene in the 21500 block of Binford Circle. Authorities said the 9-month-old boy suffered second-degree burns to his legs before being pulled out of the burning home. He was airlifted to Texas Children's Hospital in serious but stable condition. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Harris County Fire Marshal's Office. Houston TranStar is set to give advice Wednesday morning on how to prevent heat injuries and deaths.  

The investigation continues into a fire that destroyed the Kilgore Best Western Inn on June 13. According to the Gregg County Fire Marshal's Office they have investigators from outside their agency working to recover video files from hard drives damaged in the fire. Some video has been recovered but needs to be enhanced. Investigators say the video files may help prove their hypothesis of how the fire started. They hope to have the recovered video by late this week or early next week.  

More than a dozen officials from the territory of Guam will travel to Tyler throughout the summer to receive advanced EMS training. School of EMS Chief Operations officer T.C. Howard with the school of EMS was contacted by Guam Fire Department officials more than two years ago. The goal is for the students to transition from a basic level of care to a paramedic level. "Through a partnership with Guam Fire Department, the government of Guam, the EMS Commission, and Guam Community College we were able to establish this program and were able to put it together" Howard said. The program starts with online modules for students to complete. A School of EMS official then traveled to Guam for live training sessions. The final part of the program is conducted in Tyler where students complete the clinical portion of the program.  

A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing at Miami International Airport Tuesday, leaving three people hospitalized with minor injuries. Red Air Flight 203 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, had landed around 5:30 p.m. when the landing gear in the nose of the plane collapsed, Miami International Airport officials said. Footage showed the plane skidding down the runway on its belly before catching fire, sending large plumes of black smoke into the air The MD-82 jetliner was carrying 126 people, and three were taken to the hospital for minor injuries, officials said. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said when crews arrived they found one of the plane's wings on fire. Firefighters were able to quickly get the fire under control and searched the plane to make sure no one was left onboard.  

Every traffic light in St. Charles County will soon automatically turn green for first responders heading to emergencies — the latest move in a $17 million effort to create "smart intersections" across the county. Emergency vehicles now get priority at 210 of the more than 350 traffic lights in St. Charles County, but that number should expand countywide in the coming months, said Amanda Brauer, the county's manager of roads and traffic. "It's designed to be seamless, so most drivers shouldn't notice a difference other than that some lights might be slightly longer when an emergency vehicle passes by," Brauer said. The goal, she added, was to make it safe for everyone when first responders need to travel quickly. Here's how it works: When lights and sirens are activated, GPS units installed in the county's fire trucks, ambulances and some St. Charles County police vehicles will alert the county's network of traffic lights about the unit's location.  

An important event for first responders is scaling back this year. Texas A&M Extension Service (TEEX) announced their Spanish Fire School will no longer be happening in-person. The loss of this year's Spanish Fire School is a disappointment for TEEX as well as tourism officials. The school not only provides valuable training to firefighters, but also brings big money to the area. Sign-ups for the 56th annual Spanish Fire School have been down this year and since registration did not meet the minimums for safe and effective delivery, the in-person training was canceled. Instead, they will have five online courses. "It is unfortunate and I think that that's something that we look forward to hosting them every year. And right now international travel is just difficult and these events, they are planned months and sometimes even years out and up until a few weeks ago we actually still had a COVID test restriction to come into the country," said Jeremiah Cook, Visit College Station Tourism Manager.  

Bob Shank's mother asked him to help run Shank's Tavern in Marietta in 1968, which got him involved in the family business and Lancaster County's oldest tavern established in 1814. Four years later in 1972, Shank had to deal with the aftermath of the destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Agnes. Shank recalled in detail what the tavern looked like in the wake of the storm. Whiskey bottles lay broken on the ground instead of neatly displayed on the shelves. The piano collapsed in the corner where it once stood. The floodwaters managed to lift the bar and drop it into several inches of mud and oil sludge that coated the ground when the waters subsided. "It's a memory that's burned into my brain," Shank, 74, said. "When the reality sets in that you've been in a major flood, you just take a deep breath, put your bathing suit on and go to work."  

Starting July 7 through August 25, ten talented home cooks will grace our screens and compete in Rhode Island PBS's search for "the Great American Recipe." Amongst those chosen to share their signature dishes with the world is Rhode Island's very own Dan Rinaldi. We caught up with the Providence firefighter by day and meal maker by night ahead of the premiere to learn a little more about his Italian cooking roots, his time on the show and his favorite Rhode Island eats. I'm from Providence; I grew up in the city and now I live just one street over the city line in Cranston. So, I'm pretty much still in Providence. I grew up in a three decker right across the street from my grandmother's three-decker. It was nice because my aunt was on the first floor, my uncle was around the corner and my other uncle lived three houses down in another three-decker. We grew up in three-decker-ville.