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| Massive 3-alarm fire destroys apartment complex under construction near Katy; one firefighter hurt VIDEO: A massive fire destroyed an apartment complex under construction Wednesday morning in west Harris County. At least one firefighter was injured. Flames turned the morning sky orange just before sunrise. Heavy smoke could be seen from miles away. Two four-story apartment buildings were leveled by the 3-alarm fire off the Grand Parkway near Katy. There were 50 to 60 apartments in each one. A fire department spokesman said the fire was so big, they maxed out the water system early on. "The guys that could get close to the fire were driven back by raging heat," he said. The complex had been under construction for six or seven months and appeared to be completed on the outside but the interior wasn't finished. Firefighters say the sprinkler system wasn't activated yet so the flames spread quickly. KENS-TV CBS SAN ANTONIO Officials investigating cause of fire at Amarillo home that killed 1 child Officials are investigating the cause of a fire at an Amarillo home that left one child dead. Around 12:17 p.m., the Amarillo Fire Department was called to a two-alarm fire near Northeast 11th Avenue and North Johnson Street. The Amarillo Police Department had been patrolling the area near Palo Duro High School and noticed smoke in the area. Amarillo police were met by residents who stated that a child was still inside the home. The first Amarillo fire unit arrived at 12:21 p.m. and found a large volume fire and smoke in the rear of the home. Incident Command called for a second alarm response, bringing a total of eight fire units to the scene. Crews simultaneously began extinguishing the fire while making entry to search for the missing child. KFDA-TV CBS 10 AMARILLO In ‘definitely bittersweet' move, East Haven Fire Department battalion chief retires after 33 years on job After 33 years and three months on the job, Fire Department Battalion Chief James Oca is retiring — but you can bet that Oca, an accomplished photographer who also teaches first aid and CPR, will be keeping plenty busy. After all, he's only 53. "It's definitely bittersweet. I hate to go, but I think it's time," Oca said Tuesday. "Thirty-three years — it's now a young man's job and I think I'm ready to give it up." He said he made the decision back in August. His official retirement is at 12:01 a.m. Thursday morning, but he worked his last shift Oct. 11. While he's leaving the Fire Department, "I teach first aid CPR and OSHA trainings all over the Northeast" and "I'm going to keep doing that," Oca said. "I have my own company" and he does instruction for the American Heart Association and Medic First Aid, he said. LAREDO MORNING TIMES Study will reveal options, costs to address The Woodlands Fire Department future facility needs Faced with worsening structural conditions at Fire Station No. 5 on West Branch Crossing Drive, The Woodlands Fire Department has conducted a construction analysis of the building this year so it can be repaired and rendered suitable for a second company to locate at the facility, Fire Chief Palmer Buck said. Built in 2003, the station serves Carlton Woods, Indian Springs and Sterling Ridge in the western portions of the township. It houses one fire company and one medic unit, but the original plan was to house two fire companies, according to information from the township. Since some of the space is now occupied by a medic unit, the facility will need an expansion to allow for construction of sleeping quarters for a second company, Chief Buck said. COMMUNITY IMPACT - THE WOODLANDS Family displaced after Pottsboro fire A home is destroyed after it burned for hours in Pottsboro Tuesday afternoon. It happened in the 1700 block of Reeves road, just after 3 p.m. Fire officials said one person was inside the home when it caught fire, but they were able to get her out safely, with no injuries. The double-wide mobile home is considered a total loss. Officials told News 12 three adults and two children lived in the home. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but Assistant Grayson County Fire Marshall Andy Brazie said they're ruling out any suspicious cause and believe the fire may have been started accidentally, but wouldn't say how. Brazie said it took several departments several hours to put out the flames, and cover any hot spots. "Of course, anytime we have fires out in the county, we do have a water supply issue." Braize said. KXII-TV CBS 12 SHERMAN Big Country Firefighters safely return after assisting with California wildfires Big Country Firefighters return home safely after spending nearly 20 days assisting with wildfires in California. PJ Rodriguez, Resource Specialist, with Texas A&M Forest Service says it was like nothing he had seen before. Rodriguez also serves on the Merkel and Anson Volunteer Fire Department but says this was his first mission out of state. "You don't see fire activity like that in Texas at least I haven't. The way they burn, the way the returns happens... the wind the weather it's all very different" says Rodriguez. According to Rodriguez, there were countless agencies also there for the same common goal, to put a stop to the devastation taking place. "I would go back in a heartbeat to help them.. or any state as a matter of fact," said Rodriguez. KIDY-TV FOX 6 SAN ANGELO PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Massive 3-alarm fire destroys apartment complex under construction in Texas; one firefighter hurt A massive fire destroyed an apartment complex under construction Wednesday morning in west Harris County. At least one firefighter was injured. Flames turned the morning sky orange just before sunrise. Heavy smoke could be seen from miles away. Two four-story apartment buildings were leveled by the 3-alarm fire off the Grand Parkway near Katy. There were 50 to 60 apartments in each one. A fire department spokesman said the fire was so big, they maxed out the water system early on and couldn't stop the flames from spreading to the second building. "The guys that could get close to the fire were driven back by raging heat so they couldn't get hose lines on the fire," he said. The complex had been under construction for six or seven months and appeared to be completed on the outside but the interior wasn't finished. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON California firefighters create fire safety songs for Fire Prevention Week VIDEO: Every year, local fire departments and KSBY team up to visit elementary schools across the Central Coast for the Burn Relay to teach kids fire safety and prevention. Due to COVID-19 and distance learning, the Burn Relay couldn't happen last week so firefighters with the Atascadero Fire Department got creative instead. With the help of a local video production company, the firefighters created an eight-minute video discussing fire safety set to music. songs for Fire Prevention Week. Proving they are truly "all-risk" and multi-talented, the firefighters covered World In Union's hit song "On Top Of The World" and put a spin on Lil Nas X's wildly popular song "Old Town Road." Atascadero city officials say between shifts, the firefighters produced the video, wrote the songs and practiced their singing and dancing. KSBY-TV NBC/CW+ 6 SAN LUIS OBISPO Researchers determine more effective ways to awaken children and their families during a house fire When residential fires happen at night while families are sleeping, deaths are more likely to occur. Smoke alarms are important for preventing these deaths, yet research has shown that many pre-teenage children don't wake up to traditional high-frequency tone alarms. Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Sleep Disorders Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital conducted a series of studies to identify smoke alarm signals that would more effectively awaken children and other members of the household in the event of a fire. In a recent study published online in Pediatric Research, researchers examined four different smoke alarms to determine which ones worked best to wake children from deep sleep and prompt them to perform an escape procedure: a male voice, female voice, combination of a low-frequency tone plus a female voice (hybrid alarm), or high-frequency tone. MEDICAL EXPRESS Robot Used For First Time To Put Out Huge Fire At Downtown Los Angeles Textile Business VIDEO: For the first time in the United States, a robotic firefighting vehicle was used Tuesday to battle a major emergency fire in downtown Los Angeles, officials said. The fire broke out in a textile business and spread to an adjacent building, and more than 130 firefighters extinguished the flames and prevented them from spreading further. The greater-alarm fire broke out before 4:45 a.m. in a one-story building in the 800 block of South Crocker Street. Crews arrived on scene to find that the building contained "stacks of rolled textiles," the L.A. Fire Department reports. The textiles served as fuel to help spread the flames, prompting the fire department to declare it a greater-alarm fire. "What we have inside is an abundance of rolled goods, fabrics, textiles that are smoldering, piled very high," LAFD Capt. Erik Scott said. The blaze was initially brought under control within about 40 minutes. However, there was a flare-up on the northwest side of the building that forced LAFD to call in more crews. KCBS-TV CBS 2 LOS ANGELES Related YouTube Video: New Firefighting Robot Rolls Into Action Early At Downtown LA Building Fire Detroit firefighter back on the job after being severely burned fighting abandoned house fire VIDEO: Doctors will say some of the most painful recoveries come in the burn unit. A Detroit firefighter just lived through a recovery and he has a unique perspective. He's in charge of the department's clown team that works to cheer up child burn victims. Firefighter Mark Taylor went inside a burning vacant home to see if there was anybody inside and that's when the roof collapsed on him. His partner was in the house too. Two stories of burning roof buried Taylor and his partner. Their fellow firefighters broke out chainsaws and sounded the alarm. Taylor couldn't move and flames burned more than 60 percent of his body. "It didn't feel like that was the end. I had to wonder if that was it? Is this what death is gonna feel like for me?" he said. Taylor spent three weeks in the receiving hospital burn unit. WDIV-TV NBC 4 DETROIT PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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