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| 'The death of one of our own': Fort Worth firefighter of 39 years dies after battling coronavirus A Fort Worth firefighter of 39 years has died after battling COVID-19, the department announced on Facebook. Capt. Randy Robinson was assigned to Station 35 and died Thursday afternoon. The department said funeral arrangements will be announced once they are finalized. "His family and loved ones are in our thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time. Captain Robinson will truly be missed by all," the fire department said in its post. WFAA-TV ABC 8 DALLAS - FORT WORTH League City Volunteer Fire Department now has its first-ever all-female day crew VIDEO: History has been made in League City! The city's volunteer fire department now has it's first-ever all-female day crew. A photo of the five women, seen posing in full gear, was posted on the department's Facebook page on Wednesday. "These ladies are proudly representing Stations 3, 4 and 6! Way to represent and make history ladies," read the post. According to the city's website, the League City Volunteer Fire Department is comprised of more than 120 volunteers. The photo has since garnered hundreds of shares and dozens of comments. "What a great way to make history!" wrote one Facebook user. "Women heroes!!!" KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Good Samaritan family from north Houston house fire VIDEO: As Mariam Ramirez and her family try to salvage what's left of their Parker Road home, she says she's just thankful her family got out in time. Mariam, her husband Salvador, and their two young children, 3-year-old Noel, and 2-year-old Catalina, were asleep when the fire started. Mariam said a good Samaritan driving by saw the fire, got out and woke them up. "Somebody in a red truck actually stopped. Her name is Jessica. She actually called 911 for us, and she said that the house was burning," Mariam said. When firefighters arrived, the flames were already through the roof. Mariam believes the fire may have started in their garage. "It was a scary feeling," she said. Houston firefighters were busy with multiple house fires Wednesday night. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Man Found Dead In Dallas Apartment Unit That Caught Fire A man was found dead in the hallway of a Dallas apartment unit that caught fire Wednesday, Dec. 16. It happened shortly after 5:00 p.m. at the San Miguel Apartments at 4624 Lafayette Street, near the intersection of North Fitzhugh and Ross Avenue. When first arriving Dallas Fire-Rescue companies pulled up to the two-story apartment complex, they saw smoke and fire coming from a unit on the second floor. Firefighters got the fire out in about 30 minutes, DFR spokesperson Jason Evans said. Investigators are still in the process of making a determination on what caused the fire, but until the Dallas County Medical Examiner makes an official ruling on the victim's cause of death, the cause of the fire will remain undetermined, Evans explained in a news release. KTXA-TV CBS 11 FORT WORTH Arlington Fire Department Prepared To Store Thousands Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Hospitals and medical facilities aren't the only places capable of storing and administering the COVID-19 vaccine. The Arlington Fire Department has answered the call, too. "We can put about 75,000 doses in there," said AFD Assistant Chief Gerald Randall, showing the department's new sub-zero freezer and medical-grade refrigerators. "We are a registered vaccination site with the State of Texas, just like the hospitals are in the area," he said. The department jumped on the opportunity to be a part of this phase of the pandemic response. Assistant Chief Randall doesn't know of any other first response agency in the Dallas-Fort Worth area becoming a vaccine provider. "This is a little unusual within the fire service," Randall said. KTVT-TV CBS 11 DALLAS/FORT WORTH Horrific crash: Big rig falls off Houston overpass, lands near freeway lanes below PHOTOS: A big rig driver was critically hurt when their vehicle fell from an overpass in the Cypress area early Thursday morning, tweeted the Cy-Fair Fire Department. The crash happened before 6 a.m. at the Grand Parkway/99 interchange. Firefighters arrived at the scene to find a tractor trailer fell off the overpass and crashed cab first in a grassy area along the freeway below. The adult male in the truck was trapped and had to be rescued. He was then taken to the hospital in critical condition. There's no word on what caused the wreck. As of 8:40 a.m. there were delays on Highway 290 heading westbound. KHOU-TV CBS 11 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Texas fire department now has its first-ever all-female day crew VIDEO: History has been made in League City! The city's volunteer fire department now has it's first-ever all-female day crew. A photo of the five women, seen posing in full gear, was posted on the department's Facebook page on Wednesday. "These ladies are proudly representing Stations 3, 4 and 6! Way to represent and make history ladies," read the post. According to the city's website, the League City Volunteer Fire Department is comprised of more than 120 volunteers. "I think we were all kind of itching to get that first run out of the way," said Johanna Kirkpatrick. Since the League City Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1938, there has never been a shift that was entirely staffed by an all-female crew. "It was great, we had a great time and we went, 'Woo!' and got to run some lights and sirens a little bit. Thankfully, everything was okay for both calls, but it was real neat to be in a truck and just the girls," said Kirkpatrick. KTRK-TV ABC 13 HOUSTON Prosecutors: 15-year-old charged in murder of retired Chicago firefighter was part of ‘calculated' carjacking attempt A 15-year-old boy faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of a retired Chicago firefighter earlier this month outside a Morgan Park popcorn shop. The teen, who is not being identified because he is charged as a juvenile, was unarmed at the time of the shooting. He was with two other people who had guns when they confronted 65-year-old Dwain Williams Dec. 3 in an apparent robbery attempt, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she spoke with Williams' wife to share news about the charges. "She was happy ... that the people responsible were found. But, as you might imagine, her life is still shattered." Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan characterized the suspects as a "carjacking crew" responsible for several other crimes in the area. Police recovered a weapon and were testing it to see if it was used in the shooting, he said. CHICAGO SUN TIMES - METERED SITE Retired California firefighter honors first responders with reindeer display VIDEO: Instead of Dasher, Dancer, and Prancer, a retired Redding firefighter has created his own handmade reindeer display in honor of first responders. Patrick Westrip created the eight not-so-tiny reindeer out of cardboard and paper-mâché and painted blankets on each one to honor different first responders such as firefighters, law enforcement, and medical workers. Westrip says he got the idea while he was dealing with some health issues of his own. "I was laying in the hospital and actually thought 'what can I do to represent the first responders and the healthcare works and all my friends that work in frontline industries?' So, I decided to paint their blankets representing the police department, fire, and everything, and nurses," Westrip explained. KRCR-TV ABC 7 REDDING Police: 1 dead, 2 paramedics injured after shooting in Arkansas One person is dead, two paramedics injured after a shooting Thursday morning in Pine Bluff. Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of West 23rd Avenue at 4:30 a.m. and discovered the two paramedics suffering from gunshot wounds. According to Pine Bluff investigators a third individual, 22-year-old Kevin Curl Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene. Both paramedics were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. Police say the paramedics arrived at a residence responding to a medical emergency about a woman who had hurt her knee. The report then says while attending to the woman, Curl approached paramedics and began an argument, which led to Curl shooting the paramedics. The report then states that a paramedic returned gunfire, striking Curl. Curl reportedly then ran inside a house where he was found dead from his injuries. Detectives are still in the early stages of the investigation and will be releasing more information as details become available. KARK-TV NBC 4 LITTLE ROCK Fire trucks made just north of South Dakota town featured in a new video game VIDEO: Fire trucks made at Rosenbauer USA, just north of Sioux Falls, are now featured in a new video game– and the company is giving away 250 free downloads this holiday season. Firefighting simulator The Squad just launched on Steam in November. This new worldwide video game features fire trucks made right here in South Dakota. "All the trucks in it are 100% authentic," Neil Chaney with Rosenbauer South Dakota said. Chaney says a German video game developer reached out to their company to help create the game. "Rosenbauer has been contracted by us in order to have real firefighting vehicles in there. If we're making a real simulation with how the fireworks, also want to have real firefighting vehicles in there that actually exist so that's where Rosenbauer comes in," Game developer with Chronos Unterhaltungssoftware, Gregor Koch said. KELO-TV CBS 11 SIOUX FALLS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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