VIDEO/PHOTOS: A woman is dead and a man was rushed to the hospital after a massive fire at Northeast Side home. The fire started just before 4:30 a.m. Monday at a home on Brightwood Place near Broadway in the Alamo Heights area. Neighbors are the ones who saw the massive flames coming out of the house and called for help. Firefighters found a man outside the home when they arrived. A woman was found as well. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Both of them are in their late 60s. Officials also said three animals also died in the fire. No official word yet, but the fire could have been caused by a heating situation.  

PHOTOS: Fire crews overnight battled what Robertson County EMS described as a massive fire at Columbus Village Apartments. No injuries were reported, but eight apartments at the complex in the 800 block of South Riley Street were a total loss, Robertson County EMS said in a Facebook post. "All fire personnel worked tirelessly to contain the fire, however both buildings (were) consumed," Hearne police said in a news release. "... All persons living in the two buildings were accounted for." "We pray for the safety of the crews battling this blaze and the families who lost their homes in this tragedy," Robertson County EMS's social media message said. According to the Hearne Police Department, officers responded to the apartment complex about 4:20 a.m. Sunday.  

A new city policy will give Denton first responders time off for mental health reasons if they see a traumatic event while on the job. The policy went into effect Jan. 4 and stems from a new Texas law that went into effect in September. Senate Bill 1359 requires law enforcement agencies to create and adopt paid mental health leave policies for peace officers, but in Denton, the city's human resources department wanted to expand that to firefighters as well. "One of the things I reached out to [the fire chief] about is the need to potentially include firefighters … just because a lot of times [police and fire] work the exact same event," Tiffany Thompson, the city's director of human resources, said Thursday. "So when they're working those events on scene, they experience the same traumatic event as well."  

A man has died after returning into a burning home in north Houston, and authorities want to warn others in an effort to save lives. The fire happened at about 2 p.m. Monday near Aldine Mail Route. According to the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office, the 68-year-old resident and his wife got out of the burning house safely, but then the man went back inside. At this point, officials aren't sure why. When firefighters arrived, they pulled the man from the house and immediately began CPR. The victim was taken to a hospital where he later died. "What we can tell people is, if you do have a house fire, and you do get out, never go back inside," said Rachel Neutzler of the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office. "All of your possessions, they can be replaced. Unfortunately, your life can't be. So it's very important that if there is a fire, get out and stay out."  

Austin Fire Department crews responded to a dock fire just after 8 a.m. Sunday morning, where one boat and dock were completely destroyed. The call came in at 1756 Channel Road, near Pennybacker Bridge. Original calls said the fire had spread beyond the dock, but crews arriving on scene said it was contained to one. An adjacent dock sustained some charring, but crews moved neighboring boats to prevent extensive damage. The fire has been knocked down, crews said. Both the cause and total dollar amount of damage sustained are unknown at this time, officials said. The fire is under AFD investigation.  

Just before noon on Monday, Annaville fire department and Nueces County Brush 9 arrived to the scene of an uncontrolled brushfire. The flames were nearly 10-feet tall. First responders were able to contain the blaze before it reached nearby homes. It took roughly half an hour to fully extinguish. The total area burned was around one and a half acres. Officials say the fire started when someone tried to burn out underbrush and lost control of the burn. Lieutenant Kevin Ramon reminds people not to burn under these conditions. Dryness and excessive winds mean that fires can spread easily. Ramon says that they have been spending a lot of time and resources putting out recent brushfires.  

VIDEO: Officials launched an investigation after several buildings in Salisbury were destroyed by a nine-alarm fire as whipping wind gusts battered the seaside town early Monday morning. Firefighters responding to a reported fire in the area of Central Avenue and North End Boulevard around 2 a.m. found heavy flames tearing through Michael's Oceanfront Motel. The blaze also spread to four residential buildings. All of the structures were reduced to a charred pile of rubble and deemed a total loss. Multiple homes in the area were also damaged. Video from the scene showed the structures collapsing to the ground as more than 100 firefighters from several area communities doused the fire with water. "Our top priority throughout the night was to protect the surrounding community from a large and growing fire that was being pushed toward other structures by high wind conditions," Salisbury Fire Chief Scott Carrigan said.  

VIDEO: There's creative and then there's creative. The Newberry Fire Department was trying to come up with ideas to help get more people interested in applying to be a volunteer firefighter. Gene Shealy, captain of recruitment for the fire department in Newberry said, "the thought came up why don't we try to put a sign on these concrete trucks." Shealy says the vision was a rolling billboard, but what was delivered was far beyond just a sign on a truck. It went to a whole other level. The concrete truck was a chubby version of one of the firetrucks, with a message and without the hoses and ladders. Mark Hartsell with Carolina Concrete, the company that designed the truck's new color scheme. He explained he wanted to help because he felt it was an important cause of the community. "We decided to go over the top, maybe a bit much, but I don't think so, anything you can do to let those guys and gals know how much they are appreciated needs to be done," said Hartsell.  

VIDEO: Firefighters in New Jersey are still trying to determine what caused a massive fire in Passaic on Friday night. Hundreds of firefighters battled the 11-alarm blaze in an industrial complex where flames shot 70 feet into the air. The fire was just a few feet away from igniting the Qualco Chemical Plant which was filled with potentially hazardous materials such as chlorine. Officials say the heroic efforts by firefighters stopped the flames from hitting the chemical plant, which averted a disaster. The fire was finally put out on Saturday, but they had to come back to put out hot spots that flared up through the weekend. Fire officials are looking at the possibility that the fire might have begun in the back or upper floors of the location. They put in a heroic effort to prevent what could have been one of the worst disasters around.  

In weather conditions like we saw Monday, getting around can be very difficult for anyone let alone emergency crews trying to help others. We all assume that if we call 911 for help, we'll get it and we will but it doesn't just magically happen. Pat Donovan is the guy who helps first responders help you if you need it in this weather. He drives the first-response plow truck for CHS Ambulance which covers most of the west side of Monroe County. That truck helps keep the bases clear, plows out paramedics and EMTs who need to get to work and then follows ambulances on calls. "It has been pretty bad… there was really deep snow probably about 1-2 o'clock this morning," Donovan said, "the town plows had not been out yet or very limited so any hills, ambulances were getting stuck… they were struggling to get up so, we were running around trying to do everything we could to get them to the patients that needed help."  

VIDEO: 114 years ago, Pennsylvania experienced one of its worst tragedies. "Every fire will change the lives of the people, who they are related to, people that knew them," said Luann Zambanini with the Boyertown Area Historical Society. On Sunday, the Boyertown Area Historical Society commemorated a fatal fire that happened at the Rhoads Opera House in 1908. That fire left 170 play-goers dead. The play was about the Scottish Reformation and would be watched by 340 playgoers that cold January night. Audience members started hearing a hissing noise, and that's when things took a turn. While investigating the sound, someone backstage pulled the curtain back and hit a kerosene foot lamp, which set the curtain on fire. That's when the deadly explosion erupted.