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| Laredo's former Fire Chief Steve Landin hired by Webb County Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina on Monday announced that he has brought on Steve Landin as the county's emergency management coordinator. Previously Tijerina had been acting in this role with the help of an emergency management specialist, neither of whom were certified by FEMA, according to county records. Landin retired May 15 as the City of Laredo's fire chief and emergency management coordinator after 30 years with the fire department. He said he was considering several other job opportunities in the private and public sphere. He had applied for the open assistant city manager position with the City of Laredo as well. At a Webb County Commissioners Court meeting last Monday, commissioners voted to permanently fund the emergency management coordinator position for $40,000 for the rest of their fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. LAREDO MORNING TIMES Tarrant County Southwest Courthouse Attacked, Set on Fire, Officials Say A courthouse in South Fort Worth was intentionally set on fire early Monday morning, officials say. According to the Fort Worth Police Department, officers responded to a burglar alarm the Tarrant County Southwest Courthouse, located at 6551 Granbury Road, at around 2:30 a.m. Approximately five minutes later, firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at the same location, officials said. Tarrant County constables and sheriff's deputies received an alarm notification concerning glass breakage and motion at the courthouse at around 2:50 a.m., officials with Tarrant County Constable Precinct Six said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found broken windows and a fire inside the building, fire officials said. KXAS-TV NBC 5 DALLAS - FORT WORTH Houston officials worry COVID-19 fears are driving down necessary hospitalizations Between February 2020 and April 2020 EMS calls for suspected heart attacks in Houston were down 50% according to data from Houston Public Health. "The waiting rooms are not crowded," Houston Director of Emergency Medicine Dr. David Persse told reporters June 1. "If you're having a heart attack ... you don't need to be afraid of catching the coronavirus at the hospital. Hospitals are safe to go to." In February, the Houston Fire Department saw 37 heart attacked-related EMS calls and by April that number had dropped to 20. The drop represents a worrying trend that other health authorities have seen across the country during the coronavirus outbreak, Persse said. Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña said he encourages residents to continue to call for help when needed. COMMUNITY IMPACT - LAKE HOUSTON, HUMBLE, AND KINGWOOD Woman escapes uninjured from fire in downtown Tyler Tyler fire crews responded to a fire in downtown Tyler at Ye Olde City Antique Mall Tuesday morning. The blaze was reported just before 8:15 a.m. at 302 E. Locust Street. One woman was able to escape the blaze uninjured. It is unknown what started the fire as of this writing. Paul Findley, the Tyler Fire Marshal, said that firefighters had checked the second floor and found that there was no damage to the upper floor. No other businesses suffered damage from the fire. EAST TEXAS MATTERS Several families lose homes after San Antonio apartment complex fire, officials say Several families are without a home after a fire completely destroyed eight apartments at a complex on the city's Northwest Side. Firefighters were called to the Sapphire Apartments in the 8000 block of Fredericksburg Road just after midnight when they found 16 apartment units on fire. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation and it's unclear how many people total are displaced. Damages are still being assessed by firefighters and the American Red Cross is assisting those affected. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Family safe after fire at their Central Austin home Firefighters were busy early this morning putting out a fire at a home in Central Austin. The Austin Fire Department says improperly discarded charcoal is to blame for the fire that started at around 1:45 a.m. in the 1700 block of San Gabriel just east of Lamar. Crews battled the fire in a large three-story Victorian-style home. The fire was upgraded to a second alarm to give some crew relief to firefighters. Officials say the family, two adults and two children, have been accounted for and did not suffer any injuries. Firefighters say a working smoke alarm alerted the family to the fire. You can get a free one and learn more about buying and installing one here. KTBC-TV FOX 7 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Commercial Fire Affecting Multiple Buildings In California VIDEO: Firefighters are responding to a large multi-structure fire in South Sacramento. According to Sacramento Fire, the incident is at 3400 La Grande Boulevard. The 5 alarm fire has spread to multiple structures including a body shop, mattress factory, and pallet storage facility. The fire chief said firefighters are running into a major issue with water pressure, making the firefight more difficult. He also said embers have been spreading from the fire, creating several spot fires. Several small explosions have been heard in the area, which firefighters said were caused by tires and aerosols. Firefighters are also monitoring propane tanks in the buildings. At least 200 firefighters are on the scene and two were injured. Officials say those two firefighters have non-life-threatening burns. Firefighters say everyone was safely evacuated from the area. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. KOVR-TV CBS 13 SACRAMENTO Ohio fire department's overtime budget wiped out; plan to brown out fire stations The city of Youngstown says it is moving forward with a plan to brown out fire stations after the fire department's overtime budget has been wiped out. Finance Director Kyle Miasek told the city council finance committee Monday night, through the first five months of 2020, $116,000 has been spent on non-holiday overtime. The fire department's budget for 2020 was $110,000. "We have now used up our entire budget and given all the of the circumstances that we are going to be addressing going forward with income tax shortfall, with other revenue decline, we believe and in the administration, that we are going to begin browning out fire stations as a way of dealing with living within the means of the budget," Miasek said. While COVID-19 played a role with five firefighters testing positive and Station No. 1 getting quarantined, the majority of the overtime is due to call-offs which are up 78% from the first five months of 2019. So far, there have been 303 call-offs in 2020, compared to 170 in 2019. WFMJ-TV NBC/CW 21 YOUNGSTOWN Related: Youngstown firefighters call station brownout plan 'reckless' Florida starts hurricane season already on high alert because of COVID-19 For the first time in memory, Florida is about to start hurricane season with its emergency operations center already up and running, and already at its highest alert level because of the coronavirus. And the prospect of managing overlapping natural disasters has state and local officials, emergency managers, first responders, hospital executives, utility officials and restaurant and lodging executives in high anxiety mode. They have been at the planning table for two months while simultaneously navigating the coronavirus pandemic. "We're all here at the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) because of the pandemic," Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said. "That has provided more opportunities for high level planning than in years past." TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT Related: AAA Survey says that 42% of Floridians less likely to evacuate due to COVID-19 Denver Health Paramedics Go Into Riots Without Hesitation To Treat Injured People Four days and nights of protests, some of which turned violent, tested the training, planning, and safety equipment of Denver Health paramedics and EMTs. By Monday, first responders had treated more than 100 people involved in the protests, despite being attacked several times, Denver Health reported. On Sunday night, CBSN Denver was live when paramedics maneuvered through crowds to get to the parking lot of Argonaut Liquor on Colfax. There, they helped guide a protester, who suffered a head wound, to an ambulance and transported him away from the scene. Between Thursday and Sunday, Denver Health Paramedics treated 54 people on scene at protests and took another 57 to the hospital. That includes three Denver police officers and a civilian, who were hit by a driver Saturday night. Throughout each night of protesting, the first responders wore ballistic vests and helmets, as well as gas masks, to reduce the risk of injury. KCNC-TV CBS 4 DENVER 2020's safest states in America With every new headline about a mass shooting, terrorist attack, hate crime or natural disaster, many of us fear for our safety and that of our loved ones. In 2020, though, by far the biggest safety concern on Americans' minds is the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed around 100,000 Americans and infected nearly 1.7 million as of late-May. To put that in perspective, last year 38,000 people died in car crashes and there were around 15,200 gun-related deaths (non-suicide). Though tragedy can strike in any state, especially during this pandemic, some states are more vulnerable to danger than others. In order to determine the safest states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 53 key safety indicators grouped into five different categories. Our data set ranges from the state's coronavirus support to assaults per capita and the unemployment rate. Read on for our findings, expert insight from a panel of researchers and a full description of our methodology. WALLET HUB PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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