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| Dallas Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Apartment Fire Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a large apartment fire at the Forest Cove Apartments, in the 9600 block of Forest Lane in Northeast Dallas Monday evening, March 29. Flames were shooting through the roof. The call came in around 5:30 p.m. as flames could be seen inside multiple apartment units. When firefighters arrived at the two-story apartment complex, they saw fire coming through the roof of one of the buildings. With the fire being in its advanced stages, it wasn't too long before a second alarm response was transmitted. A third alarm was transmitted for manpower, resulting in approximately 70-80 firefighters responding to the scene. By 6:20 p.m., it became a four-alarm fire and by 6:40 it was a five-alarm. Crews are still in the process of extinguishing the blaze, but due in part to a partial roof collapse, efforts have been mostly defensive. KTVT-TV CBS 11 FORT WORTH Related Video: Roof Collapses as Firefighters Battle Blaze at Lake Highlands Apartment Complex 35% of condominium in Nassau Bay damaged after large fire VIDEO: More than 100 firefighters from 14 agencies battled a large fire at a condominium in Nassau Bay Monday afternoon. Nassau Bay Volunteer Fire Department, fire marshals, police and EMS were the first to respond to the fire in the vicinity of the Baytown Towers on Lakeside Lane. Nassau Bay VFD chief Tom George said approximately 35% of the building has sustained damage, and the entire fourth floor collapsed. There's a total of 74 condo units at the condominium. Officials said there were residents inside the building at the time of the fire, but everyone was able to evacuate in a timely manner. There are no reports of any injuries. A second building nearby was also ordered to evacuate due to precaution. The cause of the fire is being investigated. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON La Niña pattern could lead to increased wildfires in Texas Texas' winter/spring wildfire season is about to begin. Fire experts predict it could be a particularly active season because of La Niña this year. The weather pattern often brings drier, warmer weather and strong winds — the perfect recipe for fire. "Mid-February through mid-April is the peak of winter/spring fire season," said Brad Smith, predictive services department head at Texas A&M Forest Service, a division of Texas A&M AgriLife. "Coincidentally, that lines up with when La Niña presents itself." La Niña refers to a cyclical weather pattern characterized by drier, warmer conditions. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center (CPC) issued a La Niña advisory in November 2020. This means the conditions were present at the time. CPC later extended the advisory in February, with predictions the condition will last through April or May. THE BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE Waco fire and hazmat crews assist with train engine fire Waco fire and hazmat units were sent to assist Valley Mills fire units on a fire on a railroad engine up near Valley Mills Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe confirmed one of their engines suffered a fire about 3:00 p.m. Sunday off FM 317 near the Bosque and McLennan County line. Valley Mills firefighters brought the fire under control, with the Waco units left mostly to contain runoff water and engine fluids by setting up four oil absorbent booms. They reported the fuel tanks of the engine were not ruptured. A BNSF spokesman said a mechanical team was dispatched to the scene and made repairs on site with the train able to continue on its way about three hours later. KWKT-TV FOX 44 WACO NTSB Investigators in Fort Worth to Continue Probe in Deadly February Pileup This week, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board will be in Fort Worth to continue their probe in the deadly I-35W pileup in February. The massive crash involved 133 vehicles and killed at least six people, injuring dozens. NTSB has confirmed that two investigators are in the area over the next few days to conduct interviews. An NTSB spokesperson said a preliminary report is expected to publish in the next few weeks. NBC 5 can't confirm who the investigators will be speaking to this week but the NTSB said their investigation, which has been ongoing since Feb. 16, remains focused on a specific part of the crash – the road treatment procedures. Recently released 911 calls from drivers on Feb. 11, the day of the crash, portrays moments of panic as drivers said they hit patches of slick ice on the TexPress lanes of I-35W, just north of downtown Fort Worth. KXAS-TV NBC 5 FORT WORTH South Austin house fire leaves two people hospitalized The Austin Fire Department is investigating a house fire that left two people hospitalized. According to AFD, a home in the 10700 block of Arikara River Drive caught fire just after 1:00 am on Tuesday. Firefighters said the home was engulfed in flames when crews arrived on the scene. AFD said Austin-Travis County EMS transported two people to St David's South Austin Medical Center. Those patients are expected to survive their injuries. Investigators did not immediately release the cause of the fire. KTBC-TV FOX 7 AUSTIN PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Dallas Firefighters Battle 5-Alarm Apartment Fire VIDEO: Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a large apartment fire at the Forest Cove Apartments, in the 9600 block of Forest Lane in Northeast Dallas Monday evening, March 29. Flames were shooting through the roof. The call came in around 5:30 p.m. as flames could be seen inside multiple apartment units. When firefighters arrived at the two-story apartment complex, they saw fire coming through the roof of one of the buildings. With the fire being in its advanced stages, it wasn't too long before a second alarm response was transmitted. A third alarm was transmitted for manpower, resulting in approximately 70-80 firefighters responding to the scene. By 6:20 p.m., it became a four-alarm fire and by 6:40 it was a five-alarm. Crews are still in the process of extinguishing the blaze, but due in part to a partial roof collapse, efforts have been mostly defensive. KTVT-TV CBS 11 FORTH WORTH Related Video: Roof Collapses as Firefighters Battle Blaze at Lake Highlands Apartment Complex SUV driver, 3 firefighters hospitalized after head-on crash involving Florida firetruck VIDEO: The driver of an SUV was critically injured and three firefighters have been hospitalized after a firetruck was involved in a head-on crash Monday. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the crash between a Volusia County firetruck and a Chevy Tahoe happened on Ocean Shore Boulevard in Volusia County at 12:10 p.m. Troopers said the Tahoe was traveling northbound on Ocean Shore Blvd and the firetruck was traveling southbound. Witnesses told the Florida Highway Patrol that the driver of the Tahoe was driving in an aggressive and careless manner. The Tahoe crossed into the southbound lanes and struck the firetruck head-on. The driver of the Tahoe was airlifted to Halifax Hospital in critical condition. Troopers said three firefighters were also taken to a hospital to be checked out. The crash remains under investigation. WESH-TV NBC 2 ORLANDO Off-duty New Mexico firefighter comes to the rescue after a swarm of bees invade man's car VIDEO: Imagine going to the grocery store, parking your car, getting your shopping done, checking out, loading your groceries and you're about to drive away and then BAM… there's a swarm of bees in your backseat. That's what happened to a Las Cruces man this weekend. According to a post on the Las Cruces Fire Department's Facebook page, firefighters were called out to a local Albertson's grocery store after the man found a swarm of bees had taken up temporary residence in his backseat. The man said he was about to drive off when he realized his backseat had been taken over. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they first blocked off the area to protect nearby shoppers before calling in Jesse Johnson. Johnson was not working that day but in his spare time, works as a beekeeper. Johnson arrived on the scene equipped with a hive kit, lemongrass oil, gloves and proper attire and was able to safely relocate the swarm. KOAT-TV ABC 7 ALBUQUERQUE The history of lady lookouts In a year when so many of us have struggled with feeling isolated in our homes or apartments, living alone in a 14-by-14-foot cabin perched thousands of feet above the wilderness might not sound enticing. For more than a century, though, across the United States, a few intrepid Americans have sought out those remote towers as not just a job, but a lifestyle. And unlike so many jobs that were long considered "man's work," women broke the glass ceiling of fire lookout positions almost as soon as the job was established. "Women have earned their place in the history of forest fire lookouts," says Dixie Boyle, a longtime lookout and author going into her 34th season. Before American women were granted the right to vote or allowed to have bank accounts in their name, they were trekking into forests alone, manning lookout stations, and helping to save millions of acres of wilderness from wildfires across the country. SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE Large Study Confirms COVID Vaccines Are Working in the U.S., Reducing Risk of Infection by 90% Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines are "highly effective" at reducing the risk of infection from COVID-19, according to the first large study of how Americans who have received a vaccine have fared in the U.S. outside of a clinical trial. In a Centers for Disease Control study of just under 4,000 heath care workers, police, firefighters and other essential workers who received one of the two mRNA vaccines between Dec. 14 and March 13, the risk of infection went down by 90% two weeks or more after they received their second dose. Even the first dose alone provided significant protection, reducing the risk of infection by 80% two weeks after inoculation. The study results are confirmation that the vaccines are effective against COVID-19 and provide optimism that as more Americans get vaccinated, the pandemic will end. PEOPLE PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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