PHOTO: San Antonio fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a structure fire on the city's North Side early Wednesday morning. The fire was called in just before 1:30 a.m. in the 500 block of West Hildebrand Avenue, not far from San Pedro Avenue and Interstate 10. Firefighters said they arrived to find flames showing on the outside of the building. They were able to quickly put out the fire. Fire officials said the flames did not make their way inside the building, but it did sustain heavy smoke damage. The cause of the fire is not currently known. A fire investigation team will now try to figure out the exact reason for the fire. The San Antonio Fire Department, the San Antonio Police Department and EMS all responded to the call. Damage to the building is estimated at around $5,000. There were no injuries reported.  

VIDEO: Denison firefighters added to their skill set Tuesday morning during the department's annual search and rescue training. They conducted a mock ground search-and-rescue at Waterloo Regional Park. The goal was for firefighters to familiarize themselves with the park, and to be better prepared for real world search-and-rescue calls. "The scenario is going to involve a 911 call, and they are going to give us a general location," explained Denison Fire Rescue Capt. Matthew Moody. "Maybe the hiker is calling us and he doesn't know where he is at; so we are going to need a certain amount of supplies and be able to deliver first aid until our rescue equipment gets here and we can carry them out." Denison firefighters do a training like this one once a year.  

In response to the devastating Bridge Street fire on March 23, 1873, the City of Waco established the Waco Volunteer Fire Department on April 3 just a few days later. The department's first company was Rescue Hook & Ladder No. 1, followed shortly thereafter by Engine Co. 1. As Waco's population grew throughout the late 19th century, so did its fire service infrastructure. By the end of the century, the department had expanded to five stations strategically located around the city to service a population of over 20,000 residents. For the first 44 years of fire services in Waco, the Waco Fire Department relied on dedicated volunteers to protect the City. However, the need for around-the-clock fire protection eventually required the employment of firefighters to staff stations overnight when some of the worst fires typically occur.  

VIDEO: The Maui Fire Department on Tuesday presented the results and recommendations from a highly-anticipated "after-action" report on last year's wildfire devastation, saying changes had already been made based on lessons learned. The after-action report was put together by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and includes a detailed timeline of Aug. 8 — the day ferocious flames raced through Lahaina. More than 100 lives were lost, thousands of properties were destroyed and the town was all but leveled. Maui fire officials stressed the report did not cover the cause and origin of the wildfires, but rather was a "thorough, well-researched presentation," identifying what went well and what improvements could be made to protect lives and property in the future.  

VIDEO: As Captain Mark Egloff approaches 30 years as a Buffalo firefighter, he's made history, receiving the first-ever line-of-duty cancer diagnosis within the department. "You know, you're scared when you hear it," he told 7 News. "Everyone hears cancer, you get scared of it. That's just the natural reaction." But thanks to a partnership between Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Buffalo Fire Department, and Buffalo Professional Firefighters Local 282, Captain Egloff's lung cancer was detected early. He had surgery and is now cancer-free and back on the job. "I was fortunate enough that we caught it early enough that it was just a little segment they took out," he explained. "They stitched me up, and I was good to go." Roswell Park operates Eddy, a mobile lung cancer screening unit, which focuses on at-risk populations.  

It was one of the darkest days in Charlotte's history when a 5-alarm fire engulfed a SouthPark apartment complex under construction, trapping two workers inside. Ruben Holmes and Demonte Sherill lost their lives; the fire almost took more. "We almost lost eight to 10 firefighters that day when they called for ‘Mayday' when they got trapped," said North Carolina State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor. "Luckily, they were able to get out due to their equipment and their training." Now, because of that destructive and deadly fire, changes are on the way. "What are we going to do?" Taylor said. "How can we make these buildings safer during construction? Because, we had the Raleigh fire and then, of course, we had the Charlotte fire."  

VIDEOS: Mark Coleman was woken up by his dog around 4 a.m. on March 12 at his parent's house in Fremont, Ohio. The former UFC fighter recalled his room being unusually warm and thought he was having a nightmare. Coleman headed to the kitchen to see what was happening and saw clouds of smoke. Still, he didn't realize what was happening. Not until he went to grab a doorknob and got third-degree burns. That's when he realized this was real. "I realized the fire was everywhere inside the house. I immediately ran toward my mom and dad's bedroom and yelled at them about five times. They didn't respond. I got a sick feeling that they were dead or something," Coleman said. Coleman got his parents out of bed and walked his mom and dad down the hallway to get to safety but he lost sight of his mom.