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| Midland College opens new firefighter training facility Midland College has opened a brand new firefighter training facility. This new facility will house the Fire Science Technology program and the college's new dual credit fire protection program. The dual credit program is currently underway, training 11 dual credit high schools students from Midland and Greenwood ISDs. Up to 47 students will be able to take part in the annual program. Midland College and the City of Midland have partnered for years to provide education for the Midland Fire Department and help provide newly trained firefighters an opportunity in the Permian Basin area. Several officials from Midland College, MISD, GISD and more will be touring the facility. KWES-TV NBC 9 ODESSA 1 person injured in house fire; damage to home estimated at $85K, San Antonio Fire Department says One person was injured in a single-story house fire on the city's South Side early Wednesday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said. The fire was reported around 8:45 a.m. at a home in the 1000 block of Keats Street, not far from Division Avenue and Interstate 35. Firefighters said when they arrived, they found a fully involved fire with flames coming from both the windows and roof of the home. The fire was put out quickly and without incident, the fire department said. A lieutenant with SAFD said a resident inside the house had lit a warmer next to a mattress in an attempt to stay warm, but the mattress caught fire. The resident suffered minor injuries to his hand and was taken to an area hospital. A sport utility vehicle next to the house was also destroyed by the flames, fire officials said. Damage to the home is estimated at $85,000. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Firefighting industry on fire across the state, but some volunteer fire departments still struggling Becoming a firefighter in the Lone Star State is a bit of an easy process. It all boils down to the fact that it's a red-hot industry. "We have a lot of people who are veterans who come, they've been in the military, and they want to continue that kind of service to their community," said Capt. Stuart Marrs with the College Station Fire Department. "Just like they were serving their country." For the fully-staffed department, Marrs explained it is sometimes easy roping in new employees, as they hire twice a year. "We have more people apply and come test than we need," he admitted. However, the task at hand isn't always so easy for volunteer fire departments. "Volunteers have day jobs so they're at work during the day," Marrs said. "So in an emergency that happens during the day, they've either got to have a supervisor who understands and lets them go respond or they're gonna miss it." KXXV-TV ABC 25 WACO Taylor County: Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department building new fire station The Elm Creek Citizens Association Volunteer Fire Department (ECCA VFD) is hosting their 20th Annual Wild Bunch Bonanza fundraiser on Saturday, January 29. For the past 20 years, the ECCA VFD has used the bonanza as their primary fundraising campaign each year, setting aside all of the proceeds for major projects like repairing or replacing a fire engine. However, if you drive by the ECCA station today, you'll notice a large, empty plot of land directly behind the main station. That is the future sight of a brand new fire station and community center, completely funded by the proceeds of the bonanza. "I like to emphasize the community center side of it because we're lacking it so bad," ECCA Fire Chief Gary Young said after a deep sigh. The ECCA Fire Department has been saving money for the past eight years to develop the new fire station and community center, and Young said it was in need of an upgrade. KTAB-TV CBS/TELEMUNDO 32 ABILENE Follow-up: Harris County man kills mother-in-law, sets house on fire as coverup while kids still inside A 53-year-old grandmother, who was believed to have died in a Harris County house fire two weeks ago, was actually strangled to death by her son-in-law before the fire was set, according to Harris County Sheriff's Office. Xavier Jawin Howard has been charged with murder in the January 7 death of Tammy Mouton. HCSO homicide investigators discovered that Howard, 34, intentionally set fire to his house, located in the 2700 block of Trementina Drive, to hide his mother-in-law's strangulation death. Howard initially fled the scene and then returned minutes later to help neighbors remove his two children, ages 8 and 10, from the home. Howard and his children were taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive and suffering from smoke inhalation. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON Contract worker critically injured after falling 35-50 feet from rollercoaster, Kemah fire chief says A contract worker was critically injured after falling from a rollercoaster at the Kemah Boardwalk Monday, according to Kemah Fire Chief Robert Suniga. The accident happened around 1 p.m. as the worker, believed to be in his late 50s, was performing maintenance on the boardwalk's Bullet Rollercoaster, Suniga said. The man was about midway up the tracks when he fell an estimated 35 to 50 feet to the platform below. Kemah Volunteer Fire Department and the Seabrook Fire Department responded to the scene. Crews were able to stabilize the worker and lower him to ground level. Suniga said the man was responsive and able to communicate with rescuers, but had multiple injuries. He was taken to the trauma center at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Hospital. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| 4 adults, 2 kids displaced after blazing fire damages 4 homes in Maryland VIDEO: Six people need shelter after flames broke out in an Annapolis neighborhood damaging several homes early Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Michael Mayo, spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 1600 block of Elkwood Court around 1:30 a.m. When crews arrived on the scene, they found multiple townhomes engulfed in flames. Approximately 50 firefighters from Anne Arundel, Annapolis City, and the Naval Academy fought the flames from inside and outside the row homes, Lt. Mayo said. They were able to bring the fire under control after approximately 45 minutes. Four homes were damaged in the blaze, however, no residents were injured. WUSA-TV CBS 9 WASHINGTON DC Fire union in South Carolina wants higher wages for one city's firefighters VIDEO: The Charleston Fire chief says calls for service in the department increased 11 percent this year to pre-pandemic levels. Even with the increase in call volume, some say the pay they're getting isn't enough to live in the city of Charleston. John Baker, who is the secretary of Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, said it's hard to live and work in Charleston with the current wages they're getting. "We want people to live in the community they serve," Baker said. Starting Jan. 28, an entry-level firefighter/EMT in Charleston will be making $12.88 cents an hour, which is up 50 cents from before, according to Baker. Here in Charleston, the chief said they work 24-hour shifts, and then they get 48 hours off. Baker said they have to work a minimum of 106 hours to get overtime. WCSC-TV CBS 5 CHARLESTON Death almost came for North Dakota firefighters battling downtown arson 22 years ago PHOTOS: Virtually every time firefighters Mike Hendrickson and Jesse Schmidt pass by the empty lot on the west side of Broadway in downtown Fargo, they think about the day nearly 22 years ago they almost died there on the job. Reflecting on the arson fire at the Tropics nightclub on Sunday, April 30, 2000, can prompt a visceral response. "Even discussing it … makes the hair on my arms still stand up," Hendrickson said. The two men, among the first on scene at 58 Broadway in the pre-dawn hours, came within a few feet of being crushed by a massive boiler that fell through the floor above them. They and others also escaped a backdraft that broke windows and sent flames rolling out onto Broadway. "We were very lucky," Schmidt said. It was the worst fire in downtown Fargo since 1893, when blocks of wooden buildings in the business district and many homes were burned. BRAINERD DISPATCH - METERED SITE First responders can get PTSD help from group based in Colorado In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child's life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates. The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children. A 5-year-old boy died. The All Clear Foundation said they recognize the things that they are exposed to on the job impact the human behind the badge, the uniform and the scrubs. "There is pretty consistent occupational exposure to the intense trauma and pain of other people, to a lot of tragedy," said Rhonda Kelly, the executive director of the All Clear Foundation. "Responders experience exposure to more stress and trauma in the course of a year than many people do in their lifetimes. It is a lot to handle." KDVR-TV FOX 31 DENVER 'Stealth' Meaning Explained As Stealth Omicron BA.2 Variant Found in 26 States The Omicron BA.2 sub-type continues to attract attention as it spreads in various parts of the world including the U.S. In several news reports and even by some healthcare experts, BA.2 has sometimes been referred to as "stealth Omicron." While the terminology has picked up recently in terms of usage, Google Trends data shows that the term was being used online as far back as early December. This is around the same time as BA.2 was designated as a sub-variant on December 6. Not all experts agree on the usage of the term. Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London, tweeted last week that BA.2 "was misdescribed as a 'stealth variant' early on." According to Peacock, the likely reason why BA.2 has picked up the "stealth Omicron" nickname is because it is detected differently in certain COVID PCR tests compared to the more dominant version of Omicron BA.1. NEWSWEEK PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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