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| Coffee On a Mission to Support Fellow First Responders
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| Flower Mound Firefighter Deploys to Hard Hit El Paso to Help in COVID-19 Battle El Paso is seeing the worst surge of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. With new coronavirus cases on the rise, a nightly curfew is now in effect and people are being asked to stay home. The record surge is pushing resources and hospitals to the brink. Now, hospitals there are getting help from across the state, including North Texas. To make more room, El Paso's Convention Center is being converted into a makeshift hospital, and more than 400 first responders from across Texas are now on hand. Brandon Barth, Emergency Management Officer with the Flower Mound Fire Department, was deployed over the weekend. Over at least the next week, he'll match patients with hospitals outside El Paso, "That may be suitable to fly to another city in the state of Texas to then make more bed space available here in El Paso," Barth said. KXAS-TV NBC 5 DALLAS - FORT WORTH One person dead in Amarillo apartment fire On Monday, the Amarillo Fire Department reported firefighters responded to a blaze at Wellington Manor Apartments. Crews arrived at around 4:26 p.m., says AFD, and found smoke coming from an apartment. Upon entering the apartment, they found a kitchen fire. One person was found and removed through a bedroom window, says AFRD, and transported to Northwest Texas Healthcare. The person later died at the hospital. AFD reports that the fire was under control by around 4:40 p.m. The cause is being credited as, ‘Accidental Cooking' by the Fire Marshal's office. KCIT-TV FOX 4 AMARILLO Arson investigators working to determine cause of fire at old Sonic restaurant in San Antonio A fire that broke out early Wednesday has caused major damage to a former restaurant on the Northeast Side. A passerby noticed the flames and smoke around 3:30 a.m. and called firefighters to the 4500 block of Rittiman Road. They found fire coming out of the building, which used to house a Sonic fast food restaurant. At one point, there were more than a dozen fire units at the scene, including a ladder truck. Firefighters had to battle windy conditions to keep the fire from spreading to a gas station next door. All of the damage was contained to the original site. Firefighters say they did not find anyone inside the building. They called in arson investigators to figure out how the fire started. KSAT-TV ABC 12 SAN ANTONIO Fire causes nearly $5,000 in damages to Wichita Falls house The Wichita Falls Fire Department fought a house fire in the 2500 block of Buchanan Street on Tuesday. Firefighters first arrived on scene around 4 p.m. and called out that heavy smoke was coming from the house. It took about 15 minutes for them to get the fire under control. There was nobody in the house at the time of the fire and no injuries to firefighters were reported. WFFD officials believe the fire started at the refrigerator. The fire caused about $4,500 in damage to the house and $400 in damage to the contents. KAUZ-TV CBS 6 WICHITA FALLS Houston's positivity rate up to 6.5% as COVID-19 cases rise in Texas, US cities El Paso is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases once more. The county judge said that their hospitals and intensive care units are at 100% capacity. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is bringing back weekly COVID-19 press conferences because the numbers are increasing at a higher rate that is too fast. Things are getting so bad in cities to the west of Houston like El Paso that they have now put into place a curfew. "You want to put in all those belts and suspenders now because it could be a pretty rough winter. I'm hoping it won't be as bad in Houston as I predict it will be in the norther part of the country, but it could be pretty bad," said Dr. Peter Hotez with Baylor College of Medicine. Heath officials are now talking about a third wave of COVID-19. With numbers ticking up at a higher rate in Houston, it's prompting the mayor and Dr. David Persse with Houston Health Department to re-assume their weekly press conferences. KRIV-TV FOX 26 HOUSTON 18-wheeler crashes into Pappas Bar-B-Q Restaurant in The Woodlands First responders are calling this wreck a miracle after an 18-wheeler crossed several lanes of traffic and crashed into a restaurant Tuesday. Firefighters with Montgomery County said the crash happened at a Pappas Bar-B-Q Restaurant off the North Freeway near Woodson Road in The Woodlands around 7 p.m. According to authorities, a vehicle hit the truck's trailer, causing it to lose control. The truck drove across three lanes before crashing into a guard rail. It then crossed four lanes on the feeder road and hit a restaurant, first responders said. Firefighters said both drivers suffered minor injuries and employees were inside the restaurant at the time but none of them were hurt. KPRC-TV NBC 2 HOUSTON PREVIOUS STATE NEWS |
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| Officials battle massive structure fire in South Carolina PHOTOS: The Sumter Fire Department is battling a structure fire near South Lafayette Drive and Fulton Street that broke out a little after 10 p.m. Tuesday. The building, the former VB Williams Furniture Plant located at 602 E Fulton St, is engulfed in flames. The building is now known as Howell's recyclable Materials, a recyclables warehouse according to officials. Very few people work there and the plant sits in an industrial park inside of a neighborhood. Sumter Fire were assisted by crews from Shaw Air Force Base and Columbia Fire. No injuries have been reported and officials do not believe that anyone was in the building when the fire started. Joey Duggan, Division Chief of Sumter Fire Department says that walls have collapsed and propane cylinders have gone off within the building, damaging equipment that was used inside. WMBF-TV NBC NEWS MYRTLE BEACH Real-Time Overdose Tracking Helps Show COVID-19's Effects COVID-19 may dominate the headlines. But another epidemic that was already raging before it arrived has flared up in recent months, too, according to new University of Michigan data. A real-time tracking system that launched in 2019 shows a 15% rise in suspected opioid overdose deaths across most of Michigan since March, compared with the same time last year, and a 29% rise in first responders' use of a rescue drug called naloxone that can reverse an opioid overdose if given in time. The deaths started rising soon after the pandemic arrived in Michigan, while naloxone use dipped before rising to new heights later in the spring and summer. The system, run by the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center and created in partnership with the Michigan HIDTA, a federal program that tracks drug trafficking, gathers data from EMS agencies and medical examiners across most of Michigan. MICHIGAN HEALTH LAB Florida firefighters win first place in Firefighter Combat Challenge world championship A group of St. Lucie County firefighters are world champions after winning first place in the team category of the 2020 Firefighter Combat Challenge held over the weekend in Texas. Brian Riebe, Kevin Reilly, Caden Wilson, Matt Coney and Dante Hill of the St. Lucie County Fire District had the best averaged completion time of the course dubbed as the "toughest two minutes in sports" by ESPN. "It's unbelievable, just pure elation that we accomplished a goal that we set out to do earlier this year," said Coney, a SWAT paramedic driver engineer with the fire district. The Firefighter Combat Challenge course is divided into five events that participants — either individually, in a tandem or on a relay team — must finish as quickly as possible wearing full bunker gear and an air pack, weighing a total of about 50 pounds. TC PALM Minnesota State Fire Marshal report: Sprinklers could've saved 5 people killed in 2019 high-rise fire A new report from Minnesota's State Fire Marshal Division says fire sprinklers could've saved the lives of those killed in a November 2019 high-rise fire in Minneapolis. "It's a bold statement, but it's a very accurate statement," said State Fire Marshal Jim Smith. "We know through our experiences that sprinkler systems put fires out." On Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal Division (DPS-SFMD) released the report, which details findings and recommendations from the fire. After-action reports are completed after every multiple-fatality or high dollar-loss fire to help identify factors that led to deaths and injuries and determine how to prevent such tragedies in the future. "This tragic loss of life could have been prevented. The victims would still be alive had there been sprinklers throughout that entire building," Smith said. "We owe it to the victims and their families to learn from this fire so we can prevent similar tragedies." KSTP-TV ABC 5 MINNEAPOLIS PREVIOUS NATIONAL NEWS |
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| | | Fire Department Coffee A veteran-owned business that’s run by firefighters, dedicated to providing freshly-roasted, great-tasting coffee. Our mission is to help our fellow first responders by donating 10% of net proceeds to help those who have become sick or injured while on the job. Order today and get an additional 15% off your order with code 15FR. |
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| | | Fire Contracts Available Sourcewell and FireRescue GPO have announced new cooperative contract awards for firefighting equipment including breathing apparatus and turnout gear. |
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| | | FireRescue GPO - is now partnering with Sourcewell, one of the largest cooperative purchasing organizations in North America. Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) - is a government organization providing cooperative purchasing solutions across the United States and Canada to over 50,000 public-agency members. Membership is free with no obligation to purchase. With over 400 competitively awarded suppliers - members have access to contracts for fire apparatus, ambulances, fleet vehicles and products, facilities (MRO), furniture, office supplies, leasing services, and more. Learn more about the new partnership. CURTIS - Featured Supplier - Provider of equipment that the fire service relies on including turnout gear, SCBA, tools, and other firefighting equipment Sutphen - Featured Supplier - Quality fire apparatus manufacturer with a full spectrum of vehicles including aerial, pumper, tanker, and custom apparatus |
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