Flower Mound crew takes home award at Arkansas fire boat safety event
While boat school puts emphasis on training above all else, friendly competition has been a tradition of the event encouraging crews to do their best. The Flower Mound crew took home an award for Best Crew at the Island Fire Scenario this year -- an exercise meant to stage an island wildfire and grade the crew's ability to size up, suppress, investigate and work together in responding to the scene. Every year, the firemen leave with increasingly more knowledge of not only water safety but on how to handle real-life emergency situations. The Arkansas Forestry Commission is at the heart of this safety improvement, but it's the firemen who have the desire to improve their knowledge on the water and be on par with other states, whether or not they attend the annual event.Fire Gear Texas - News
When the Arkansas Fire Boat Committee began eight years ago, the only goal was to manage and distribute fire equipment to departments in need. Over the years, the event has evolved into a way for the firemen to come together, enabling them to teach and
He accepted the Tomball fire chief position in 2004, and also serves as the city's emergency management coordinator. In addition, he is the regional coordinator of the Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System, which mobilizes local resources to respond
"The 332nd ECES Fire Department is the most active fire department within US Central Command with 1394 total responses between July 1, 2010 and Jun 13, 2011," said Chief Gonzales, who is originally from San Antonio, Texas. "There were 578 structural
In addition to fuel, Hutchings said the department also needs new batteries for one of its tanker trucks, along with new firefighter gear. The department would also like to eventually finish an extension to the station, which has been a slow work in
"Just the smallest spark right now will light a very, very bad fire. With the winds, with the heat everything is primed and ready to burn," said Angerer. "Fire fighters having to work in these temperatures, they put on their bunker gear, it's very hard
Thieves stealing brass hardware on fire equipment in Texas
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An unusual rash of thefts has been happening in the Medical Center in certain parking garages. But it's not people who are being robbed. Rather, thieves are ripping off the fire equipment.
KENS 5 has learned that thieves are stealing the brass hardware for a quick buck.The brass caps are smaller than a dollar bill and weigh less than a pound. But if one is missing in the event of a fire, it could cost precious seconds.
Police at the UT Health Science Center say thieves are snatching the brass caps off fire hose valves found in stairwells. If those caps are missing," said San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood, "there could be debris or garbage in there. And it's going to impede the flow of the water.
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