Tag Archives: Texas

Duncanville FD, along with Dallas FD, DeSoto FD, Cedar Hill FD and Ovilla FD responded to a 2 alarm structure fire in a shopping strip in Duncanville.

Dallas Firefighter William Scott Tanksley, 40, Died in the Line of Duty last night while operating on an icy overpass in Dallas, Texas. Tanksley was a 14 year veteran of the department. He leaves behind a wife and three children between the ages 4-12. Tanksley was stationed at firehouse #12.

A man uses a yard hose to dose the flames of a neighbors house on fire. He missed the end of the NFL Playoff game due to the fire.

Firefighters were injured today in two separate incidents. Texas firefighters were injured in a house fire with roof collapse and Virginia Firefighters were injured in a deadly house fire where two were rescued.

The Ada Township Fire Department in Michigan is donating an engine to the Abbott, Texas FD. Unless you live under a rock, you know that the West, TX area suffered a tremendous loss of 11 firefighters and many pieces of equipment.

The Public Memorial Service will be held at Reliant Stadium, Wednesday, June 5 at 1000 hours(10:00 A.M.). All uniformed fire department personnel participating in the Wednesday memorial procession must be at Reliant Stadium no later than 7:00 a.m.

Yesterday marked the darkest day in the history of the Houston Fire Department. Four Firefighters lost their lives at a motel fire where they were searching for victims of a 5 alarm motel fire at the Southwest Inn Motel near the Southwest Freeway at Hillcroft.

Four Houston firefighters died Friday while battling a 5-alarm blaze in a motel near the Southwest Freeway at Hillcroft. The bodies of three were found in the rubble of the Southwest Inn motel. One apparently died at the hospital.

Chris Gillett, quoted below in the story, informed me he is a few hundred dollars short of his goal. You can contact him on his Facebook Profile (Firefighter Chaplain) to donate. He is also trying to get a tshirt order together for the event.

The lives of the firefighters and EMTs who died battling the West, Texas fire and explosion will be remembered during a memorial service on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 p.m., Central Time.