Crews in a small Texas community are working to put out a fire that engulfed the city Thursday afternoon. Heavy flames filled the city of Ranger's downtown area and engulfed historic structures including the police department building and a 100-year-old church. Video taken by the Eastland County Today newspaper showed crews working to put out the fire at the historic Second Baptist Church and the police station.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas

For years, the fire prevention messaging was simple and snappy: When you change your clocks for daylight saving time, change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms. If Congress does away with the biannual clock change, as the Senate this week proposed, that reminder won’t be there anymore.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Boston Globe - Metered Site

Tow truck driving can be a dangerous job when workers are along the interstate cleaning up the scene of an accident or towing a vehicle away. After the loss of Ross Booker, local tow truck drivers are asking if something can be done to make their jobs easier. Booker was killed by a 16-year-old after a Scott's Law violation in early March.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQA-TV CBS/ABC 7 Hannibal

Calhoun County firefighters are looking to establish a firefighter training association to help standardize fire response protocols across the county. “One of the big things is that you’ve got every department now doing kind of their own training. There is not a whole lot of uniformity within Calhoun County.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times and Democrat

A simple call to action from an Iowa woman has gone viral on social media. Allison Marois made a TikTok in February asking for help for a gift she's working on for her father's birthday in August. Her father, Bill Collins, recently retired after being a firefighter for more than 38 years. "He really is passionate about being a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHBS-TV ABC/CW+ 40 Fort Smith