Four houses were destroyed in a fire in Atascosa County, according to authorities. Multiple agencies responded to the fire around 1:40 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of Way Cross Road, near Old Pleasanton Road and just south of the Bexar-Atascosa county line.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office said the was contained. The four homes are considered a “total loss,” the sheriff’s office said. No injuries have been reported. Linda Andrews is one of the people who lost her home in the fire alongside her neighbor Robin Silva. “We have nothing but what we have on our bodies,” Andrews said. “We have alive people and alive dogs. That’s it.”

Atascosa County Fire Marshal Ronald Sanchez said seven vehicles were also destroyed. Sanchez believes the fire started as a grass fire, and he is investigating how it spread. Mark Montgomery, assistant fire chief of Bexar County Emergency Services District No. 2, said an estimated five to 10 acres were involved in the fire.

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Damages caused during the response to a 2023 Sussex County fire has state lawmakers considering additional penalties for intentionally harming first response vehicles. Several Sussex County fire companies had their windows shattered by thrown rocks as they responded to a blaze at the New Process Fibre Company in Greenwood.

Shortly after the incident, Bridgeville fire truck driver Brent Workman told WBOC they were in disbelief as they were approached the fire scene and realized their windshield had been cracked. “We go to help people, and something like that happens? Something is wrong with society today if you’re throwing rocks at a fire truck with its lights on.”

Ultimately, a 17-year-old was charged with 9 counts, including four of Criminal Mischief for damaging the Greenwood, Ellendale, Farmington, and Seaford fire trucks. “We go to help people, and something like that happens? Something is wrong with society today if you’re throwing rocks at a fire truck with its lights on.”

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: First responders were on the scene of a crash involving a Nashville Fire Department engine in Old Hickory Thursday afternoon. The crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the area of Old Hickory Boulevard and Fields Drive.

A NFD spokesperson said the preliminary information indicates the firefighter driving the engine “experienced a medical episode” and lost control, hitting several telephone poles, parked cars and eventually a building. “He wasn’t swerving to miss any cars or anything,” nearby resident Jasmine Dotson, whose power went out because of the crash, told News 2.

“It just randomly happened.” The firefighter was brought to a local hospital for evaluation. Two people were also injured while they tried to move out of the way, but the NFD spokesperson said they declined transportation at the scene.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters in Cowlitz County helped rescue some animals, including several goats, when responding to a barn fire on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at about 7:40 a.m., and Cowlitz County Fire District #6 crews arrived to find a burning 30-foot by 40-foot outbuilding. As firefighters went into a defensive tactic to contain the blaze, others went to work moving several animals that were housed near the building. There were no reports of injuries, and investigators are still working to identify what caused the fire.

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An 11-year-old girl was in serious condition after being pulled from the water early Friday near the 3400 block of Chelan Avenue SW, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Crews responded to reports of a person in distress in the water offshore after midnight. Crew on Rescue Boat 5 located the girl and pulled her from the water before bringing her to shore, where additional personnel were waiting, Seattle Fire said. She was then transported to Fire Station 5, where paramedics continued treatment before taking her to a hospital for further care.

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