A fire chief from Texas was reportedly among those swept away in a sudden deluge that has left more nearly 70 people dead, according to reports.

Michael Phillips, chief of the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, was responding to an emergency call when he went missing, according to the Houston Chronicle. He was apparently swept away by floodwaters in Cow Creek in Travis County.

According to the latest estimate from the Associated Press, the death toll rose Sunday to 67 dead in flooding in Central Texas and the hill country. Rescuers continued to search for survivors, including almost a dozen girls who went missing from Camp Mystic, a summer camp. More than 20 children were among the dead, according to the latest estimate.

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Sandra Diamond Fox
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
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Jul. 4—HARTFORD — Two emergency medical service workers were sent to the hospital Friday after being injured in a collision between their ambulance and another vehicle, Hartford police said.

At about 3:45 p.m., Hartford fire companies responded to Hudson and Buckingham streets for a report of a car accident with an ambulance, said Mario Oquendo, district chief and public information officer for the Hartford Fire Department.

“While responding to a call, the ambulance was reportedly T-boned at the intersection,” he said.

Everyone in the vehicles got out so no one had to be pulled out, Oquendo said.

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Two ambulance personnel were transported to the hospital for an evaluation, he said.

Hartford police are on the scene, handling the investigation, he said.

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David Matthews
New York Daily News
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Four people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after an ambulance crashed into a home in Burlington County, N.J.

The crash happened at around 3:30 p.m. in Mount Holly, roughly 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Video taken from helicopters at the scene showed the emergency vehicle partially wedged into the corner of the house on the 900 block of Woodlane Road.

Those who were injured include one person inside the home at the time of the crash, the driver of the ambulance, an EMT and the patient in the ambulance, according to Mount Holly Township police. All of injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.

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The exact circumstances and cause of the crash are currently under investigation, though police said there were no signs of criminal activity.

According to Burlington County dispatch, the private ambulance was involved in a crash with three other vehicles before smashing into the house. TriCare Medical Transportation said the ambulance was doing a non-emergency transport from a hospital when the incident occurred.

“We are fully cooperating with local law enforcement and other relevant agencies as they investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident. A full internal review is also underway,” the company said in a statement.

The home was evacuated out of caution while the damage is assessed.

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Kokomo Tribune, Ind.
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Adams Auto Group will house the Kokomo firefighters of Station 6 while a new fire station is being constructed.

The car dealer on Boulevard Avenue is in close proximity to Station 6. Fire crews will stay in one of the buildings two blocks away, according to a Kokomo Fire Department Facebook post.

The move is not expected to impact response times.

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Station 6 is going to be completely rebuilt to the tune of about $9 million. The project is expected to take 18 months.

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Joey Oliver
mlive.com
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BAY CITY, MI – Bay City commissioners are set to vote this month on an agreement with a southeast Michigan company to determine the scope of work required for the city’s currently defunct Fire Station 5.

An item on the agenda for the Monday, July 7, Bay City Commissioners meeting calls for the commission to decide whether to approve a $43,060 professional services agreement with Redstone Architects, Inc. of Bingham Farms, Michigan.

The agreement calls on the company to determine the scope of work needed on Fire Station 5, make recommendations and develop plans for the work, and provide estimated costs as needed within 120 days.

Commissioners on March 3 passed a resolution to obtain bids for the possible repair of Fire Station 5, located at 1209 E. Smith St.

In April, a request for proposals was issued to determine the scope of work needed.

Four proposals were received by the end of May, including offers from Redstone Architects, Inc., WTA Architects in Saginaw, Veridus Advisors in Byron Center and Hobbs + Black in Lansing.

Interviews with the firms were conducted on June 9 and June 13. The firms were evaluated on their grasps of project requirements, key personnel and roles, pertinent experience and compensation, according to city officials.

Redstone Architects Inc. scored the highest and has been recommended for the project by city staff.

Fire Station 5, built in 1965, closed on July 15, 2024, leaving the city with two fire stations on the east side of the river and one on the West Side.

The closure was due, in part, to the poor conditions the building is in, officials said previously. The closure was also influenced by financial considerations.

Officials previously said it’d cost more than $386,000 in renovation and repairs to reopen Fire Station 5 in Bay City’s Banks District, and the price of adding personnel to staff the station would cost the city more than twice that number.

Bay City Department of Public Safety Director Caleb Rowell previously told city commissioners it would cost the city a projected $386,318 for high- and medium-priority repairs on Fire Station 5, and adding the personnel to reopen the fire station would cost the city approximately $1.6 million the first year. That cost would increase to about $2 million by year three.

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