Tag: #firefighters

Winter wildfire scorches 175 acres near Gillespie–Blanco line, damaging fire trucks

A fast-moving Hill Country grass fire drew air support and 16 departments, burned 175 acres and damaged apparatus—an early warning for winter.

#wildfire, #texas, #hillcountry, #burnban, #firefighters

Gas Explosion Destroys Nashua Mental Health Clinic, Injures Three Firefighters

A gas leak call at a Nashua, N.H., mental health clinic ended in an explosion and four-alarm fire. All patients and staff escaped; cause under investigation.

#nashua, #gasexplosion, #firefighters, #mentalhealth, #infrastructure

Firefighters Battle Garnet Fire to Save Ancient Sequoias in California

Efforts include sprinklers, fire wraps to protect 3,000-year-old sequoias from the Garnet Fire's flames.

#wildfires, #sequoias, #firefighters, #california