/tags/firefighter Firefighter en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 19 May 2017 18:17:29 GMT /texas/2017-05-19/legislative-solution-in-the-works-for-dallas-pension-crisis From Texas Standard:On its current path, the Dallas police and fire pension fund would run out of money in 10 years, leaving thousands of public safety� Fri, 19 May 2017 18:17:29 GMT /texas/2017-05-19/legislative-solution-in-the-works-for-dallas-pension-crisis Michael Marks /science/2013-09-05/sounding-out-a-better-beacon-for-firefighters-in-danger Every year in the U.S., dozens of firefighters are killed in the line of duty. But there are hundreds more close calls, where a firefighter needs to be� Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:55:26 GMT /science/2013-09-05/sounding-out-a-better-beacon-for-firefighters-in-danger Matt Largey /texas/2013-04-22/for-west-first-responders-much-needed-relief-in-sight Of the 14 confirmed fatalities in the West fertilizer plant explosion, 10 were first responders. Most were from West, but some were from nearby service� Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:02:50 GMT /texas/2013-04-22/for-west-first-responders-much-needed-relief-in-sight Andrew Weber /texas/2013-02-18/two-bryan-firefighters-killed-two-expected-to-survive-injuries Two Bryan Firefighters remain in serious but stable condition today after a deadly fire on Friday. Two other Bryan firefighters were killed.Fire� Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:05:00 GMT /texas/2013-02-18/two-bryan-firefighters-killed-two-expected-to-survive-injuries Austin Feldman /special-coverage/2012-09-03/tomorrow-marks-one-year-since-central-texas-wildfires Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of the Central Texas wildfires.Thousands of people were forced out of their homes last Labor Day weekend by the� Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:09:39 GMT /special-coverage/2012-09-03/tomorrow-marks-one-year-since-central-texas-wildfires Laura Rice /texas/2012-08-30/should-texans-be-able-to-cross-state-lines-for-health-insurance State lawmakers want to know what would happen if Texans were allowed to go across state lines to buy health insurance. It’s an idea some politicians say� Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:03:05 GMT /texas/2012-08-30/should-texans-be-able-to-cross-state-lines-for-health-insurance Laura Rice /energy-environment/2012-06-11/texas-helping-out-with-new-mexico-wildfires A little more than nine months after wildfires devastated parts of Central Texas, new fires are spreading through New Mexico, burning over 278,000 acres� Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:32:34 GMT /energy-environment/2012-06-11/texas-helping-out-with-new-mexico-wildfires Robb Jacobson