TX FF LODD, OK FF’s Burned, In The Slammer (The Secret List)

TEXAS FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-WILDLAND FIRE

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It is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter (who was airlifted this afternoon from the 337 Fire northwest of Mineral Wells TX) has now died in the Line of Duty.

The 25-year-old was an out-of-state Firefighter working for the Texas Forest Service. Initial reports are that he was overcome by heat, leading to cardiac arrest and he died at the hospital at 1900 hours this evening.

The fire began Monday west of State Highway 337 burning 1,200 acres and forcing the evacuation of people from 20 homes in the Coronado’s Camp and Devil’s Hollow areas. The fire is reported to be 50% contained. More details to follow, as always our most sincere condolences.

2 OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS & THEIR APPARATUS BURNED

In Oklahoma, 2 Pocasset Firefighters were injured and the fire apparatus in which they were working was lost in a grass fire north of Chickasha this afternoon. The Firefighters were operating at a fire off of US 81 north of Chickasha when their truck was overtaken by the fire. The Firefighters were both taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment of 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns. The injuries are serious but reported to not be life threatening. One of the injured Firefighters, Christie Rainey, is also the mayor of Pocasset. We wish them a quick recovery.

ARSONIST WHO CRITICALLY BURNED FIREFIGHTERS IS NAILED, AND IN THE SLAMMER

A Washington DC man has been charged with arson at several house fires in recent months, including an April fire that injured 5 DCFD Firefighters, some of them very severely.

Arsonist Maurice T. Dews, 26, was arrested yesterday after he reportedly set fire to a vacant house in Northeast Washington DC. Dew had been under investigation in a series of arsons at vacant houses in Maryland and DC in recent years.

Although Arsonist Dews remains a suspect in those other fires, he has been charged in only 3 fires so far, all in DC, including the April 8 fire on 48th Place NE.

One of the 5 D.C. Firefighters injured that morning, Chucky Ryan, suffered burns on about 30 percent of his body and has had several operations. FF Ramon Hounshell, who was also burned, has required multiple skin grafts-both are undergoing rehabilitation. FF Ryan also serves as the Fire Chief of the Riverdale VFD in nearby Prince Georges County, MD. Firefighters Theodore Douglas, Warren Deavers and Robert Alvarado also were injured in the April 8 fire but have since returned to duty.

Dews has provided a videotaped statement to investigators in which he said he “set a number of . . . fires in vacant buildings” in DC and Maryland. He was charged with one count of arson in each of those fires, said DCFD’s Pete Piringer. Dews has called 911 to report several fires in recent years and has been seen standing in crowds watching buildings burn. His scheduled initial appearance in Court was postponed today, pending a psych evaluation.

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

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