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“Good Samaritans” Take Eight Children To Safety

Investigators are calling two women who dropped off eight children at a fire station “good Samaritans.” Police said they found the children, ages 3 to 12 at a south Dallas home alone.

CBS 11–2013/04/28

A photo of Kenneth "Luckey" Harris. (credit: Aderhold Funeral Home)

Funeral Services Set For Dallas Fire Captain Killed In West

Kenneth “Luckey” Harris, a captain with the Dallas Fire Department who died in Wednesday’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, will be remembered by friends and family at a funeral service this week.

2013/04/21

Former Dallas Firefighter Sentenced To 46 Months In Bank Robbery

A former Dallas firefighter was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison on Wednesday for robbing a Dallas Bank last April.

2013/01/09

Dallas Hotel Fire Attributed To Electrical Short

Investigators are attributing an unspecified electrical short for the three-alarm fire that occurred at a hotel in downtown Dallas on Saturday.

2012/12/03

Fire Out At Downtown Dallas Hotel

Updated at 5:19 p.m: The Dallas Fire Department has confirmed that the fire is out and that one person has been taken to the hospital for a burn injury. According to hotel management the hotel […]

2012/12/01

Former Firefighter Headed To Federal Prison

Former Dallas firefighter Jesus Ventura, 37, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal bank robbery charge.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/18

Dallas Fire Station Sponsors Veteran For Honor Flight

Every year since 2005, Honor Flight has been flying WWII veterans to Washington D.C.

2012/09/12

Louis Bright Officially Named Dallas Fire Rescue Chief

A familiar face in firehouses across the city of Dallas will now be a mainstay. The Dallas City Manager has officially named Louis Bright III as Chief of Dallas Fire Rescue.

2012/04/20

April Bridges pauses while digging through the remains of a house she was at when it was destroyed by a tornado on April 3, 2012 in Arlington. (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Fire Stations Accept Donations For Tornado Victims

Dallas fire stations are accpeting donations for victims of the recent tornados in North Texas.

2012/04/07

School Evacuated For Possible Carbon Monoxide Leak

The school day was disrupted for students and staff at Rangel Women’s Leadership High School near Fair Park in Dallas after complaints headaches and nausea — possibly from a carbon monoxide leak.

2012/01/06

Downtown Dallas Highrise Fire Quickly Contained

Dallas Fire Fighters quickly knocked down a fire in the heart of downtown Dallas. There were concerns that the restaurant fire near Main and Akard would spread to a high rise next door.

2011/12/16