Texas rain storms still affecting Jollyville drivers.
July 20, 2007
Wet and slippery roads in the Texas continue to wreak havoc on Jollyville drivers. On Friday July 20th around 10:00 A.M. this truck was involved in a collision with a light pole. The impact was so intense that it caused the frame of the truck to break and bent the drive shaft into the shape of a V. The driver was transported to the hospital his status is unknown. No other vehicles were involved in the collision. The collision only caused minor traffic delays.
Quick Stop Saves Apartment Building
May 28, 2007
‘B’ shift firefighters were awakened at approximately 5:00 AM on Saturday the 26th to investigate an apartment on fire on Mellow Meadow Drive, across the street from Westwood High School.
Station 2 firefighters arrived within a few minutes and found a serious fire inside a downstairs corner apartment. The resident of the apartment was outside, and the crew from Engine 38 pulled a line and quickly entered the apartment. A quick knockdown and quick overhaul showed only slight extension outside of the original apartment. Read more
Lightning Causes House Fire
May 16, 2007
During the evening hours of May 15th, a sudden and powerful thunderstorm formed over the Jollyville area. The reports of lightning strikes in the area were numerous, and the short lived but violent storm did send bolts of lightning into several different buildings in the area.
One of those was a residence in Forrest North near Quilberry at Broadmeade. The residence was occupied at the time of the incident, and all of the occupants were able to escape unharmed. Read more
Perspective Photographs
April 20, 2007
Generally, the photos that you see here come from firefighters at the scenes. However, occasionally we receive photos from the publics perspective and we greatly appreciate them. Below are photographs of 2 ‘B’ shift firefighters at a large grass fire in Leander that occurred in February of 2007. The photos were taken by Gail Millard. Gail was a passenger on the Hill Country Flyer that afternoon. As the train returned to it’s station, it had to pass through the fire, giving Gail the opportunity to snap two great pictures. Thanks Gail !
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