Content about Safety
The Austin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in Building B of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center Thursday evening after smoke was reported from the building.
The alarm was set off after the motor of an elevator caught on fire, said UT Police Department Sgt. Wayne Coffey. No injuries were reported and the building was cleared within the hour.
“There was more smoke than fire,” he said.
Rochelle Rae is an artist of many mediums. With a degree in fine arts and experience as a painter and graphic designer, she ventured into a new world of art when she launched her Austin business Rae Cosmetics in August of 2006.
After meeting a friend who worked as a makeup artist, Rae’s interest in cosmetics ultimately led her to the prestigious Make-up Designory in Hollywood. There, Rae swapped her paintbrushes for makeup brushes and embraced a new canvas: a human one.
Radio stations and TV channels all over the country aired a nationwide Emergency Alert System test Wednesday to unify communication in the case of a national emergency.
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By November, the Transportation Security Agency is scheduled to install full-body scanning machines using the latest technology at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to a TSA official.
Training 80 percent of the student body to conduct CPR chest compressions is one of the many safety goals of John Suffredini, Longhorn Emergency Medical Services director. He demonstrated proper CPR execution Friday during the city’s tenth National Night Out at Jasper Park as a part of the kick-off for UT’s annual Campus Safety Week.
Firefighter Rex Dorado extinguishes a fire after a pile of brush caught flame on a trailer bed while the truck was in transit on IH-35 Monday evening. While the source of the fire remains unknown, firefighters quickly controlled and contained it within 30 minutes after the driver exited the highway onto Manor Road and Comal Street.
Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff
Lieutenant Jon Wharton drags a fire hose uphill in the Steiner Ranch neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from Lake Travis Fire Rescue created a ring of mud around damaged houses to prevent potential wildfires from spreading.
Firefighter Richard Loera, left, and Lieutenant Adam Lear walk toward the cul-de-sac on Medina River Way to stabilize conditions around homes to prevent further wildfires.
The UT Police Department is adjusting its practices after a September on-campus shooting, according to a new report.
BEAVER, W.Va. — The owner of the West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men last year kept two sets of books on safety conditions — an accurate one for itself and a sanitized one for the government, federal regulators said Wednesday.
STONEHAM, Texas — Dozens of homes have been destroyed and hundreds of people evacuated as firefighters across Texas are working to contain wildfires fed by triple-digit temperatures, high winds and drought.
A wrecked pick-up truck stood out against the Capitol lawn Wednesday as legislators and members of the media mourned the death of 17-year-old Alex Brown and discussed ways to prevent texting while driving.
A worker throws water out of an ancient metal pot that served as an emergency fire extinguisher in the Gugong, or Forbidden City, in Beijing, China.
