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Editor's note: The video below was originally published in 2009, we've learned, but is just going viral this week. It's a must-see. Two kids are dead after they perished in a Memphis, TN. house fire. But what will surprise you in this story is what one relative is concerned about minutes after firefighters discovered the bodies of the kids.

Earlier this month, a racecar crashed and caught fire at a small track near Allentown, Pennsylvania. And the driver just posted a video online that was shot from INSIDE the car, which was absolutely FILLED with flames.

If you have ever wondered exactly what it's like to be a firefighter, and what happens on a daily basis to the brave men and women that protect us, well wonder no longer.  A firefighter used a helmet-cam got give us a first person view of battling fires.

The historic Matera Paper Company building on South First was a total loss in a fire last night (Sunday, February 20th).  Firefighters fought an intense blaze that sent flames high from the roof of the building.  It is a total loss.  Walls were knocked down due to their instability and danger to traffic along South First.  The building was constructed in 1907.

One of the most destructive wildfire seasons in Texas history has come to an end.  The year 2011 saw $337 million spent by the Texas Forest Service fighting fires here in the Lone Star State. The end of the 2011 season is really just an accounting event.  The danger is still as high as ever, and Texas resources are already being allocated for the 2012 fire season which is underway now.

We've got the perfect setup for wildfires right now across a large portion of Texas, including all of the counties in the Big Country. According to a story in the Abilene Reporter-News, it's bad enough that the Texas Forest Service and Governor Rick Perry are involved...