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Houston Fire Department

Coordinates:29°45′46″N95°22′59″W / 29.76278°N 95.38306°W /29.76278; -95.38306
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Fire department of Houston, Texas

Houston Fire Department
Operational area
Country United States
StateTexas
CityHouston
Address500 Jefferson St, 77002
Agency overview[1]
Established1838 (1838)
Annual calls341,166(2017)
Employees3,700+(2018)
Annual budget$495,171,980(2018)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefThomas Muñoz
EMS levelAdvanced Life Support (ALS)
IAFFIAFF Local 341
MottoCourage, Commitment, & Compassion
Facilities and equipment[1][2]
Stations93
Engines88
Trucks38
Rescues3
Ambulances
HAZMAT3
Airport crash12
Wildland11
Helicopters1
Fireboats1
Rescue boats13
Light and air3
Website
Official website
IAFF website

City of Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection andemergency medical services for the city ofHouston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States. HFD is responsible for preserving life and property for a population of more than 2 million in an area totaling 654 square miles (1,690 km2).[3] The department is the largestfire department (by number of personnel) in the state of Texas.[4]

The administrative offices of HFD are located on the 17th floor of 500 Jefferson Street (a part of theCullen Center) inDowntown Houston.[5] They were previously located at the City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot.[6]

The Houston Fire Department got its start in 1838 with one station known asProtection Company No. 1.[1] By 1859, thevolunteer department had grown to three stations. After 57 years of service, Houston converted the department over to all paid members.[1]

Notable Incidents

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Southwest Inn Fire

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Main article:Southwest Inn fire

On May 31, 2013, theSouthwest Inn fire broke out in an Indian restaurant inSouthwest Houston before spreading to an adjoining hotel. The fire claimed the biggest casualty loss for the Houston Fire Department since its inception. Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn.[7] "Iron" Bill Dowling, who lost his legs and damaged his brain in the fire, died inColorado on March 7, 2017, after a short hospitalization forpneumonia andcellulitis, attributed to his injuries.[8]

2016 Houston Fire

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After the spreading of a backyard fire inSpring Branch,Houston,Texas, a packaging warehouse burned down during a four-alarm fire which included exploding canisters of hazardous material. Nearly 200 firefighters were dispatched to the site over several hours. As of May 2016, the initial cause of the fire remains unknown.[9][10]

1979 Woodway Square Apartment Fire

Late in the afternoon of July 31, 1979, a call came in for an apartment fire at the Woodway Square Apartments in Houston. First units arriving immediately started calling for help as the high winds were fanning flames across the wood shingle roofs. Flames were jumping building to building and embers were entering the neighborhoods igniting roofs.

In all 7 alarms were called for which included equipment backed into Houston Fire stations from Cy-Fair, Little York and Northwest Volunteer Fire Departments.

Hundreds lost everything they owned. At one point it was discussed using explosives to demolish one building to make a fire break. As firefighters worked on controlling the apartment fire, booster trucks were tasked with driving through the neighborhoods extinguishing spot fires on roofs of homes.

On the day of the fire, the Houston Fire Department requested the city to ban wood shingles. They refused but the day after the fire they decided to ban them. In that day and age, most new homes had wood shingles and they were required by homeowners associations

Stations and Apparatus

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Below is a listing of all Houston Fire Department fire stations and their assigned apparatus.[2]

Fire Station NumberAddressEngine CompanyLadder Company or Tower CompanyMedic Units or Squad UnitsAmbulance UnitsSpecial UnitDistrict Chief UnitsDistrict
25880 WoodwayEngine 2Ambulance 2Cascade 228
33735 W. AlabamaEngine 3Ambulance 50328
46530 W. Little YorkEngine 4Ladder 4Ambulance 4District Chief 44
52020 HollisterEngine 5Ambulance 5High-Water Vehicle 5District Chief 55
63402 WashingtonEngine 6Tower 6Medic 6District Chief 66
71402 ElginEngine 7Ladder 7Ambulance 78
81919 LouisianaEngine 1
Engine 8
Squad 8Ambulance 8 Ambulance 508Mobile Command Unit, AMBUS 602, Rehab Unit 8District Chief 88
9702 HoganEngine 9Medic 9Ambulance 919
106600 CorporateEngine 10Medic 10Ambulance 10Rescue 10, 2 Rescue Boats83
11460 T.C. JesterEngine 11Ambulance 11Heavy Rescue 11, Evacuation Boat, 2 Rescue Boats, EMS District Chief Unit6
121502 AlberEngine 12Ambulance 1219
132215 W. 43rdEngine 13Ambulance 1331
155306 N. MainEngine 15Ambulance 15Shift Commander 15, Cascade 15, Sr. EMS Supervisor 156
161700 RichmondEngine 16Ladder 16Ambulance 16EMS Supervisor 166
172805 NavigationEngine 17Medic 17Ambulance 17Rehab 17, Rescue Boat, EMS Supervisor 178
18619 TelephoneEngine 18Tower 18Medic 18Ambulance 1820
191801 GreggEngine 19Ladder 19Medic 19Ambulance 19District Chief 1919
206902 NavigationEngine 20Ladder 20Ambulance 20District Chief 2020
2110515 MainEngine 21Tower 21Ambulance 21High-Water Vehicle 21District Chief 2121
227825 HarrisburgHMRT Unit 1, HMRT Unit 2 Foam 2222
238005 LawndaleEngine 23Ambulance 23Cascade 2320
242625 Reed RdEngine 24Medic 24Ambulance 524Safety Officer 2446
253902 ScottEngine 25Ambulance 258
267111 DixieEngine 26Ladder 26Ambulance 26District Chief 2626
276515 LyonsEngine 27Medic 27Ambulance 2719
283000 Chimney RockEngine 28Ladder 28Squad 28Ambulance 28District Chief 2828
294831 GalvestonEngine 29Ladder 29Medic 2926
306702 IrvingtonEngine 30Ambulance 30Safety Officer 30, EMS Supervisor 3031
31222 W. CrosstimbersEngine 31Ladder 31Medic 31Ambulance 31District Chief 3131
328614 TidwellEngine 32Ambulance 32Booster 32, Evacuation Boat34
337117 FanninEngine 33Ladder 33Squad 33Ambulance 33 Ambulance 533Sr. EMS Supervisor 3321
343100 Laura KoppeEngine 34Ladder 34Medic 34Ambulance 34District Chief 3434
355535 Van FleetEngine 35Ambulance 35Booster 35, Evacuation Boat46
367720 Airport BlvdEngine 36Medic 36Ambulance 36EMS Supervisor Unit 3626
377026 Stella LinkEngine 37Ambulance 37Shift Commander, High-Water Vehicle 3721
381120 SilberEngine 38Ladder 38Ambulance 385
395810 PickfairEngine 39Ambulance 3934
405830 Old Spanish TrailEngine 40Medic 40Ambulance 4026
41805 PearlEngine 41Ambulance 4145
428675 Clinton DrEngine 42Rescue 42, Evacuation Boat, 2 Rescue Boats20
437330 N. WaysideEngine 43Medic 4334
44675 MaxeyEngine 44Ladder 44Medic 4445
454910 N. McCartyEngine 45Ladder 45High-Water Vehicle 45District Chief 4545
463902 CorderEngine 46Ladder 46Squad 46Ambulance 46District Chief 4646
472615 TidewaterEngine 47Ambulance 4759
4811616 Chimney RockEngine 48Ambulance 4859
491212 GessnerEngine 49Medic 495
504420 BingleEngine 50Medic 50EMS Supervisor 504
516902 BellaireEngine 51Ladder 51Ambulance 5168
5210343 HartsookEngine 52Ambulance 5270
5313349 VicksburgEngine 5345
54George Bush
Intercontinental Airport
AR-8ARFF UnitsARFF
5511212 CullenEngine 55Ladder 55Medic 55Ambulance 5546
565820 E. Little YorkEngine 56Ladder 56Medic 56Ambulance 5634
5713602 MemorialEngine 57Safety Officer 5778
5810413 FultonEngine 58Medic 58Ambulance 58High-Water Vehicle 5831
5913925 S. Post OakEngine 59Ladder 59Medic 59District Chief 5959
602925 JeanettaEngine 60Medic 60Ambulance 6028
619726 MonroeEngine 61Ladder 6170
621602 SeamistEngine 62Medic 626
635626 Will Clayton PkwyEngine 63Medic 63Booster 63, Evacuation Boat64
643000 Greens RdEngine 64Tower 64Ambulance 64District Chief 6464
6511531 FM 1960 EastEngine 65Medic 65Booster 65, Fire Boat 65102
665800 TeagueEngine 66Booster 66, Evacuation Boat, HMRT Unit 34
671616 W. Little YorkEngine 67Ladder 67Medic 67Ambulance 674
688602 BissonnetEngine 68Ladder 68Ambulance 68District Chief 6868
691102 West Belt SouthEngine 69Tower 69Ambulance 69EMS Supervisor 6983
7011410 BeamerEngine 70Medic 70District Chief 7070
7115200 Space CenterEngine 71Ladder 71Medic 71High-Water Vehicle 71District Chief 7171
7217401 Saturn LnEngine 72Medic 7271
739640 WilcrestEngine 73Medic 73Ambulance 73 Ambulance 57368
74460 Aldine BenderEngine 74Medic 74Ambulance 7464
751995 Dairy AshfordEngine 75Ladder 75Medic 7578
767200 CookEngine 76Ladder 76Ambulance 7683
7710155 KempwoodEngine 77Ladder 77Ambulance 77Booster 77, Rescue Boat5
7815100 MemorialEngine 78Ladder 78Medic 78High-Water Vehicle 78District Chief 7878
8016111 Chimney RockEngine 80Medic 80Ambulance 80Booster 80, Evacuation Boat59
81William P. Hobby AirportARFF UnitsARFF
8211250 BraesridgeEngine 82Squad 82Ambulance 82Evacuation Boat 82, EMS Supervisor 8268
833350 BreezewoodEngine 83Medic 83Ambulance 83District Chief 8383
84320 Gears RdEngine 84Ladder 84Ambulance 84High-Water Vehicle 8464
8614300 Briar ForestEngine 86Medic 8678
9016553 Park RowEngine 90Ladder 90Ambulance 9078
92George Bush
Intercontinental Airport
ARFF UnitsARFF
93911 FM 1959Engine 93Ladder 93Ambulance 93Booster 93, Evacuation Boat70
94235 El DoradoEngine 94Medic 9471
967409 WillowchaseEngine 96Ladder 96Medic 964
99George Bush
Intercontinental Airport
ARFF UnitsARFF
1011863 Kingwood DrLadder 101Medic 101Booster 101, Evacuation Boat102
1024102 W. Lake Houston PkwyEngine 102Ladder 102Medic 102High-Water Vehicle 102District Chief 102102
1032907 High Valley DrEngine 103Booster 103, Evacuation Boat102
104910 Forest Cove DrEngine 104102
10514014 W. Lake Houston PkwyEngine 105Medic 105102

In 2018 there was a post-Hurricane Harvey plan to replace fire station 104 for $11 million.[11]

Gallery

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  • Houston Fire Station Nr. 3 from the 1800s. It's on the National Register of Historic Places
    Houston Fire Station Nr. 3 from the 1800s. It's on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Houston Fire Station No. 7 was built in 1898. Today it's the Houston Fire Museum & on the National Register of Historic Places
    Houston Fire Station No. 7 was built in 1898. Today it's the Houston Fire Museum & on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Group photo of firefighters from Station 1–1932
    Group photo of firefighters from Station 1–1932
  • Continental Center II (1801 Smith) of the Cullen Center houses the HFD administrative offices
    Continental Center II (1801 Smith) of the Cullen Center houses the HFD administrative offices
  • City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot
    City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot
  • HFD Firefighters' Memorial in northern Houston
    HFD Firefighters' Memorial in northern Houston
  • Fire Station 3
    Fire Station 3
  • Fire Station 7
    Fire Station 7
  • Fire Station 8
    Fire Station 8
  • Fire Station 16
    Fire Station 16
  • Fire Station 18
    Fire Station 18
  • Fire Station 25
    Fire Station 25
  • Fire Station 28 at 3000 Chimney Rock
    Fire Station 28 at 3000 Chimney Rock
  • Fire Station 33
    Fire Station 33
  • Braeswood Place
    Braeswood Place

References

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  1. ^abcd"About the HFD".Houston Fire Department. RetrievedApril 6, 2015.
  2. ^ab"Fire Stations".Houston Fire Department. RetrievedApril 14, 2015.
  3. ^"HFD Coverage Area".
  4. ^"Regulated departments by size".Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Texas Commission on Fire Protection. Archived fromthe original on April 19, 2015. RetrievedApril 14, 2015.
  5. ^"Contact Us." Houston Fire Department, City of Houston. Retrieved on June 13, 2017. "HFD Administration 832.394.6700 600 Jefferson, 7th Floor Houston, Texas 77002"
  6. ^"Home Page." Houston Fire Department. Retrieved on November 20, 2011. "HFD Administration HFD Administration 500 Jefferson Street, 17th Floor 77002"
  7. ^Pinkerton, James; Lezon, Dale (June 1, 2013)."Massive blaze in SW Houston kills 4 firefighters".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedJune 1, 2013. "It was the department's worst loss of life ever."
  8. ^"HFD hero 'Iron Bill' Dowling has died", by Keri Blakinger and Brooke A. Lewis,The Houston Chronicle
  9. ^"Four-alarm fire burns at business in west Houston".www.msn.com.
  10. ^"4-Alarm Fire Ravages West Houston Warehouse Complex".ABC News.
  11. ^Morris, Mike (June 18, 2018)."Want Houston to fix your street, park or library? Harvey may delay the job".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedDecember 28, 2019.

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