Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Department Name City Number of Personnel Houston Fire Department: Houston, Texas: 3930 Dallas Fire-Rescue Department: Dallas, Texas: 1823 San Antonio Fire Department: San Antonio, Texas: 1637 Austin Fire Department: Austin, Texas: 1102 Fort Worth Fire Department: Fort Worth, Texas: 893 El Paso Fire Department: El Paso, Texas: 857 Corpus Christi ...
The department is the largest fire 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 the Cullen Center) in Downtown Houston. [5] They were previously located at the City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot ...
Redwood is located in the northeast corner of Guadalupe County and is bordered to the north by Hays County and the city of San Marcos. Texas State Highway 123 forms the western border of Redwood; the highway leads north 5 miles (8 km) into San Marcos and south 16 miles (26 km) to Seguin, the Guadalupe County seat.
The building which currently houses the Houston Fire Museum was originally Fire Station No. 7, Houston's oldest fire house.Designed in the Romanesque style by Olle J. Lorehn, the two-story brick building was completed in January 1899 and features rusticated stone details, a five bay front with Central arched entry flanked by two apparatus bay entries and unique parapet details.
The child was in critical condition, and a man, who is in his 50s, was being treated for an injury to his leg, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said.
Sunnyside, the oldest African-American community in southern Houston, was first platted in 1912. [5] When the community opened in the 1910s, H. H. Holmes, the founder, gave the land the name Sunny Side. [6] By the 1940s area residents established a water district and a volunteer fire department. The City of Houston annexed Sunnyside in 1956. [5]
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Firefighting water was brought in by hoses laid to remote sources: settling ponds, a cooling tower, a water main at a neighboring plant, and even the Houston Ship Channel. The fire was brought under control within about 10 hours as a result of the combined efforts of fire brigades from other nearby companies, local fire departments, and the ...