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Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured that day while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn located in Southwest Houston. [1] On March 7, 2017, Captain Bill Dowling, who lost both his legs battling the fire in 2013, died of complications ( pneumonia or cellulitis ) from his line-of-duty injuries.
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.
The alarm was received at 12:50 a.m. Deputy Chief Grover Cleveland Adams was the first to arrive at the burning hotel where he summoned a general alarm as he witnessed flames shooting from windows and the roof. It took two hours for firefighters to get the fire under control. [1]
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January 26 Local community activists, including NAACP and LULAC call for a review of HPD by The U.S. Department of Justice because of a high increase in the number of shootings in 2009, in which law enforcement officers took part in 60 shootings across Harris County and killed 27 people. Houston police were involved in 29 shootings, killing 15 ...