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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.
At 4:15 AM on October 13, 2001, [5] a fire occurred in a fifth floor unit in the west tower. [6] Houston Fire Department firefighter Captain Jay Jahnke died while fighting the fire. Resident, Charles Harrison Dill, also died. Over 175 firefighters extinguished the fire. It is believed under staffing and mistakes led to the deaths. [5]
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 ...
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The Southwest Inn fire in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2013 was a fire in an Indian restaurant that spread to an adjoining hotel. The fire claimed the biggest casualty loss for the Houston Fire Department since its inception.
An eighth person has died in the Houston area following severe weather that lashed the city and surrounding Harris County with 100 mph winds, officials said Monday, and more than 192,000 customers ...
The NRG Astrodome, [6] formerly and also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, was the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States. It seated around 50,000 fans, with a record attendance of 68,266 set by a George Strait concert in 2002.
Fire and emergency medical services are provided by Houston Fire Department Station 25 Third Ward. The station is in Fire District 8. [44] The station opened at the intersection of Blodgett and Velasco in 1928 and opened in its current location at Rosewood at Scott in 1979. [45] Fire Station 25 Third Ward