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In the aftermath of 9/11 a classified ad appeared in the Village Voice from filmmakers Steven Rosenbaum and Pamela Yoder: "Do you have video footage from the week of 9/11?". Over 100 people responded with more than 500 hours of video. The couple used some in the 2002 documentary "7 days in...

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/09/14/houston-firefighter-flown-to-hospital-after-suffering-medical-emergency-while-transporting-patient/ Out of surgery late last night. Present status unknown. He joined HFD in 1996. Used to work at Station 9 on Hogan St. north of downtown. Still...

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-firefighter-medical-emergency/285-da571c57-a318-4e48-af2a-52bac0a86798 Whatever this is, it sounds bad.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-fire-truck-unused/285-3575a741-d97f-4bff-b5b9-405be2a678a8 Probably the first due truck for this church fire.

Smitty is an HFD institution. He got on the job in 1973. I saw him a couple of years ago at a funeral. In addition to the 9/11Memorial, that station is wall to wall pictures of 28's at work over the years...

In 2008, China and the US began construction of two high speed rail lines: Beijing to Shanghai ang San Francisco to Los Angeles. China opened their line in 2011 spending $36 billion. The US has opened a small segment in the middle of nowhere so far. Completion estimate today is maybe 2030 and...

According to our in-house Ladder 103 authority; back in the day when Ladder 10 was relocated to Sheffield Ave at the start of the night tour until midnight (as Ladder 193?), those guys had to sit/sleep on the rig. That had to be further insult to a bunch of old timers hoping for a quiet night in...

Asking the union president if we need new fire trucks is like asking your barber if you need a haircut.

This is a violent neighborhood. Go 8-10 miles north across West Galveston Bay to Texas City where, in April, 1947 we have the largest, accidental, man-made explosion disaster in US history. Then, go another 8-10 miles further north to the town of San Leon we have , in 1966, the birthplace of...

Yes...and you and I aren't. Since 1965, I've spent three days in hotels, three days in the Army Corps of Engineers office, and one day in Federal Court there. I still don't understand what they are so impressed with.

Thanks again. It still unclear to me why they need follow a rescue company. I would observe that if FDNY joins the twenty-first century and all uniformed members become firefighters/EMTs/paramedics, Rescue Medics will need to disappear because everyone will be one. And best of all, they'll be...

Thank you for your response. It is still unclear to me what the problem or issue was that this procedure was going to solve.

Today is the 125th anniversary of the largest natural disaster in United States history- the unnamed hurricane that struck Galveston on September 8th, 1900. It destroyed the city killing an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 citizens. In the aftermath, the port was moved 50-odd miles inland creating the...

Exactly what problem or issue is this new procedure designed to address?

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/09/05/16-units-burn-at-sw-houston-apartments-after-bad-pump-in-firetruck-complicates-response/