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The Valero refinery is the third largest producer of gasoline in the United States, but it is only the second largest producer in Port Arthur.

- The emergency Truck 1 was responding to was a United flight that had rejected two take-off attempts on Runway 13 and was on the east side of the field. With fumes in the cabin they needed someone to make sure their brakes weren't on fire. - The landing weight of the CRJ900 was between 60.000...

Years ago I was with a group of buffs who wrangled (you can't just walk in) a visit to Houston FD Station 81, the ARFF station on the south side of Hobby Airport. The crew pulled a rig out front to throw some water for those wanted to take pictures. There is a black/yellow hold line about 150...

Who shut down the engines?

ABDS data show this accident happened just after the airplane had exited the runway with a right hand turn on to the taxiway at 24 miles per hour. To clarify, this data only shows that the aircraft was on the runway until it turned right at Taxiway Echo and final recorded speed was 24 mph...

The Amish sect is well known for building additions on to their farm houses to accommodate a recently widowed in-law. Being sensible people, they build a long hallway and take care to make sure that the door locks from the house side.

https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/todays-responders-1937-texas-tragedy-still-carries-lessons-avoiding-disaster.html This incident was one of the first assignments for UPI cub reporter Walter Cronkite of Houston (San Jacinto High School) Cronkite would go on to report combat in...

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Did The Band get a mark for the job?

https://abc13.com/post/2-homes-damaged-southeast-houston-neighborhood-fire-witnesses-say/18714295/ Winds 25-45 mph, Humidity 20-25%..tail end of that front that went through the northeastern US yesterday...

Remind which it is: Do the posts from this site go to the National Archives.....or the U.S. Library of Congress?

In the mid 1950's there was only one Deputy Chief of Department in the Bronx- the Seventh Division. Division Headquarters were at 1215 Intervale Avenue.

That's what I thought. Texas Task Force One- FEMA USAR cache in College Station Texas Task Force Two- State USAR cache in Dallas You can only imagine the egos and politics involved in all that.

Does Illinois have a FEMA USAR team? Does the state have an Office of Emergency Management to coordinate resources or is it all done via the MABAS structure?