Tag Archives: Houston Fire Department

This is a bit of a long post...and it involves plenty of video. I got in front of the computer searching for what fires were caught on video and uploaded to Youtube...and I found a ton!

I can only imagine that their last minutes on this earth were sheer terror and panic. I like to think that if I were in their shoes I would revert to training, experience, and knowledge and throw my brother firefighter over my shoulder and walk out the front door. However, we both know that we have gotten tunnel vision, fought panic and anxiety in situations less as life threatening as this.

I ask you this one simple question. Why the double standard. Why is it that when Heather poses with a bare stomach and some "under" bewb showing do some of us freak out. How is this different than seeing a bare chested hunk fireman showing everything down to the top of his bits?

The quote “A lot of Guys Think This Won’t Happen To Them” was made by Houston Captain Abbt. Captain Abbt was trapped in a high rise fire for over 18 minutes after calling MAYDAY while attempting rescue of trapped victims. ...

If you remember, I covered a story on Houston Council Member Jolanda Jones here. At the time it seemed as though she was a big supporter of the firefighters. Now, not so much… Jolanda Jones apparently refered to Houston’s IAFF ...

The Houston Fire Department is having a bought of negative news. The Fire Critic has previously posted on the AC being broke at Station 25 and a recruit costing them $500,000 recently. The latest news is not really news at ...

Morale…it is all about morale. Firefighters usually don’t have a huge audience when it comes to complaining about working conditions or pay and benefits. Occasionally we get all together and stage a public demonstration in order to have the media ...

At least that is what the report states…kinda. I am jumping to the end of the article found here. According to the Houston Fire Department, it costs $500,000 to put a recruit through recruit school. Boy have I got a ...