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News Releases
May 7, 2020 - House Fire in The Magnolia Park Area
May 7, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The MacGregor Area
May 7, 2020 -House Fire in The South Belt / Ellington Area
May 7, 2020 - Structure Fire in The University Place Area
May 7, 2020 - Shed Fire in The Eastex - Jensen Area
May 7, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Greater OST / South Union Area
May 7, 2020 - Restaurant Fire in The Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park Area
May 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in the Greater Greenspoint Area
May 6, 2020 - Warehouse Fire in The Fairbanks Northwest Crossing Area
May 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in the Eldridge / West Oaks Area
May 6, 2020 - Warehouse Fire in The Eastex-Jensen Area
May 6, 2020 - House Fire in The Gulfgate Riverview / Pine Valley Area
May 1, 2020 - Firefighters Deployed to Wildland Fire
May 1, 2020 - More Progress Made in Reducing Age of Fleet
May 1, 2020 - Hand Sanitzer Donation to HFD
March 16, 2020 - Business Fire in The Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille Area
March 16, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Edgebrook Area
March 16, 2020 - House Fire in The Eastex-Jensen Area
March 10, 2020 - Garage Fire in The Meyerland Area
March 10, 2020 - Washateria Fire in The Gulfton Area
March 10, 2020 - Townhome Fire in The Fort Bend Area
March 10, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Sharpstown Area
March 7, 2020 - Annual Houston Firefighters' Memorial Ceremony, Today
March 4, 2020 - Annual Houston Firefighters' Memorial Ceremony, This Saturday
February 25, 2020 - House Fire in The Sunnyside Area
February 25, 2020 - 3 Alarm Apartment Fire in The Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille Area
February 25, 2020 - House Fire in The Near Northside Area
February 24, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Central Southwest Area
February 24, 2020 - House Fire in The Pleasantville Area
February 24, 2020 - House Fire in The Acres Home Area
February 24, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Mid West Area
February 24, 2020 - House Fire in The Eldridge / West Oaks Area
February 24, 2020 - House Fire in The Independence Heights Area
February 21, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Trinity / Houston Gardens Area
February 19, 2020 - House Fire in The Trinity / Houston Gardens Area
February 19, 2020 - Auto Mechanic Shop Fire in The Alief Area
February 19, 2020 - House Fire in The Central Northwest Area
February 19, 2020 - Town Home Fire in The Briar Forest Area
February 19, 2020 - House Fire in The East Little York / Homestead Area
February 18, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Sharpstown Area
February 18, 2020 - Commercial Structure Fire in The Greenway / Upper Kirby Area
February 18, 2020 - House Fire in The Greater Eastwood Area
February 18, 2020 - House Fire in The University Place Area
February 18, 2020 - Residential Fire in The Magnolia Park Area
February 18, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Sharpstown Area
February 18, 2020 - Commercial Structure Fire in The Greenway / Upper Kirby Area
February 18, 2020 - House Fire in The Greater Eastwood Area
February 18, 2020 - House Fire in The University Place Area
February 18, 2020 - Residential Fire in The Magnolia Park Area
February 18, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Mid West Area
February 18, 2020 -Apartment Boiler / Laundry Room Fire in The Greater Greenspoint Area
February 18, 2020 -Hair Salon Fire in The Central Northwest Area
February 17, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Brays Oaks Area
February 17, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Brays Oaks Area
February 17, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The South Belt / Ellington Area
February 17, 2020 - Structure Fire in the Minnetex Area
February 17, 2020 - House Fire in The Pleasantville Area
February 17, 2020 - House Fire in The East Little York / Homestead Area
February 17, 2020 - House Fire in The Willow Meadows / Willowbend Area
February 17, 2020 - Shed Fire in The Central Northwest Area
February 17, 2020 - House Fire in The Fort Bend Area
January 22, 2020 - House Fire in The East Houston Area
January 22, 2020 - House Fire in The Greater Fifth Ward Area
January 22, 2020 - House Fire in the Greater Heights Area
January 22, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Central Northwest Area
January 22, 2020 - House Fire in The South Park Area
January 22, 2020 - House Fire in The Trinity / Houston Gardens Area
January 22, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Greater Inwood Area
January 21, 2020 - House Fire in The MacGregor Area
January 21, 2020 - Duplex Fire in The Sunnyside Area
January 21, 2020 - House Fire in Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille Area
January 17, 2020 - House Fire in The South Park Area
January 17, 2020 - Business Fire in The Northside / Northline Area
January 17, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Briar Forest Area
January 17, 2020 - House Fire in East Houston Area
January 16, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Alief Area
January 16, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Mid West Area
January 16, 2020 - House Fire in The Independence Heights Area
January 16, 2020 - House Fire in The Pleasantville Area
January 16, 2020 - Apartment Fire in Central Southwest Area
January 14, 2020 -House Fire in The Eldridge / West Oaks Area
January 14, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Addicks Park Ten Area
January 14, 2020 - House Fire in The Denver Harbor / Port Houston Area
January 14, 2020 - House Fire in The South Park Area
January 14, 2020 - House Fire in The Kingwood Area
January 14, 2020 - House Fire in the South Belt / Ellington Area
January 13, 2020 - House Fire in South Park Area
January 13, 2020 - House Fire in The Briar Forest Area
January 13, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Brays Oaks Area
January 13, 2020 - House Fire in The Kingwood Area
January 13, 2020 - Apartment Laundromat Fire in The South Belt / Ellington Area
January 7, 2020 - House Fire in The Denver Harbor / Post Houston Area
January 7, 2020 - House Fire in The Brays Oaks Area
January 7, 2020 - Apartment Fire in the IAH Airport Area
January 7, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Mid West Area
January 7, 2020 - Store Fire in Magnolia Park Area
January 7, 2020 - House Fire in the Greater Third Ward Area
January 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in Alief Area
January 6, 2020 - House Fire in The Magnolia Park Area
January 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Washington Avenue Coalition/ Memorial Park Area
January 6, 2020 - House Fire in the South Acres / Crestmont Park Area
January 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in the Sunnyside Area
January 6, 2020 - Residential Shed Fire in The Alief Area
January 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Spring Branch East Area Fire
January 6, 2020 - House Fire in The Langwood Area
January 6, 2020 - Residential Garage Fire in Northside / Northline Area
January 6, 2020 - Apartment Fire in The Westwood Area
January 5, 2020 - Buffalo Bayou Water Rescue
December 11, 2019 - City of Houston Fire Department Receives Top Fire Protection Rating
December 11, 2019 - Apartment Fire in The Eldridge / West Oaks Area
December 11, 2019 - Apartment Fire in The Clear Lake Area
December 11, 2019 - House Fire in Near Northside Area
December 11, 2019 - House Fire in East Little York / Homestead Area
December 11, 2019 - Town home Fire in The Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park Area
December 11, 2019 - House Fire in The Trinity / Houston Gardens Area
December 11, 2019 - House Fire in The Greater Third Ward
December 11, 2019 - More Progress Made to Reduce Age of Fire Department Fleet
December 9, 2019 - House Fire in The South Belt / Ellington Area
December 9, 2019 - House Fire in Acres Home Area
December 2, 2019 - The Houston Fire Department Welcomes 4 New Fire Trucks
November 20, 2019 - Houston Fire Station 10 Repairs
November 20, 2019 -Houston Fire Department Adds Additional Equipment for Active Attack Incidents
November 18, 2019 - Interview with Firefighter that assisted mother after baby delivery
November 10, 2019 - HFD's Water Strike Team Completes Required Training in Rescue Techniques
November 5, 2019 - Church fire in the Houston / Greater Fifth Ward Area
November 5, 2019 - Apartment Fire in the Houston / Spring Branch Central Area
November 5, 2019 - House Fire in the Houston / Independence Heights Area
November 5, 2019 - House Fire in the Houston / Sunnyside Area
November 5, 2019 - HFD Station 19 Repairs
November 4, 2019 - Apartment Unit Fire in Houston / Alief Area
November 4, 2019 - Building Fire in the Houston / Lake Houston Area
November 4, 2019 - Building Fire in Houston / Greater Heights Area
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Making a Request - The TPIA is triggered when a person submits a written request to the City. The request must ask for information that is already in existence.
The Act does not require the City to create new information, compile data, do legal research, or answer questions. A request should be sent to the City department that has the information. A request sent by fax or email must be sent to the proper custodian of the information.
All HFD TPIA request (from non-media) - please submit an open records request (include your contact information with mailing address) to: email hfdemsrec@houstontx.gov by mail to HFD Records 1801 Smith Street, Ste. 800, Houston, TX 77002. Fax 832-394-6883.
*Media - HFD TPIA request (from media) - please submit an open records request (include your contact information with mailing address) to: Alicia Breaux, HFD Public Affairs, 1801 Smith Street, Ste. 600, Houston, TX 77002, or E-mail: alicia.breaux@houstontx.gov
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