Multiple middle school students hospitalized for heat-related illness, after a reported gas leak prompted an evacuation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/10/08/532937/multiple-students-hospitalized-for-heat-related-illness-after-gas-leak-at-middle-school-prompts-evacuation/

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An apparent explosion at a downtown Houston high-rise has injured several people, according to the Houston Fire Department. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/10/02/532477/downtown-houston-high-rise-apparent-explosion-injures-several-according-to-hfd/

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A fire Saturday morning at Christ Church Apostolic nearly destroyed the church building and hospitalized two firefighters. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Houston Fire Department's arson bureau.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/09/15/530901/southeast-houston-church-holds-sunday-service-one-day-after-their-building-caught-fire/

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A new Houston Fire Department engine is going unused after the department discovered the truck is too big to fit easily into its station garage. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/09/11/530591/new-million-dollar-houston-firetruck-goes-unused-too-big-for-fire-station/

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Arson investigators with the Houston Fire Department are investigating the cause of at least 15 grass fires in the Memorial Park area since October last year. Officials announced that a Houston man was arrested last week and confessed to setting several fires in the area.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/07/29/527402/houston-fire-department-investigating-about-15-fires-started-around-memorial-park/

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A 45-year-old man accused of setting fires in the Memorial Park area in Houston was arrested on arson charges this week, the Houston Fire Department announced.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/07/25/527115/45-year-old-man-arrested-on-arson-charges-accused-of-setting-fires-around-memorial-park/

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One person died and three others were injured in a senior living apartment complex blaze in north Houston late Wednesday, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/05/29/522509/one-person-dead-three-injured-in-north-houston-senior-living-complex-blaze/

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Despite significantly overshooting what was budgeted for overtime spending on city employees this year, Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s administration is proposing a lower overtime budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/05/22/522085/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-proposes-overtime-budget-reduction-despite-72-million-excess-in-2025/

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The Houston Fire Department recently terminated 12 cadets for "racist and hateful behavior," according to Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/04/28/519964/hfd-terminates-12-cadets-for-racist-hateful-behavior/

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Senate Bill 2722, authored by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), would require 30% of the Harris County Toll Road Authority's surplus funds to be allocated to the City of Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/transportation/2025/04/10/518516/bettencourt-bill-would-restrict-harris-countys-authority-over-millions-in-surplus-toll-road-funds/

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire clashed with Controller Chris Hollins this week after the controller’s office presented an explosive report on overtime expenditures by the police, fire and solid waste departments.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/04/02/517585/houston-mayor-controller-clash-on-ot-spending-as-police-fire-and-solid-waste-go-72-million-over-budget/

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The Houston Fire Department will conduct a prescribed burn at Sylvan Rodriguez Park in the Clear Lake area Thursday.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2025/03/13/515907/houston-fire-department-to-conduct-controlled-blaze-in-sylvan-rodriguez-park-thursday/

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Fire departments from Houston and other parts of Texas have sent crews and trucks to help combat the wildfires in Southern California.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/01/14/510814/firefighters-from-houston-helping-to-combat-wildfires-in-california/

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Three firefighters were injured while battling an apartment complex fire in southeast Houston early Tuesday morning. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/01/07/509958/three-firefighters-injured-in-houston-apartment-complex-blaze-tuesday-morning-officials-said/

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Yesenia Espinoza Mendez, the woman accused of setting a warehouse fire that killed a Houston firefighter earlier this month, has been charged with murder.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/11/22/506869/murder-charge-filed-against-woman-accused-in-houston-firefighters-death/

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A procession will move through the streets of downtown Houston Wednesday morning ahead of a memorial service in honor of Houston firefighter Marcelo Garcia, who died while fighting a warehouse fire in Houston's East End last week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/13/505864/procession-memorial-service-for-fallen-houston-firefighter-marcelo-garcia-to-take-place-wednesday/

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A woman accused of intentionally setting the warehouse fire that killed a 42-year-old Houston firefighter last week was arrested and charged with arson, officials said. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/11/505559/arson-charges-filed-against-woman-accused-of-igniting-fire-that-killed-houston-firefighter/

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A Houston firefighter died while fighting a warehouse fire in Houston's East End late Wednesday, officials said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/07/505296/houston-firefighter-dies-while-fighting-east-end-warehouse-blaze/

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City of Houston converts HFD telehealth service to for-profit corporation for national distribution

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2024/10/28/504225/city-of-houston-converts-hfd-telehealth-service-to-for-profit-corporation-for-national-distribution/

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The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after a helicopter allegedly crashed into a radio tower in Houston's East End Sunday evening, according to the Houston Fire Department.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/10/20/503498/federal-aviation-administration-to-investigate-helicopter-crash-in-houstons-east-end-sunday/

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