Houston Fire Department

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Houston Fire Department

Motto: Courage, Commitment, & Compassion
Established	1838
Strength	4,000+
Stations	91
Engines	86
Trucks	37
Squads	19
Fire chief	Phil Boriskie

Houston Fire Department (HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas, United States, the fourth largest city in the United States. HFD is responsible for preserving life and property for a population of 1.9 million in an area totaling 617 square miles.^{[citation needed]}

1 Background
- 1.1 City of Houston Emergency Medical Service
2 History
3 Fire Stations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Background

[edit] City of Houston Emergency Medical Service

The Houston Fire Department operates the City of Houston EMS division and all members of the department are trained in EMS procedures. The firefighters rotate between the fire fighting apparatus and the EMS units from day to day in accordance with the cross training that they receive. There are two levels of EMS certification that the Houston Fire Department recognizes; EMT-Basic and EMT-Paramedic. There are no EMS providers for the Houston Fire Department that are not also firefighters.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

Main article: History of Houston Fire Department

The Houston Fire Department was established in 1838 with one station, Protection Company No. 1. It grew to a volunteer fire department status with three stations by 1859.^{[citation needed]} After having provided volunteer firefighting services for 57 years, the City of Houston Fire Department began paying its firefighters in 1895.

[edit] Fire Stations

All Houston Fire Department stations officially have numbers.^[1] Some stations also adopt unofficial names and place the names on the front of the station's fire trucks based on what neighborhood the majority of their "still alarm" territories cover.

1: (Closed)
2: Woodway
3: River Oaks
4: Inwood
5: Old Spring Branch
6: Sixth Ward
7: Midtown
8: Downtown
9: North Side
10: Bellaire
11: T. C. Jester
12: Moody Park
13: Oak Forest
14: (Closed)
15: Heights
16: Montrose
17: Navigation
18: East End
19: Fifth Ward
20: Magnolia Park
21: South Main
22: Haz-Mat
23: Lawndale
24: Approved/Funded Construction to begin Mid 2008
25: Third Ward
26: Dixie Drive
27: Denver Harbor
28: Galleria (Uptown)

Fire Station 28 at 3000 Chimney Rock
29: Old Galveston Road
30: Lindale Park
31: North Shepherd
32: Glenwood Forest
33: Medical Center
34: Laura Koppe
35: South Park
36: Hobby Airport
37: Braes Heights
38: West Side
39: Kashmere Gardens
40: Old Spanish Trail
41: Pleasantville
42: Ship Channel
43: Unknown (East Side)
44: Greens Bayou
45: North McCarty
46: South Union
47: Almeda Plaza
48: Westbury
49: Unknown (West Side – North Gessner & Westview)
50: Langwood
51: Sharpstown
52: Almeda Mall
53: Unknown
54: Bush Intercontinental Airport – ARFF
55: Sunny Side
56: East Little York
57: Memorial
58: Near North Side
59: South Post Oak
60: Tanglewilde
61: South Hobby (Southeast Side)
62: Timbergrove
63: Will Clayton Parkway
64: Greens Road
65: Lake Houston
66: Fairbanks (Unconfirmed)
67: Acres Homes
68: Braeburn Glen [1]
69: Westchase
70: Beamer Road
71: Clearlake
72: Clearlake
73: Keegans Glen
74: Greenspoint
75: Dairy Ashford
76: Alief Community
77: Spring Shadows
78: West Memorial
80: Blue Ridge
81: Hobby Airport - ARFF
82: Fondren Southwest
83: Royal Oaks
84: (Proposed)
85: (Closed)
86: Unknown (Westside – Briar Forest @ State Highway 6)
90: Park Ten
92: Bush Intercontinental Airport - ARFF
93: Ellington Field
94: Clear Lake
95: (Proposed)
96: Willowbrook
99: Bush Intercontinental Airport - ARFF
101: Kingwood
102: Kingwood
103: Kingwood
104: Kingwood
105: Summerwood

Proposed stations

24: 2000 Reed Road @ State Highway 288) - Funded; HFD says that construction will "probably" begin in mid-2008
84: 10859 Ella Boulevard @ Beltway 8) - Establishment estimated within 3-4 years from 2008.
95: El Dorado Boulevard and Clear Lake Boulevard - Land has been purchased. Establishment estimated within 3-4 years from 2008.

Closed stations