Tag Archives: Houston Fire Department

An effort to sell the former Southwest Inn has resulted in a lawsuit by the prospective buyer, as well as claims by a local activist that the transaction is an attempt to hide assets from the families of the four firefighters who died there.

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The families of three Houston firefighters killed in the 2013 Southwest Inn fire have filed another wrongful death lawsuit, this time naming Motorola and Scott Safety as defendants. The suit filed Monday accuses Motorola and Scott of negligence, gross negligence and product liability for selling products that are dangerously defective and contain design defects.

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The families of three of the four Houston firefighters killed at the Southwest Inn fire in 2013 have filed a wrongful death against the building’s owners seeking between $1 and $5 million in damages each.

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A Houston fire captain who was upset about his truck being broken into is in hot water over a Facebook rant that threatened Hispanic teenagers in his neighborhood.

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A Houston firefighter has been placed on administrative duties as the department investigates offensive anti-Islamic posts on his personal Facebook page. The unidentified firefighter allegedly made the posts last month drawing the attention of KTRK TV Channel 13, who in turn brought them to the attention of the fire department.

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A Houston fire captain whose fear prevented him from entering structure fires has lost his bid to claim the city discriminated against him. Captain Shayn Proler claimed that fire officials wrongfully transferred him to a training assignment in 2004 and ...

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A Texas judge has denied a request by Houston Firefighters IAFF Local 341 for a temporary restraining order against the city to stop rolling brownouts.

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The city of Houston has taken the drastic step of filing suit against the firefighters pension system claiming the system has become financially unsustainable. Filed today the suit names the Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF) as the defendant. ...

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There were three crazy fire law headlines in the news today, a YCMTSU trifecta: An Orange County, California firefighter was arrested when he was caught on video stealing money from his captain’s wallet in the fire station. The city of ...

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One of the longest-serving firefighters in the Houston Fire Department has taken the city back to court for the third time. District Chief Charles Julian, a 44 year veteran and 69 years of age, filed suit in Harris County against the ...

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