Houston FD Another Classic Job in the Bloody Fifth

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Early this morning...

Woman, dog rescued from burning apartment building in northeast Houston

Firefighters are working to determine what sparked a late-night apartment fire in northeast Houston that left a woman hospitalized.

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Woman and dog saved from burning home in northeast Houston

A woman was rushed to a hospital after being pulled from a burning apartment building early this morning, officials say. The search is still on for one resident.

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HFD says all residents accounted for after 1 reported missing at NE Houston apartment fire

HFD said a woman and her dog were rescued and treated after the fire broke out around midnight near Legion Street.

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Houston's Fifth Ward is just northeast of downtown. Folks who grew up there will proudly state that they're from "the bloody Fifth". George Foreman was from the Fifth Ward.

A good friend told he liked to work his debit days as Chief in District 19. He'd always catch a first due job. Over the years Station 19 has probably had more shooting victims dropped off out in front than most hospitals.

 

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Early this morning...

Woman, dog rescued from burning apartment building in northeast Houston

Firefighters are working to determine what sparked a late-night apartment fire in northeast Houston that left a woman hospitalized.

www.click2houston.com

Woman and dog saved from burning home in northeast Houston

A woman was rushed to a hospital after being pulled from a burning apartment building early this morning, officials say. The search is still on for one resident.

www.khou.com

HFD says all residents accounted for after 1 reported missing at NE Houston apartment fire

HFD said a woman and her dog were rescued and treated after the fire broke out around midnight near Legion Street.

abc13.com

Houston's Fifth Ward is just northeast of downtown. Folks who grew up there will proudly state that they're from "the bloody Fifth". George Foreman was from the Fifth Ward.

A good friend told he liked to work his debit days as Chief in District 19. He'd always catch a first due job. Over the years Station 19 has probably had more shooting victims dropped off out in front than most hospitals.

Had a friend years ago who was assigned to Ladder 19. We had many interesting discussions regarding ladder company tactics. Unlike many truck companies in the area (i.e. Houston, Humble, etc.), 19 seemed to be an aggressive truck and prided themselves at that. It was also the only place I heard of that double lined their bunker coats and in some cases triple hooded themselves.

 

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Had a friend years ago who was assigned to Ladder 19. We had many interesting discussions regarding ladder company tactics. Unlike many truck companies in the area (i.e. Houston, Humble, etc.), 19 seemed to be an aggressive truck and prided themselves at that. It was also the only place I heard of that double lined their bunker coats and in some cases triple hooded themselves.

Considering that in 2025 there were 143 days in Houston where the temperature was 90 degrees or higher (humidity will be 60 to 80%), this seems counterproductive.

 

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Considering that in 2025 there were 143 days in Houston where the temperature was 90 degrees or higher (humidity will be 60 to 80%), this seems counterproductive.

I completely agree, a case of too much protective layering. But the guys who were doing this felt they could "stay in longer and search deeper" so, for them, it was an acceptable trade-off. Plus they dressed down as quickly as possible after exiting the fire building.

 

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Well then those guys were lucky most of their fires were in Gulf Coast shotguns.

In the late 1970's I was taking pictures of old Station 19 at Gregg and New Orleans Streets (across the street from the present quarters and next to Phyllis Wheatley High School), mid-afternoon, 95 degrees out, and this drunk comes out of the Hobo Flats beer joint up the block and tells me he's gonna kick my white a$$ down to Lyons Avenue. Lol!, so much for that famous Southern hospitality.

 

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Well then those guys were lucky most of their fires were in Gulf Coast shotguns.

In the late 1970's I was taking pictures of old Station 19 at Gregg and New Orleans Streets (across the street from the present quarters and next to Phyllis Wheatley High School), mid-afternoon, 95 degrees out, and this drunk comes out of the Hobo Flats beer joint up the block and tells me he's gonna kick my white a$$ down to Lyons Avenue. Lol!, so much for that famous Southern hospitality.

I can't tell you how many times I heard "...you'll ain't from around here are you..." or "...you're a Yankee ain't ya..." just because I was using a Halligan tool. Southern hospitality is real, just depends on who you are or where you're from.