Posted on · The Houston City Council Member says a flat monthly fee of at least $25 would generate enough revenue to cover pay parity without having to layoff city employees.
Posted on · "If there's an EMS related call, they may not get to you as fast," Mayor Sylvester Turner says.
Posted on · After receiving a much appreciated high-water rescue vehicle, Captain David Colaiacomo and his team are thankful to the donors and sponsors who helped HFD get the vehicles
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: Local firefighters are helping with response to Hurricane Florence. Plus, our experts discuss the latest political stories. Then, a local expert discusses the ethical concerns doctors face when prescribing painkillers. And we learn about Cathay Williams, a freed slave woman who fought with the Buffalo Soldiers.
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle found that more than 90 percent of these claims are initially denied, despite a law designed to prevent that.
Posted on · Mayor Turner, who opposes the pay parity because he considers the City can’t afford it, will hold town hall meetings on the item
Posted on · What we're following at Houston Public Media today
Posted on · The Houston Fire Department's staff psychologist discusses the challenges faced by the survivors of the department's deadliest fire and their colleagues.
Posted on · The Galveston Firefighters Association is working with the Galveston Historical Foundation to preserve the former Fire Station No. 3.
Posted on · In his ruling, Judge Dan Hinde cites a "continuing failure" by the City’s Secretary
Posted on · A court trials begins today, in connection with the Houston Firefighter’s push for equal pay
Posted on · The building contained 18 apartments and housed 40 residents, according to firefighters' spokesman Slawomir Brandt
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on the stories from this week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · The blaze, which had already destroyed more than 750 buildings, gutted six more in Carpinteria on Sunday, officials said
Posted on · Some 34,000 of the 100,000 people forced to flee the blazes are still under evacuation orders. Authorities said they were getting close to containing the largest of the fires in Northern California.