HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Officials with Houston Fire Department said heavy smoke inside a downtown-area church prompted a two-alarm fire response Friday morning.

It has been called the worst day in Houston Fire Department history.

According to police, a mother and her 5-year-old son were driving on Washington Street when the driver of a red Honda got angry at the mother driving and started shooting at the vehicle with the mother and child in it.

The agency tweeted they were near Felix and East Street, just east of downtown, performing the rescue and asked people to avoid the area due to a large amount of emergency traffic.

The city of Houston announced a precautionary shelter in place order on Saturday in regard to a chemical fire at a warehouse.

A vehicle crashed into a home in the Clear Lake area Friday, causing it to catch on fire, the Houston Police Department said.

A couple was robbed by five men in southwest Houston early Tuesday morning.

A decades old church was left severely damaged after a large fire early Thursday morning in north Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

A chemical spill reported at a paint company in northwest Houston Thursday prompted evacuations, the Houston Fire Department said.

Emergency crews were searching for a missing person after a boat overturned in Sims Bayou Monday morning, according to the Houston Fire Department.

A woman had to be extricated from a vehicle after a crash involving a big rig in northeast Houston Thursday, the Houston Police Department said.

U.S. Army Veteran and retired Houston Fire Department employee Yolanda Lee is urgently seeking a lifesaving blood stem cell donor.

Emergency crews are working to rescue a man who climbed an electrical power tower in Fort Bend County.

Multiple people were hurt after a METRORail and Houston Fire Department ambulance collided while the ambulance was making a turn in downtown Houston Tuesday, the Houston Police Department said.

One person was taken to the hospital after a house fire in southeast Houston Tuesday morning.

A man was shot and killed at a liquor store in north Houston Monday, officers with the Houston Police Department said.

Three men that are homeless were rescued after being trapped in rainwater near Buffalo Bayou Friday, officials said.

An altercation following a car accident led to the fatal shooting of a man in northwest Houston Wednesday, the Houston Police Department said.

Officials with the Houston Fire Department are investigating an apartment fire possibly caused by arson that left several families displaced in north Houston late Saturday.

A massive fire broke out at an apartment complex in downtown Houston Saturday, damaging dozens of units.

A Houston firefighter is facing charges for having possession of drugs, including methamphetamine, according to court documents.

At least four different fire departments, including the Houston Fire Department, have fallen victim to theft, and tens of thousands of dollars of equipment, purchased with public funds have disappeared, KPRC 2 Investigates has learned.

The Houston Fire Department is working an industrial accident in southwest Houston that left one person severely injured.

Multiple lanes are currently closed on South Loop westbound at Stella Link Road after an 18-wheeler carrying gasoline caught on fire, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department are battling a blaze at a warehouse east of downtown Houston Tuesday, officials said.

Houston police were involved in a chase Monday after a suspect stole an ambulance from a Houston Fire Department station, according to the Houston Police Department.

A just-filed federal lawsuit targets two Houston Fire Department employees who are accused of not performing life-saving intervention techniques to save a young man with Cerebral Palsy.

Over $200,000 worth of firefighter equipment will be donated to the city of Tampico, Mexico by the City of Houston and Houston Fire Department on Friday.

A man is recovering after he was injured while trying to escape a fire at a west Houston apartment complex Wednesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A man is recovering after he was injured while trying to escape a fire at a west Houston apartment complex Wednesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A 2-year-old is recovering in the hospital after a house fire in north Houston Tuesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A contract worker for the City of Houston was rescued after being trapped inside a 10-foot trench in west Houston Friday morning.

Griff’s Irish Pub in Montrose appears to be a “total loss” after a fire damaged the building Friday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

Crews are working to put out a hotel fire reported in northwest Houston.

The Houston Fire Department says a man they identified as a possible suspect in the fire at Winter Street Studios last Tuesday jumped to his death two days later as arson investigators and Houston Police arrived at his home to arrest him.

Nearly two dozen residents were left without homes on Christmas Eve after a 2-alarm swept through an apartment complex in the Upper Kirby area Saturday afternoon.

An investigation is underway after a three-alarm fire at an auto shop in southwest Houston Tuesday, crews with the Houston Fire Department said.

In a live discussion on the KPRC 2+ livestream at 6:30 p.m. CST Wednesday, KPRC 2 Investigates will answer your questions about the tragedy at the 2021 Astroworld Festival and what officials are doing to prevent another deadly concert.

Four people are recovering in the hospital after escaping a house fire in southwest Houston Wednesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A crowd safety expert offered a scathing review of the local government’s reaction to the Astroworld event.

A man was transported to an area hospital after a house fire broke out in northeast Houston Sunday morning, according to officials with the Houston Fire Department.

A man is dead after a fire tore through a home in southeast Houston Wednesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

The City of Houston is fine-tuning a plan to deal with mass events like concerts at venues within city limits.

Officials with the Houston Fire Department said they are investigating after a man died and his mother was injured in a house fire in northeast Houston Wednesday.

A man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds outside a gas station near Houston’s south side late Saturday night, police say.

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Houston firefighters are working to put out a fire they said is taking place on the southwest side of the city.

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a shopping center in west Houston Friday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A firefighter was transported to the hospital after putting out a housefire in southeast Houston Wednesday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

Firefighters battled a hotel fire that broke out in southwest Houston Thursday morning.

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Firefighters are battling a large fire at a junkyard near Highway 288 Thursday morning.

The Houston Fire Department is responding to a 2-alarm warehouse fire in north Houston.

Nearly 100 firefighters with the Houston Fire Department worked to put out a massive two-alarm blaze at a warehouse in northeast Houston Tuesday, officials said.

Over 10 units were destroyed after an apartment fire broke out at a southeast Houston apartment complex Saturday morning, according to officials with Houston Fire Department.

Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a tire shop in southwest Houston Monday morning.

An investigation is underway after several horses were reportedly burned to death and some were injured in a barn fire in northeast Houston Friday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

Several people are without a home after a two-alarm fire at a southwest Houston apartment complex Thursday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

The Houston Fire Department received a donation Tuesday that will help improve firefighter training, reduce injuries, and save lives, according to a news release.

A woman was injured after a partial building collapsed on top of her at the Downtown Aquarium on Friday.

Fire officials are responding to a two-alarm fire in west Houston.

Two Houston firefighters were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after being involved in a crash in southwest Houston, according to authorities.

Just a day after classes begun, several students and their families at Clear Creek ISD have been displaced from their homes after a large apartment fire destroyed approximately 12 units Thursday afternoon near the Webster area.

Approximately 12 units were destroyed when a lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department’s deputy chief, Isaac Garcia.

A Houston firefighter has been transported to the hospital after battling a blaze at an apartment complex in northwest Houston Wednesday, officials said.

Residents at The Royalton, a high-rise condo in River Oaks, have been evacuated due to a suspected pipe burst, according to Houston Public Works.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department battled a fire on a docked ship at an east Houston shipyard Friday morning.

Chief Samuel Peña with the Houston Fire Department is making a public plea after two HFD paramedics reportedly had a gun pointed at them Monday.

A firefighter has been injured after battling a blaze at a warehouse in southeast Houston Thursday, officials said.

When William-Paul Thomas, a former city employee in the Mayor’s Office, took money in exchange for breaking the rules, he necessarily involved at least two other City of Houston departments.

Firefighters are working to put out flames at an apartment complex in west Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Several residents are left without a home Monday night after an apartment in the Greenspoint area caught on fire, destroying several units.

Authorities are working to clear a crash involving a Houston Fire Department truck in southeast Houston Friday.

A woman was able to walk away unharmed after a rollover crash that sparked a fire in northwest Houston Monday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

A rescue operation was underway after a person fell into a trench Monday afternoon in northeast Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

The Houston Fire Department is mourning the loss of their own Friday morning.

In honor of fallen Houston Fire Department Arson Investigator Lemuel “DJ” Bruce, the City of Houston installed a permanent remembrance marker Thursday at Seamist and West 18th Street. Investigator Bruce was shot and killed in the line of duty in October 2020 while conducting surveillance during an arson investigation.

The Houston Fire Department announced that a newly implemented incentive program will offer a new incentive pay program intended to attract pre-certified recruits

Three people have been injured in a boat accident on Lake Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department were working to put out a fire in downtown Houston Saturday evening.

Fire officials are investigating a two-alarm fire at a Dollar Store Plus in north Houston Friday.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department worked to put out a blaze at an apartment complex in Westchase, officials said.

A total of eight units were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in southeast Houston early Sunday, according to firefighters with Houston Fire Department.

Houston firefighters are currently on the scene of a fire at a recycling business in the 2800 block of Holmes Road.No injuries have been reported.

Houston police are investigating after a shooting victim was brought to a southeast Houston fire station, where he died.

Emergency crews were working to recover the body of a construction worker who was entrapped in a machine at a worksite along the East Freeway Tuesday morning, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

The Houston Fire Department said high winds caused a building facade in southeast Houston Wednesday.

A Houston Fire Department fire truck was involved in a crash Monday afternoon in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.

HFD officials said the thieves stole more than $4,000.00 worth of equipment.

The Houston Fire Department says four people have escaped alive after an airplane crashed during an emergency landing near Hobby Airport Friday afternoon.

A woman was rescued from a donation box in north Houston Wednesday, authorities said.

Firefighters from the Houston Fire Department responded to an apartment fire Tuesday afternoon in southwest Houston.

If you see smoke near Sylvan Rodriquez Park Monday, don’t be alarmed.

Several units were damaged Sunday in a two-alarm fire at southwest Houston apartment complex.

Two people died in a house fire in northwest Harris County on Saturday night, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after a woman was shot to death in a possible domestic dispute with her boyfriend in northwest Houston Monday, police said.

A woman has died after a fire occurred at a house Sunday morning in northeast Houston.

Firefighters with Houston Fire Department are battling a 2-alarm fire at an apartment complex in northwest Houston.

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In partnership with the Houston Fire Department and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center conducted a prescribed fire and briefing Thursday.