Dear Brothers and Sisters of IAFF L - 244.
As you know, we lost three Brothers and One Sister during a Fire in Houston, Texas on May 31, 2013. As many of you may or may not know, I am a former member of Houston Local 341 and my brother-in-law is a Senior Arson Investigator for the Houston Fire Department.
The Houston Firefighters are as tight a family as ours is, and they are dealing with this tragic situation as best they can. The memorial services for the fallen are to be held Wednesday June 5th and the Dallas, Ft Worth, Austin and San Antonio Fire Departments will be manning
The City of Houston fire units to allow all members the opportunity to attend the services.
The Houston Firefighters have started multiple donation activities to help the families of the fallen and to help the multiple members that sustained injuries as well. One of these activities is T-shirt sales. The Shirts are $10.00 each and all proceeds go to the Families of the Fallen.
If you would like to order a T-shirt to help out, please text (505) 977-3965. I will get with you to collect monies.
I will place an order by Thursday June 13th.
Fraternally yours,
Dave Thomason
Paramedic Firefighter
BCFD
LAST ALARM
The Houston Fire Department is saddened and deeply regrets to list the following members who gave the ultimate sacrifice from a fire in Southwest Houston .
Captain EMT Matthew Renaud (35) of Station 51 (not 68). He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in October of 2001 and in addition to Fire Station 51 has served out of Stations 39, 83, 73, 37, 60 and 35.
Engineer Operator EMT Robert Bebee (41) of Station 51. He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in August of 2001 and in addition to Fire Station 51, has served out of Stations 37, 40, 10 and 48.
Firefighter EMT Robert Garner (29) of Station 68. He began his career with the Houston Fire Department in October of 2010 and has served out of Fire Station 68 since.
Probationary Firefighter Anne Sullivan (24) of Station 68. She graduated from Houston Fire Department Academy this past April and was assigned to Fire Station 68.
