Mayor John Whitmire was pleased to announce that Thomas Munoz will be the new Chief of the @HoustonFire . Chief Munoz, who has been the Chief of our @HoustonOEM and interim Chief of Homeland security, has over 20 years of emergency management experience, is well respected, and I believe will be the best Fire Chief in the country.
🎉 Houston City Council, with three members absent, unanimously passed the $650 million collective bargaining agreement with @FirefightersHOU. This helps to end a battle for pay and benefits dating back to 2016.
Did you know firefighters have to buy their own coffee for the firehouse? 4WD Coffee is doing something about that with its June 15 fundraiser. 100% of the proceeds will go to purchasing coffee for Houston fire stations. All the details are in the photos below.
Mayor John Whitmire reminded Houston City Council that he keeps his word and has solved our contract impasse that many of them allowed to be kicked down the road for years. Here are some clips from the discussion at this morning's council meeting.
Mayor @whitmire_john and HPFFA President @PatrickMLancton have signed the $650M settlement of our years-long contract impasse. The members were briefed on the high points this morning. The court will review Monday. We will have more details after that.
After eight years reporting the punishment inflicted on @FirefightersHOU it’s gratifying to see that justice delayed was not justice denied. $650 million settlement and new 5 year contract will set right much of the wrong. @FOX26Houston
The financial terms of our historic new contract have been announced. Houston firefighters and their families will get $650M and a new five-year contract that extends to 2029. Thank you, Mayor @whitmire_john, for getting this done so fast. More below.
"When you have waited this long and fought this hard, it is something I don't know that I can quite put into words." - HPFFA President Marty Lancton in the first media interview since announcing a tentative agreement to end our eight-year fight for fair pay, benefits and respect.
Meeting the two-month deadline set at the beginning of January, Mayor Whitmire and HPFFA tonight announced they have reached a tentative agreement on terms to end the eight-year firefighter pay impasse. Reach the full news release below.
Still recovering, a Houston firefighter who jumped from a second floor after a gun was pointed at him and his partner has some advice for his brothers and sisters in the fire service.
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Surrounded by the trenches, how can I escape temptation?
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