The extreme heat can be dangerous for first responders and now, several Houston Fire Departments across the area are dealing with air conditioning problems. KPRC2ReChelle has more on how KPRC 2 helped get one station A/C repairs: hfd heatwave kprc2
The thermostat inside Houston’s Fire Station 23 located on Lawndale Street in southeast Houston reads 91 degrees.The department has been without air for two days. The city provided two portable units, but it can only do so much.
“This is not how you treat brave Houston firefighters that continued to go out there in temperatures like this period end of story,” he said. “It is hot. It is Houston. We know that this happens every single summer and this is absolutely unacceptable. Yet again, the city continues to make excuses instead of fixing problems.”
“We are limiting our training activities for one hour for HFD personnel. It has to be done before 10 a.m. We are ensuring that the firefighters are staying hydrated before, during and after firefighting operations. We are also making sure they are getting proper rehab and rotation on fire scene,” he said.“We’ve received tips that Fire Station 23 on Lawndale has been without A/C for two days.
“But do you know why the A/C is out or what’s being done to get it back on? Is it because of a part that hasn’t been ordered? Do you know?” reporter Re’Chelle Turner asked.
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