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"Houston, We've Got a Sick-O"

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THE HOUSTON, TEXAS, FIRE DEPARTMENT IS IN A TURMOIL this week as a result of a demented person who is succeeding in creating a bad situation.  One of the firehouses, Station 54, is located at the airport and has approx. 50 firefighters assigned there including two women.

One day earlier this week, the female members were greeted when they arrived at work with some extremely derogatory, hateful and racist graffiti on their bunkroom and locker doors.  To say that was upsetting is an understatement because there was some vandalism involved that was beyond cruel.

Then on Wednesday one of the FD radio channels was commandeered by a pirate transmitter and a stream of vicious verbal garbage was broadcast.  KHOU-TV broadcast this review of the goings-on this morning:

But the demented culprit has messed up.  First of all, Station 54 is in the airport’s secure area and everybody who has come and gone in the area at any given time is logged in and out.  Secondly, the pirate radio signals have been identified as not coming from any City of Houston radio transmitters and they can likely be traced back electronically since the FD channel is isolated.

STATter911 has been following this story from the beginning.  You should be reading it every day anyway (you know you should), but if you missed Dave Statter’s reports, then catch up on the story in detail HERE and HERE.

Posted by on July 9, 2009 • Filed under: crime
  • Genral299

    Disgraceful. In 2009, its hard to believe this still goes on anywhere. But of course I’m from the Northern part of the country, so I guess things still ring true about the south, and some of the people there.

    Don’t worry sisters, I mean that as sister firefighters, not everyone in your department can be that stupid and backwards.

    I hope they catch the perps, and toss them out. Another black eye for American firefighters.

  • Genral299

    Disgraceful. In 2009, its hard to believe this still goes on anywhere. But of course I’m from the Northern part of the country, so I guess things still ring true about the south, and some of the people there.

    Don’t worry sisters, I mean that as sister firefighters, not everyone in your department can be that stupid and backwards.

    I hope they catch the perps, and toss them out. Another black eye for American firefighters.

  • Laurie

    Hey…um I dont think that disgraceful things just happen because they came out of the “south” I have been up “north” several times and some of the male firefighters up “there” have acted with such vulgarity….that would never be seen down here in the “south”. Furthermore, you cant stop all of the bad apples from becoming firefighters, and I would disagree that this would be another black eye for American Firefighters. Crap happens and people act dumb. Welcome to reality.

  • Laurie

    Hey…um I dont think that disgraceful things just happen because they came out of the “south” I have been up “north” several times and some of the male firefighters up “there” have acted with such vulgarity….that would never be seen down here in the “south”. Furthermore, you cant stop all of the bad apples from becoming firefighters, and I would disagree that this would be another black eye for American Firefighters. Crap happens and people act dumb. Welcome to reality.