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Name: James Harlow
Rank: Captain
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: 30
Date of Incident: 04/12/2009
Time of Incident: 0014hrs
Date of Death: 04/12/2009
Name: Damien Hobbs
Rank: Probationary Firefighter
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Status: Career
Years of Service: <1
Date of Incident: 04/12/2009
Time of Incident: 0014hrs
Date of Death: 04/12/2009
Fire Department: Houston Fire Department
Address: 1205 Dart ST, Houston, TX 77007
Fire Department Chief: Phil Boriskie
Incident Description: Houston Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire just after midnight in the 7800 block of Oak Vista in southeast Houston. Firefighters quickly called for defensive attack on the fire but Captain Harlow and Probationary Firefighter Hobbs of Station 26 were unable to exit the structure and succumbed to the fire. The incident remains under investigation.
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Captain James Harlow and Probationary Firefighter Damien Hobbs at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 31 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 30 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and one from a previous year incident. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm
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