Quiz Update

Update:

Captain Murphy writes...

"Bring on the cookies. 3011 San Jacinto ! Storage Bldg. Added 2 floors to the top. We can smell the cookies from here."

Good guess, but no. Remember the clue: "a building inside a building--i.e. an old building contained within a new building that was built around it."

That means, a pre-existing building completely contained by another building that was constructed on top of it and around it.

Big hint. You can see the building in this photo:

Territory Quiz

Question: Where in District 8's territory is there a building inside a building--i.e. an old building contained within a new building that was built around it?

Answer in comments or send to jeff.crow@cityofhouston.net.


Prize for first correct answer: big bag of fortune cookies.

(Station 8 crew ineligible.)

Next Tour's Manpower: May 22 & 24, 2007

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What's For Supper?

Steak!

Here's the start-to-finish recipe.

New TEAP For U of H Dormitory

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Captains, please print, bind and put on your apparatus the new TEAP for 4800 Calhoun, Oberholtzer Hall, if your unit will respond to it.

It's also on the TEAP chart linked at the lower right.

Firefighters (And Everyone) Should Know Their Rights

The arrested firefighter below may have been charged because he consented to a search that he didn't have to.

Here's a link to a very good video about how you can respectfully, but effectively, protect your rights if you are confronted by the police.

Show it to your (teenaged) kids.

Bookmark This Vacations Link

The vacation schedule changes constantly. Captains and everyone else might want to bookmark this link, which will take you to a page where the most recent vacation sheet is always at the top. The link is also in the lower right of the District 8B weblog.