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Houston firefighter killed battling ballroom blaze.
HOUSTON, --April 4, 2004. A Houston firefighter, Kevin Kulow of HFD Station 50 was killed and three others were injured early today while battling a blaze at the El Festival ballroom.
Thirty-two-year old Kevin Kulow was one of the first firefighters on the scene, and he entered the building as part of a three-man crew. Two of the firefighters in the crew made it out, but Kulow did not.
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"On the first call -- the first engine company, the officer has to make a decision. Is this a fire that can be mitigated quickly?" said HFD Assistant Fire Chief Raul Reyes. "In this case, if there was a report of people that are inside, then that requires a very aggressive interior attack. That is one of the risks that we risk everything for -- is to go in there, try to rescue someone, especially if there's a report that's a very high probability that someone's inside. We react very quickly, very aggressively," said HFD Assistant Fire Chief Raul Reyes.
Please visit the Houston Fire Department Memorial Page for Kevin Kulow |
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