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Engineer/Driver Paul Diaz Promoted to Captain
Engineer/Driver Paul Diaz, after competitive testing, interview, and successful completion of Captain Orientation Training, has been promoted to Captain. Captain Diaz has been assigned to B-Shift, Engine 24.
HCESD 12 Firefighters Tour Warehouse
Harris County ESD 12 Firefighters from Station 14 and Station 24 participated in a total of six tours at the newly constructed 380,000 square foot Weida Freight System warehouse located at 13230 Crosby Freeway. The tours hosted by Weida Freight System covered the warehouse built-in fire protection systems; electrical distribution systems and shut off locations; and warehousing storage processes.
Firefighters Tour New Distribution Center
Harris County ESD 12 Firefighters from Station 14 and Station 24 participated in a total of five tours at the newly constructed 650,000 square foot Chewy Distribution Center at 13250 Crosby Freeway. The tours were hosted by Crossland Construction Company. The hosted tours covered the Chewy Distribution Center’s building access; built in fire protection systems; electrical distribution systems and shut down locations; and automated packaging systems.
Welcome New Employees
Seven new employees (six Firefighters and one Driver/Engineer) successfully completed orientation training on April 14, 2023. The training was conducted at Harris County ESD 12 Station 14 and Station 24, Channelview Fire Department Station 3, and the City of Deer Park Don H. Davis Training Center. All of the employees have been assigned to a Shift and Station. The new employees continue their probationary training. The continued training consists of mastering and maintaining their Firefighter and Driver/Engineer skills; knowledge of Department operation; emergency medical care; knowledge of street and firefighting water supply locations; and knowledge of multi-family occupancies, industrial and commercial occupancy locations.