Captain James Harlow and Probationary Firefighter Damion Hobbs, Houston Fire Department, killed in this morning’s house fire.
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Profile of Captain Harlow and FF Hobbs
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The Houston Fire Department announced this afternoon that Captain James Harlow and Probationary Firefighter Damion Hobbs of Station 26 were killed in the fire in the 7800 block of Oak Vista in Southeast Houston.
Captain James Harlow via Chron.com.
According to the statement, Captain Harlow, 50, was hired in August 1979. He had been a captain at Station 26 since 2004.
Probationary Firefighter Damion Hobbs via Chron.com.
Probationary Firefighter Hobbs was 29-years-old. He graduated from the HFD Val Jahnke Training Facility on March 3, 2009 as part of Class 2008C. He began his first assignment, at Station 26, a little more than a month ago. He had served with the U.S. Army in Iraq.
