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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-12

The council is asked to approve up to $646,156.11 to buy wildland firefighting protective gear from CrewBoss Safety, LLC for the Houston Fire Department. The gear is designed to meet a national fire safety standard and will be purchased through a direct award without a competitive bidding process, using a Texas law exemption for purchases that protect public health or safety.

What it means for you

This purchase directly affects Houston Fire Department firefighters who respond to grass fires and fires in areas where wildland meets urban development; it replaces and replenishes the protective clothing they wear on those calls.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2025-0794, official minutes of Nov 12, 2025.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$646,156coversheet ↗
Who's paid?CREWBOSS SAFETY, LLCcoversheet ↗
Which fund?Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fundcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 12, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35861 — data from official records via PlainDocket.