PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-16

The council approved spending $359,635 to buy extrication and rescue tools and accessories for the Houston Fire Department from Advanced Rescue Systems, LLC.

What it means for you

Houston firefighters will receive new equipment used to free people trapped in vehicles or collapsed structures, which could improve emergency rescue outcomes citywide.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0356, official minutes of June 16-17, 2026.

Public safety — see all →Houston citywide

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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?$359,635minutes ↗

Who's paid?ADVANCED RESCUE SYSTEMS, LLCminutes ↗

Which fund?Fire Consolidated Construction Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Fire Department brought it forward. Taken up at the June 16, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $2,101,187 paid to ADVANCED RESCUE SYSTEMS across 113 payment lines, FY2018–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260616-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.