PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-10-27

The council approved a $350,000 contract with Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc. to manufacture, deliver, and set up an industrial fire brigade structural fire trainer for the Houston Fire Department.

What it means for you

Houston firefighters will receive a new structural fire training apparatus; the cost is paid from a grant fund.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0584 but records no vote count. Official agenda of October 27, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Public safety — see all →Houston (citywide)

Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$350,000minutes ↗

Who benefits?Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc.; Houston Fire Departmentminutes ↗

Who pays?Grant Fund —minutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the October 27, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20261027-3 — data from official records via PlainDocket.