FireStationLogos was called upon by Station 6 B-shift to add to the current HFD Station 6 t-shirt design some important details from that day, as you can see in the picture below:
One Station 6 firefighter said about the BBQ event Mattress Mack threw today, July 3rd, 2009, for all firefighters to thank them for their service,
"Well Mac tried to keep the free beer and BBQ coming but he couldn’t keep up with HFD. If you were there you know that the first try was 40 case of beer then another 40 still not enough. When I left @ 6ish there was beer but only hotdogs…There was steak at one time and talking to the BBQ guys we “wiped him out”.Oh well …We presented Mac with his display case @ 5pm and as I was told @ 7 it was hanging on the wall!!! Mrs. Mac (Linda) took us …and only us back to the unfinished showroom and warehouse to take a look.(thanks Cpt. Tolliver). We all had a good time..."
http://www.click2houston.com/news/19589921/detail.html
More than 120 Houston firefighters fought the blaze at 6006 North Freeway at about 8:20 p.m. on May 21. "Employees tried to fight the fire, but it got away from them. They made a valiant effort to try and stop this fire from spreading. It could have been twice as bad had it spread to the showroom. You have to commend the Houston Fire Department for the tremendous job they did," Elder said. The fire gutted the warehouse, destroying it and the millions of dollars worth of furniture inside. The fire did not spread to the store's main showroom, but the sprinklers inside it went off and caused extensive damage.
HOUSTON - Six weeks after an arsonist set the Gallery Furniture warehouse on fire a new warehouse has emerged. It’s located at the north Houston location.
On Friday, owner Jim McIngvale invited the firefighters back who stopped the flames from spreading to the showroom.
There was plenty of food and drink. There was also monument crafted from steel remnants of the burned out building.
“It too honors the firefighters who worked valiantly to save the showroom. I kept watching them come out of the fire exhausted from the heat, exhausted from the work they were doing and yet they never complained. They just worked, worked and worked,” said McIngvale.
The north Houston store reopens to the public on July 4.
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Thank you firefighters for the brave service you perform. We appreciate all you do. Thank you for your support and please let us know how we can serve you.
Sincerely,
Steve and Ismari Richardson
