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Houston police and fire chiefs report larger recruiting classes, improved readiness and response times

5947733 · October 14, 2025
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Fire Chief Tom Munoz and a Houston police leader reported larger cadet classes, improved apparatus availability and priority-one response times under recent contracts and staffing initiatives.

Fire Chief Tom Munoz and a senior Houston Police Department speaker told the District E town hall that recent staffing and training efforts have produced measurable improvements in operations.

Munoz, introduced as chief of the Houston Fire Department, said staffing, stations and apparatus were his top priorities on taking the post. He said the department graduated its largest recruiting class in history and has worked with recruitment programs for veterans and SkillBridge participants. He said apparatus outages have declined — for example, where the department saw 104 out-of-service events one August before the current…

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