Wednesday, April 15, 2009

WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE FIREFIGHTER'S MEMORIAL THURSDAY!

IF YOU'RE GOING MAKE SURE YOU GET THERE EARLY!

The memorial services for fallen firefighters James Harlow and Damion Hobbs will be a big event.  Here's what to expect on Thursday beginning very early in the morning:

Firefighters Foot March and Memorial Service - Thursday Logistics

• Approximately 100 fire apparatus from across Texas will begin staging at outlying fire stations beginning tonight They will be moved to Ellington Airfield between 5:30 AM and 6:30 AM on Thursday.

• Approximately 2,000 firefighters from HFD and from around the nation will begin staging for the foot march at Fire Station 93, 916 Dixie Farm Road (FM 1959) at approximately 6:30 AM. The procession will begin at 8:00 AM.

• The firefighter foot march will proceed east on Dixie Farm Road (FM 1959) to the Gulf Freeway frontage road and proceed north toward Grace Community Church, 14505 Gulf Freeway.

• Traffic issues: Dixie Farm Road (FM 1959) will be reduced to two lanes of traffic beginning from approximately 6:00 AM until 10:00 AM and will close completely between 7:45 AM and 8:30 AM. The northbound feeder road of the Gulf Freeway will be closed from Dixie Farm Road (FM 1959) to Scarsdale from 7:00 AM until noon. The Gulf Freeway inbound Scarsdale exit will close at 7:15 AM.

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