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Retired Houston firefighter curates website in memory of fallen firefighters

All 69 HFD line-of-duty deaths are cataloged here all the way back to 1895

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HOUSTON — There is no doubt that firefighting is a brotherhood and family. One retired Houston Firefighter has made it his mission to make sure that the fallen are more than names on a wall.

The thing about history is the dark days are remembered most.

“Take the worst nightmare that you have and quadruple it,” said Scott Mellott. “It really, it devastates me.”

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