Beaumont, TX, Fire Station Hit by Bullets

Aug. 20, 2024
No firefighters were injured but windows and doors were damaged by gunfire.

Police are seeking information about a shooting early Sunday that damaged Beaumont Fire Rescue station No. 2.

Beaumont Fire Chief Earl White told 12 news now the incident was "an attack on his staff and the community."

"When I get those calls at that time in the morning that's my biggest concern. Are our personnel safe?"

And, they were.

It's not the first time the station has been on the receiving end of a bullet.

Chief White says that the bullets struck the station's front door. With railroad tracks across the street, it's not known if the shots were stray or intentional.

"Right now we're just having to replace the glass. It's tempered glass, hurricane resistant, so it's pretty expensive."

Camera footage is being reviewed. 

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.