Houston Fire Department’s Harvey staffing criticized

HOUSTON (AP) — Thousands of Houston firefighters were told to stay home at the height of Harvey’s flooding.
Marty Lancton, president of the Houston firefighters union, said through tears in an interview Friday with television station KHOU that the department could have done more during the storm.
He says that on Sunday, Aug. 27, as fast-rushing water chased people onto their rooftops, about 3,000 firefighters were instructed not to report to work, an agonizing order for many eager to