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The main office is located at the end of Ygnacio Road in Humble, Texas.

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Main Office
Address	2318 Atascocita Road Humble, TX 77396
Phone	281-436-8000
Fax	281-436-8025
Email	fmosupport@fmo.hctx.net
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Common Mistake:
While the mailing address of the Harris County Fire Marshal's Office is "Atascocita", the office is physically located about 1/4 mile away from Atascocita Road off of Ygnacio Rd. We strongly suggest you download this map before visiting our office. To help you on your way, we have placed a sign on Atascocita road pointing to our main office.

June 1, 2010

This Month in Fire History
The Globe Theatre in London, England was destroyed by a fire on June 29, 1613. Built in 1599 by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, the theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired. Sparks and burning debris ignited the wooden beams and thatching. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt... except a man whose burning pants were extinguished with a bottle of ale. It was rebuilt in the following year with tiles replacing the flammable straw on its partial roof.

Mission

The mission of the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Operational Support Branch is to provide facilitation support of financial and business services to the HCFMO agency. By providing these services HCFMOAD will add value to the critical function mission areas of, Fire Prevention, Fire Investigation, and Emergency Operations.

Vision

The Operational Support Branch will support the mission of the HCFMO by providing operational support services. We will provide professional, “best administrative practice” models, and provide a dynamic work environment.

Operating Philosophy

To understand our business environment we must use imagination and creativity to discover new business opportunities for improvement that will keep us on the cutting edge while striving for improved efficiency and proficiency in all administrative duties.
We have an obligation to be in tune with today’s market environment and be future focused toward administrative opportunities.
We must be committed to understanding the administrative needs of our staff personnel while developing responsive solutions.

What We Do

Research	Requests for purchases, makes recommendations based on “best value” and processes the required documentation for Commissioner’s Court approval.
Conduct	Audits to ensure accuracy and accountability of county equipment issued to all branches and their personnel.
Provide	Statistical/logistical support to other branches, other county departments as well as Commissioner’s Court by providing timely and accurate reports along with continual website information.
Process	The payroll and petty cash authorizations for departmental employees and handles all Human Resource matters.
Ensure	Compliance with federal, state and local licensing agencies and county policies