Houston Fire Chief refutes claims that communication with Astroworld Festival first responders was inadequate

Questions have emerged about how much communication first responders with the Houston Fire Department were given on the day of the deadly Astroworld Festival tragedy.

While they did not have direct communication with the concert’s organizers like the Houston Police Department did, firefighters were of course part of the plan being spearheaded by ParaDocs, the private company that organized the responders, should anything have happened.

However, in an interview with Fox News, Patrick M. "Marty" Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association noted that the communication offered relied heavily on cell phones, which are often inadequate in crowds the size of Astroworld’s.