Posts Tagged: Austin Fire Department
Almost three-thousand applicants must redo interview process in Austin, Texas. Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr talks about anonymous copy of oral exam she received.
Re-test will cost city about $10,000.
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3 Banger in VA, Pension Attacks, Albuquerque Helmet Stickers, Austin Applicant Issues, and More
3 banger in Alexandria, helmet sticker controversy in Albuquerque, application woes in Austin, fire service product reviews, the Firemom weighs in on Ohio Senate Bill 5, Hosed humor on volunteer firefighters, bonus fire footage from Westerly, Rhode Island,firefighter fired after stealing, and Ed Schultz and Harold Schaitberger weigh in on firefighter pension attacks....check it out!
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Firefighter Applicants Disqualified After Inability to Follow Directions
While there is probably little the applicants can do in this situation, if indeed they were not notified until showing up or already on their way the fault lays in the lap of the Fire Department.
This is something that should have been addressed way before tickets were bought or travel arrangements were made. If they were told they were welcome to take the test, the door should not have been shut in their face.
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Former Austin, Texas firefighter Alejandro Garza fighting to get his job back. Fired for nude photos on Flickr.
Attorney say photos were not the business of the fire department.
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UPDATED – Dashcam video: Vehicle fire with strut explosions in Austin, Texas.
Lessons from an August vehicle fire.
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Is it time for firefighter social media ethics courses? Texas firefighter’s nude pictures are the latest online trouble.
"Look at me" and the fire service aren't necessarily a good fit.
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Alibi-cam: Man who discovers fire makes sure no one mistakes him for an arsonist. Early video from Austin building fire.
Man's discovery of fire and efforts to alert the fire department all captured on video.
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Raw video from Austin 3-alarm hotel fire. Four people rescued in mid-day blaze.
One firefighter passing by grabbed a ladder and made the first of four rescues.
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Quick Takes
News for Thursday.
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Crisis Communications Review of the Austin IRS building crash and fire
I have taken a few days to review all the public information related quotes pertaining to the plane crash and fire in Austin, Texas.
From an Austin Fire Department perspective they did all the right things. On the fire ground their response, attack and search all followed SOP. During the initial news conference Austin Fire Chief Rhonda Mae Kerr spoke briefly, discussed the fire, thanked the Department and applauded the response of the entire unified command in the city. She turned the investigation over to the FBI.
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UPDATED Quick Takes
Lots of new stuff in Tuesday's fire & EMS news morning roundup.
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Cell Phone GPS Leads Rescue Effort
IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, A MAN WHO WAS using a storm drain for a shortcut got lost in the darkness and needed help.
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Seeking the Wino’s Approval