BREAKING: Austin Fire Association Says Fire Chief Baker DENIED Pre-Deployment to Kerrville 2 Days Before Flood Began

BREAKING: Austin Fire Association says Fire Chief Baker DENIED pre-deployment to Kerrville 2 days before flood began

The Austin Firefighters Association said that it was "absolutely outrageous" and an "egregious dereliction of duty" for Austin Fire Chief Joel G. Baker to not deploy firefighters ahead of time.

Austin Fire Chief Refused to Deploy Teams Before Flood in Kerrville

Authorities have confirmed at least 119 deaths across six counties, including 59 adults and 36 children in Kerr County. About 173 people are missing. People are looking at who to blame, but for now, most of the arrows are pointing to the Austin Fire Chief. Austin, Texas Fire Chief Joel G. Baker is facing a […] The post Austin Fire Chief Refused to Deploy Teams Before Flood in Kerrville appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

DEI Kills—And the Texas Flood Tragedy Proves It: Here’s What Austin’s First Black Fire Chief Did Before the Waters Rose – Defiant America

When tragedy struck Kerrville, Texas, swift water rescue teams could have made the difference between life and death. But thanks to Austin’s DEI-obsessed Fire Chief, they never got the chance. Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker, celebrated by city leaders as the capital’s first Black fire chief and praised for pushing “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in hiring, is now facing a vote of no confidence from his own firefighters. And the reason is both i…

Longview Firefighters Deployed to Kerrville for Swiftwater Rescues Amid Catastrophic Flooding

At the request of Texas Aandamp;M Task Force 1 and the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Longview Fire Department deployed eight members of its Water Rescue Team to assist with flood rescue operations in Kerrville following catastrophic flooding in the area. The deployment includes one Water Group Supervisor, one Technical Support Specialist, and a six-person Swiftwater Rescue Team. The crew has been operating in the Kerrville area sin…