Fire chief responds to union’s allegation of preventing FFs from responding to deadly Texas flooding
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker defended his decisions after the firefighters’ union accused him of preventing rescue crews from assisting with deadly Kerr County flooding
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- Death toll from Texas flooding surpasses 100 as search for victims continues
- 27 Camp Mystic campers, counselors lost in devastating Texas flooding
- Remnants of tropical storm bring water rescues to central N.C.
- Bodies of 7 workers missing in Calif. fireworks warehouse explosion found
- ‘I’m pinned down behind Battalion 1’s rig': Audio reveals chief directing help to ambushed Idaho firefighters
- More rain forecast as death toll from Texas flooding passes 80
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