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Milwaukee fire chief speaks out on investigation, suspended firefighters

The chief won’t confirm what they did but sources describe damage to the fire house and equipment soiled with bodily fluid

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — For the first time since nine firefighters were suspended, Milwaukee’s Fire Chief is talking about the fiasco.

The crew is accused of vandalizing their own firehouse. It’s a story our I-Team first broke. The Fire Chief says the investigation is just underway. But based on what he knows already he doesn’t like what he’s hearing. “It’s really disappointing for us as a department that someone would give us a black eye,” said Chief Mark Rohlfing.

It’s been a few days since Chief Rohlfing suspended nine of his own at the fire house on the corner of 30th and Galena and he’s still reeling by the allegations. “I have that feeling like what in the world would they be thinking to do something like this in their workplace,” said Rohlfing.

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