In the News – Firefighters, Gun Safety, and Punching Subordinates

This week we dive into the headlines and find a disturbing thread at the top of most of the feeds: We’re shooting each other. Both firearm examples today are from the great state of Texas while the honor of having a Battalion Chief punching a subordinate falls to Pennsylvania.

First we visit the parking lot of the Palestine TX Fire Department where one member was so excited to show his gun to a buddy he forgot to make it safe first. This led your hosts on a tangent (I know, big surprise) about firefighters carrying weapons on duty.

Then we talk about the PA Fire Chief who “slugged” a subordinate at the scene of a fire, apparently over a command decision.

Then to wrap it up on a positive note the guys discuss an Officer shot with a live round at a training exercise at a school being released from the Hospital.

This week, we cover:

• Should firefighters be carrying loaded weapons on duty and why or why not?
• Procedures for ensuring a safe exercise
• That there was far more to the relationship in PA than professionalism (or lack thereof)
• That Justin was dared to start a spreadsheet

BOLO:

Jordan Kepler Fingers the Conspiracy

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