Democrat Austin, Texas fire chief accused of refusing to send special rescue team to flood zone over $800K dispute with state

Despite the bullshit spewed by Democrats and the media about “cuts” to the National Weather service (which don’t even take effect for several months), Democrats once again they care more about money and power than they do human life. The scumbag, Democrat fire chief of Austin, a liberal shitstain on the state of Texas refused to send special rescue teams to help flood victims in Central Texas, over a $800,000 dispute with the state Imagine being so petty.

BREAKING: The Austin TX Firefighters’ Union Demands ‘No Confidence’ Vote Against Chief Joel Baker to REMOVE him, Alleges Delayed Rescue Response in Deadly Kerrville Flooding pic.twitter.com/9F4xtlJccv

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The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.

“Highly trained swift water rescue teams” were requested by the state in last week before the floods. But Chief Joel G. Baker denied both requests, the union said, calling it “a dereliction of duty,” the Austin Firefighters Association said.

“Lives were very likely lost because of Chief Baker’s decision,” the union said.

The finger-pointing came after the capital city’s fire department issued a notice saying it wouldn’t deploy personnel outside of Austin because of a budget shortfall, including “something like $800,000 in outstanding reimbursements owed to AFD by the State of Texas,” according to KXAN-TV.

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