Round two in the story of firefighter Lt Burton, disciplined for fighting a fire against orders, has surfaced in today’s WaPo. WaPo’s story sources an internal memo that other sources say is talking about Burton. It claims that Lt Burton was not first on the scene, as his attorney claims, but came second and, once there, committed several mistakes.
Unfortunately this is a he-said-they-said that is pretty useless in this level of details. Also uncertain is the sanction – if this is solely a slap-down for disobeying orders then the question of a few goof-ups seems irrelevant. Not being privy to the documents, though, we can’t be sure what’s in the documentation calling for that two day suspension w/o pay.
It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
This post appeared in its original form at DC Metblogs
Well I used to say something in my profile about not quite being a “tinker, tailor, soldier, or spy” but Tom stole that for our about us page, so I guess I’ll have to find another way to express that I am a man of many interests.
Hmm, guess I just did.
My tastes run the gamut from sophomoric to Shakespeare and in my “professional” life I’ve sold things, served beer, written software, and carried heavy objects… sometimes at the same place. It’s that range of loves and activities that makes it so easy for me to love DC – we’ve got it all.
