[DUMBGRUNT]

Men of HONOR, now so out of fashion.

[madison10]

I do not get it. Was he supposed to LEAVE her there? How could that even be his call? or the call of anyone?

[madison10]

So he entered without his crew member? How long would that have taken? I guess I can sort of understand the rules...Not really.

[Fred Hayek]

Atlanta is messed up. They fired a fire chief over a book about responsible behavior. And now this suspension

[RetiredTexasVet]

That’s because it wasn’t the Fire Chief’s grandmother!!!!

[Sequoyah101]

Atlanta burned to the ground once before.

[KC_Lion]

[bobrlbob]

If a fireman loses his life he is no good to help others. As a fireman I never took that kind of oath.

[IC Ken]

Safety rules are what they are. Intent to make everyone safe no matter how many people die.

[Getready]

Change fire chief name to random slaughter
Don’t do it...don’t do it...oh...thanks. Shoulda reprimanded the coworkers who took so long to get dressed. Fire chief sounds like disconnected manager type.

[SunkenCiv]

https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/02/12/firefighters-heroic-efforts-to-pull-black-elderly-woman-from-deadly-blaze-gets-him-suspended-without-pay-community-sounds-off/

By contrast, “Chief Slaughter is a native Atlantan and a proud graduate of the Atlanta Public School System.”

[IronJack]

If he had just left her, he would have been fired for not doing his job.

[bk1000]

“ Men of HONOR, now so out of fashion. ”

Yes indeed. Can’t have any toxic masculinity. Some snowflake might get triggered.

[Roccus]

I’m guessing that the Chief was waiting on Martin Leonard Skutnik III to say “Screw the rules” and do what was needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJvFg8gGfHE

[SgtHooper]

Everyone knows there should be a check-in station at the mailbox which indicates who is inside, and designated as expendables, in case of fires.

[PeterPrinciple]

That is until he got suspended for 48 hours — without pay —

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OK , he broke the rules, got to honor the rules. how about a weeks suspension with pay so the guy can rest up........

[I want the USA back]

Suspended for not following procedures, not for trying to save a woman. A 2 day suspension is in order.
The headline is in error.

[TBP]

Save a life, get suspended. Prevent someone from robbing you, lose your job. What kind of society do we live in?

[birdsman]

I can see the reasoning in this rule. Running into a burning building is dangerous even for a team of firefighters. One fireman running in solo runs a high risk of needing rescued himself, putting his fellow firefighters at risk.

[kiryandil]

, but now he and his family have to deal with the financial repercussions of not getting paid for 48 hours

Most firefighters I know get good coin.

Maybe this guy should work for a governmental unit that pays him better.

[Skooz]

I suppose he should have just waited outside until her screaming stopped.