Posted on 07/23/2025 6:48:41 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Not only will DEI gradually destroy a critical institution of public safety, but at some point it will also destroy the lives that the institution is charged to protect.
Similar to the flood itself, the tragedy of the high waters sweeping through the Central Texas Hill Country has violently ebbed and flowed from the public consciousness. At the last count, the death toll has reached 135 souls, at least a dozen of them little girls at a Christian camp.
True to the spirit of the times, the disaster soon degenerated into yet another game of partisan mudslinging.
Of course, leftists immediately blamed DOGE cuts to disaster relief and climate change, neither of which was true. As for those on the right, when they were not actively debunking these claims, most of them concluded that this was just one of those unavoidable evils that occur in a fallen world.
However, there happens to be more to this story that few people on either side seem to discuss. There actually was someone who could have intervened in time to save many of the victims: Austin’s Fire Department Chief Joel Baker.
According to a public comment from the Austin Firefighters Association (AFA), Chief Baker had several opportunities to “send life-saving swift water boat teams to pre-deploy to Kerrville during devastating flooding” but decided against this out of a “misguided attempt to save money.” Evidently, he didn’t understand that “the fire department is fully reimbursed by the state to deploy,” even when someone explained “this very simple concept” to him. As such, the AFA overwhelmingly affirmed a vote of no confidence in Baker.
The Austin Fire Department (AFD) spokesmen had little to say in response to this except that it was a difficult situation: “The decision about how to allocate resources to help our fellow Texans is not a simple one. It requires communication from public safety partners on the ground to ensure we are providing resources and personnel when, where and how they are most needed.”
Just to be clear, people in the AFD were aware of the potential of flooding in the Hill Country just west of the city (as there often is) and could have easily sent out rescue teams beforehand. But, from all available evidence, Chief Baker was too stupid to realize that he could have authorized the deployments and been reimbursed for it.
This prompts the question of how someone as incompetent as Chief Baker was hired to be the fire chief of one of Texas’ largest and fastest-growing cities in the first place. By now, the question answers itself: He was a DEI hire who would implement DEI-driven policies in the city’s fire department. According to a report from The Blaze, Baker was “touted as Austin’s ‘first African-American fire chief,’” and had “prioritized diversity and increasing the number of ‘minority applicants.’” Before leading the AFD, ”Baker spent three decades with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department in Georgia, where he grew up.”
Were there not other seasoned candidates for fire chief who were actually from the area who could have done this job far better? The probable answer is that there were, but they weren’t black and didn’t signal their preference for diversifying the department. In all likelihood, they were probably interested in less politically important concerns like keeping people safe from fires and floods.....SNIP
I hope he is sued into oblivion by the families of the victims. He
And of course, we know which corrupt, sleazy, loathsome, low IQ, even lower T, and worthy of death party rules that city.
He was a firefighter for 30 years, and is just now becoming a chief, a chief of advanced age and very likely diminished physical abilities. This is even before considering his lack of thinking skills. Will he have to be voted out or “reassigned”? The man is a danger to the public while working as Chief.
Thus, DEI needs to D-I-E!
The people who hired him should be charged with criminal negligence. All DEI hiring that results in loss of life or property needs to be prosecuted.
Ever wonder why most of the police or fire chiefs/commissioners are almost always minority and often minority women?
No, most Blue cities have leftist women mayors who hire them.
Austin Fire Chief Who Refused To Deploy Rescue Boats For Flood Victims Was A DEI Hire
And is culpable for accessory to manslaughter imo
Charge him
Prosecute him
Try him
Convict him
Jail him
Austin is a known commie cesspool! Kaliforni fugitaves.
This is old news, one look at the Chief’s eyes told me this guy looks dense as heck. In 30 years of fire service you learn quickly who above you might get you and your crew hurt or worse. The Chief’s actions showed a total lack of insight or leadership, I doubt he could answer an impressive number of questions concerning the NFPA, the six inch thick Encyclopedia of Fire Department information.
The fire him!!!!
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My first thought- Muslim. I couldn’t find anything about his religious affiliation on Google- not surprising, but there was a lawsuit over terminating a chaplain for his protected, free speech, so Muslim and/ or BLM, and racist. Why would he want to rescue little Christian, white girls? He wouldn’t. He would delight in seeing them all dead.
I read that the Austin fire department is still owed money from the state for other projects. Apparently that was his concern. Not much of an excuse. But it’s not like he did not understand the concept of getting reimbursed.
Anyone really shocked?
I hear from a first responder the Austin 911 has old crappy equipment but there is a city initiative and big spending coming, not to improve it but to “re brand” it, including a Muslim DEI hire to be the new boss.
DEI always morphs into DIE.
Question. How many black people were in the affected area vs white people?
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