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Didn’t do anything wrong’: Oregon Fire Marshal explains resignation
KOIN ^ | Sept. 13, 2020 | KOIN Staff

Posted on 09/13/2020 6:38:30 AM PDT by FreedomVsControl

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To: BradyLS

There are also reports that Walker was off duty at the time - and again nothing about why Walker’s decision was flawed at the time and under the circumstances.

In combat a soldier is required to follow orders AND use common sense and the make best decision at the time. Rules are guidelines but they cannot replace reality or good decision-making.


61 posted on 09/13/2020 8:33:15 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim W N

The chief told us what he did he did and the action his superior took. That’s my citation.

Where are Walker’s words and your proof that he was “on leave?”


62 posted on 09/13/2020 8:48:11 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

...Or “off duty.” No matter. The old state fire chief wasn’t at his post while his subordinates did his job, whatever the reason. If he was off duty, his superior didn’t think so and acted accordingly. It’s all out of his hands now.

I look forward to hearing about the chief’s suit against the state of Oregon. I hope he does it. The truth needs to come out and his good name restored.


63 posted on 09/13/2020 8:53:21 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

I hope so. It is so hard to find the truth now days.


64 posted on 09/13/2020 9:01:57 AM PDT by alternatives? (If our borders are not secure, why fund an army?)
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To: BradyLS

IMO, there’s too many unanswered questions to say the supervisor took the right action.

(I misread the “on leave” quote - it was after he had been placed on leave.)


65 posted on 09/13/2020 9:11:49 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim W N

You did say, also, “off duty” and I corrected myself there. We can agree on this: a lot of unanswered questions. But everything the chief is telling me in the article posted upthread...

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/12/state-fire-marshal-administrative-leave-oregon-wildfires-burn/5779724002/

...Tells me his heart was in the right place but I don’t think his judgement was. JMOHO.

I think he had a bigger responsibility to the public and he was in an auhthority position to delegate the family search to others. I hope we learn more soon.


66 posted on 09/13/2020 9:29:04 AM PDT by BradyLS (lDO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: bray

Gov Brown also just replaced the male State Police Chief with a woman. White men need not apply.


67 posted on 09/13/2020 10:16:46 AM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: aimhigh

She is solving systematic racism and sexism by discriminating against white males.


68 posted on 09/13/2020 10:27:05 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Vermont Lt

“If you are the head of the Fire Response, your focus HAS to be on that—not on individuals.”

Good point.

But wouldn’t the issue be whether or not he neglected his duties as manager, not on whether he helped a co-worker?


69 posted on 09/13/2020 10:58:48 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: FreedomVsControl

Welcome to the Gulag Jim. You have now become an expendable pawn of the new Kremlin.


70 posted on 09/13/2020 11:34:31 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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To: PROCON; VeryFRank; Clinging Bitterly; Rio; aimhigh; Hieronymus; bray; 1malumprohibitum; Tailback; ..
If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.
71 posted on 09/13/2020 2:51:17 PM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: Fury
"How about doing some legwork and see if the new Fire Marshal is qualified for the job?"

It's a female, in a Democrat state, appointed by a Communist. What are the odds SHE is qualified?

72 posted on 09/13/2020 3:03:06 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: goodnesswins

The effects of climate change on power poles in Snohomish County.

73 posted on 09/13/2020 3:08:31 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: FreedomVsControl

Who is his upline? Probably a demshevik pos.


74 posted on 09/13/2020 3:10:50 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Many in the middle of the night, most I checked into carefully started near a road, whether big road or forest service. Info from Inciweb.

Major non-lightning fires
OR/with one Idaho Fires

Sweet Creek MP 2 Human Aug.30
Two Four Two – Unknown Sept 7
Brattain Fire - Human Sept 7
Holiday Farm Fire Unknown Sept 7
Echo Mountain Complex Fire - Unknown Sept 7
Wood head - Unknown, Under Investigation Sept 7
Idaho: Woodhead – Human Under Investigation Sept 7
Slater/Devil Fire - Under Investigation Sept 8
South Obenchain - Under Investigation Sept 8
Riverside – Human – Sept 8
Alameda Fire – Under Investigation (News said arson) – Sept 8
Archie Creek- Under Investigation Sept 9

WA Fires
Evans Canyon Unknown Aug 31
Cold Springs Under Investigation Sept 6
Babb-Malden/Manning Fires Unknown Sept 7
Inchelium Complex Under Investigation Sept 7
Apple Acres Fire Under Investigation Sept 7
Pearl Hill Fire Under Investigation Sept 7
Big Hollow Unknown Sept 8


75 posted on 09/13/2020 3:12:27 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: aimhigh

What was the reason to replace State Police Chief?


76 posted on 09/13/2020 3:13:11 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: BradyLS

The gov of OR is a maggot pervert commiepuke pos. Whatever she does, guaranteed it’s wrong.


77 posted on 09/13/2020 3:14:36 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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To: Steven Tyler

I thought he’d prefer Baghdad Bob, but after watching half the video, you are right.


78 posted on 09/14/2020 12:26:06 AM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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To: FreedomVsControl

When Dims control your state, anything stupid is possible.


79 posted on 09/14/2020 6:29:32 AM PDT by Wuli
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