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The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic ...
The resolution accuses Fire Chief Joel Baker of being slow to deploy mutual aid to Kerr County during the deadly July 4 flood ...
Austin's firefighters union approved a vote of no-confidence in Chief Joel Baker on Friday. The Austin Firefighters Union ...
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker said he was unaware of early mutual aid requests and "absolutely will not step aside" regardless ...
One week has passed since the catastrophic Fourth of July floods and almost 130 people have been confirmed killed in the ...
Flash floods in Texas killed more than 100 people over the holiday weekend and left others still missing, including girls ...
The Austin Fire Chief insists his department is doing everything it can to respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County after ...
Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker is under scrutiny from the city’s firefighters union over the department’s response to deadly ...
Right-wing political pundit Charlie Kirk shared Texas Hill Country flooding conspiracy theories on his show Wednesday, ...
The city of Austin could rename most of its departments if city council approves a version of the fiscal year 2026 budget ...
The Austin Firefighters Association claims Chief Joel Baker delayed sending firefighters to help with rescue efforts in ...
Austin Fire Department crews rescuing window washer in the 500 block of Guadalupe St. AUSTIN, Texas — Crews with the Austin ...