Monday, June 3, 2013

Boston Fire Chief Resigns Due to Bomb Criticism; 13 Deputy Chiefs Felt He Failed to Take Command

Boston's fire chief announced his resignation today (June 3, 2013), saying public criticism from his deputies for the way he responded to the marathon bombings has made it impossible for him to do his job, the Yahoo News website reports. Chief Steve Abraira said in a letter that his resignation is effective on June 7.

Thirteen of the department's 14 deputy chiefs complained to Mayor Tom Menino in a letter 11 days after the April 15 bombings that Abraira's failure to take command of the scene was indefensible and part of a pattern of shirking leadership.

"You can unequivocally consider this letter a vote of no confidence in Chief Abraira," said the letter to Menino.

Abraira has said his command staff had the bombing scene under control and he acted according to national standards, which dictate the chief takes charge only if something is going wrong.

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