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@Richard, I'm not trying to argue with anybody. I started out here just trying to get the FACTS on what happened to Austin, and to figure out why the Mayor an Fire Chief (FC) are being blamed specifically. I have learned that this tragedy is not the blame of any one person. This could have been prevented by a vast number of things, including proper direct supervision, apparent poor direction/decision making from middle management in the AFD, absent or ineffective basic work place safety training on the part of the AFD union, and I'm sure other contributing factors if I were the official investigator of this. The sequence of events for this had many failures, none of which could, or should, have been solved by the Mayor or FC appearing out of nowhere and telling the guys "Don't Touch That Trailer!!" That is how silly this is. People want to recall the Mayor and FC for just this. They did not use their super human powers to detect hazards and act on them. But the supervisor who sent two poorly trained rookies to work on the thing... He's OK... The Deputy Chief who had the thing removed from mothballs against the advice of his firemen... No issues there... ALL of the previous personnel who worked with this thing and kept -0- maintenance records, and didn't submit ANY official documentation to have the thig removed from service... They Cool... It's all the Mayor and FC.

Look it's human nature to want to blame a single person when something like this happens, but that's an established flaw in human nature. Sometimes there is no single person to blame. Which leads to my next, far more disturbing conclusion.

This tragedy is being used to unseat the mayor and his appointed officials. Plain and simple. It's organized. Personally, I've been blocked from commenting on this newspapers FB page. No issues, no foul language or any of that, no explanation. I just disagree with this narrative and can ask the right questions that prove what I'm saying. So, I get silenced. I expect it will happen here soon as well.

Make no mistake, the way this tragedy is being exploited is one of the most horrendous and despicable things I've ever seen. I would advise people that if someone is beating the "Fire the Mayor and FC due to Austin's death!" drum, be suspect of anything else they say, because they are NOT seeking truth, they are NOT trying to improve the AFD situation, they are USING it as a political ball bat trying to accomplish and agenda.

I'm not arguing, I'm asking questions that lead to answers that do not match someone's agenda. And I'm being silenced for it, which will only make me louder!