The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government ...

The Austin, Texas, fire chief is being accused of denying requests to send rescuers to Kerrville days before the catastrophic flooding — because of an $800,000 dispute with the state government.

Austin, Texas Fire Chief Joel G. Baker is facing mounting criticism and a pending vote of no confidence from the city's firefighter union after his department delayed sending specialized rescue ...

The Austin Firefighters Association accused the city's fire chief of putting cost-cutting ahead of public safety after he refused to deploy the Austin Fire Department's Special Operations teams.

Right-wing political pundit Charlie Kirk shared Texas Hill Country flooding conspiracy theories on his show Wednesday, claiming that the hiring of Austin Fire Chief Joel G. Baker—a Black man ...

Austin Fire Chief Joel Baker has lost a no confidence vote from the Austin Firefighters Association following his response to the Fourth of July floods in Texas ...

A volunteer Texas fire chief is missing after he was swept away by floodwaters while responding to a call for help — as horrified police officers helplessly watched on. Marble Falls Area ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin's firefighters' union has approved a vote of no confidence against Austin Fire Department Chief Joel Baker. The vote split was 927 for a vote of no confidence, as opposed ...