Inside the Tragedy of Monarch Fire District Discrimination Case
Battalion chief takes his own life 16 days after being fired over his role.
The apparent suicide of recently fired Monarch Fire District Battalion Chief Fred Goodson got me thinking about several things, including my career in the world of public safety. I spent 30 years being a cop. That included spending ten years doing fire and arson investigations off-duty mostly for insurance companies and teaching fire investigation to firefighters and police detectives. I also wrote articles for fire and police management magazines. This allowed me to travel all over the country and the world visiting police and fire stations. I got to know a lot of police officers and firefighters over the years. As a cop I loved what I did. You had the best seat for one of the greatest shows in the world. Perhaps the worst parts of the…
Linda Day
9:45 am on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
This statement, in my opinion, shows the "good ole boys network" is still alive, "the appearance of wrongdoing—whether it happened or not" - Really?! Whether it happened or not?! These women had long DOCUMENTED lists. These weren't fictious claims, nor merely implied behaviors. These rude, immature, unprofessional, harrassing and offensive things HAPPENED and for that snide remark to be tucked … more ›