Florida fire chief wants state law banning firefighters from biker gangs
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A day after firing a firefighter under a county ordinance banning affiliation with criminal gangs the fire chief of Hillsborough County, Florida wants the state to take action.
Following our investigations in 2016, Hillsborough’s Fire Chief Dennis Jones pushed for legislation to prevent gang members from being firefighters.
Chief Jones and other fire chiefs worked with the state’s fire marshal to get a new law.
Now after having to fire one of his own under the county’s anti gang policy, he hopes legislators try again.
Chief Jones says, “I would believe if more fire chiefs had to deal with the things that I’ve been dealing with, and a few fire chiefs have, it might pick up traction. But at this time it has not gained the interest throughout the state to become a Florida statute. I believe it should be.”
