Embattled Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira Resigns
Source: Boston.com
Boston Fire Chief Steve E. Abraira resigned today after less than two years on the job, following a clash with his command staff over his management style and handling of the Boston Marathon bombings, officials said…
“Your selection of me as Chief never had the support of a number of members of the Department who preferred that the Chief be selected from within the ranks of the Department itself,” Abraira said in the letter. “I think it is also fair to say that unfortunately a vocal and aggressive minority of the members of the Department did not support our efforts.”
Abraira wrote that he felt compelled to resign because “the baseless attacks by the Deputy Chiefs, especially their actions of making this a matter of public debate by leaking their letter of April 26th to the press, has made it impossible for me to continue to do my job.”
The deputy chiefs sent a letter to Menino in late April accusing Abraira of failing to show leadership after the bombings because he did not take control of the scene and left it in the hands of law enforcement. The deputy chiefs also alleged that Abraira had acted as a spectator at major fire scenes, instead of taking command, as his predecessors did.
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