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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 65664" data-attributes="member: 158">Miami Fire Rescue officials terminated a firefighter Friday over an <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/miami-firefighter-under-investigation-after-social-media-post-over-slain-miami-dade-detective/" target="_blank">anti-police rant posted to social media</a> in the wake of the shooting <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/18/godspeed-brother-miami-dade-officer-dies-2-days-after-being-shot-by-robbery-suspect/" target="_blank">death of Miami-Dade police Detective Cesar Echaverry</a>.The announcement came one day after the post surfaced online, generating outrage from fellow first responders and others.Fresh after the 29-year-old officer’s death, the firefighter—whom sources identified as Kevin Newcomb—made the following post:“We have confirmed that the firefighter in question authored a written statement using a social media platform that demonstrated a disregard for human life, demonstrated a violent and antagonistic stance towards civil servants and represented conduct unbecoming of a Miami Firefighter,” Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban said in an emailed statement Friday. “These characteristics make it impossible for this individual to carry out his duties as a first responder in the City of Miami.”Earlier in the day, police <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/rendering-of-honors-for-slain-miami-dade-detective-to-begin-in-allapattah/" target="_blank">held a procession</a> for Echaverry, who had served on the force for five years.Another Miami first responder is in hot water for comments made in the wake of the shooting. A city police officer is under investigation for <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/16/police-audio-of-insensitive-remarks-after-officer-was-shot-lead-to-investigation/" target="_blank">making an insensitive remark</a> over the radio after another officer transmitted “officer down.”<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/conduct-unbecoming-miami-firefighter-canned-over-anti-cop-rant-after-officers-death/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 65664, member: 158"] Miami Fire Rescue officials terminated a firefighter Friday over an [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/miami-firefighter-under-investigation-after-social-media-post-over-slain-miami-dade-detective/'][B]anti-police rant posted to social media[/B][/URL] in the wake of the shooting [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/18/godspeed-brother-miami-dade-officer-dies-2-days-after-being-shot-by-robbery-suspect/'][B]death of Miami-Dade police Detective Cesar Echaverry[/B][/URL]. The announcement came[B] [/B]one day after the post surfaced online, generating outrage from fellow first responders and others. Fresh after the 29-year-old officer’s death, the firefighter—whom sources identified as Kevin Newcomb—made the following post: “We have confirmed that the firefighter in question authored a written statement using a social media platform that demonstrated a disregard for human life, demonstrated a violent and antagonistic stance towards civil servants and represented conduct unbecoming of a Miami Firefighter,” Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban said in an emailed statement Friday. “These characteristics make it impossible for this individual to carry out his duties as a first responder in the City of Miami.” Earlier in the day, police [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/rendering-of-honors-for-slain-miami-dade-detective-to-begin-in-allapattah/'][B]held a procession[/B][/URL] for Echaverry, who had served on the force for five years. Another Miami first responder is in hot water for comments made in the wake of the shooting. A city police officer is under investigation for [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/16/police-audio-of-insensitive-remarks-after-officer-was-shot-lead-to-investigation/'][B]making an insensitive remark[/B][/URL] over the radio after another officer transmitted “officer down.” [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/19/conduct-unbecoming-miami-firefighter-canned-over-anti-cop-rant-after-officers-death/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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