Reported Racism & more in the Hillsborough/Tampa Fl department
In essence based on the articles below it seems like the the Fire and Emergency response department in Hillsborough/Tampa, fl, - (if you Google and you’ll find many other racial Fire & Emergency response incidents through out Florida, and other states, including nooses being used to threaten fire fighters of color).
Based on these news articles, which everyone seems to ignore, it seems like we have with our tax dollars and conformance outsource the Fire and Emergency Response to the KKK and call them Heroes. Like the Netflix true story “When they see us”, when they see us dying, good luck on treatment if you are black or any other minority. If you work for them and are black based on some of these articles they discriminate &or hang nooses. In fact See below for yourself:
https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/Hillsborough-suspends-four-paramedics-in-treatment-of-stroke-victim-30-who-later-died_170253710
https://newsone.com/3819034/paramedics-mother-death-hillsborough-county-florida/
https://www.theroot.com/mother-says-medics-denied-her-daughter-an-ambulance-rid-1827917551
https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20180729/mother-of-dead-woman-says-tampa-medics-told-her-she-could-not-afford-ambulance
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/29/us/black-woman-ambulance-cost-florida.html
https://bipartisanreport.com/2018/07/27/racist-paramedics-let-black-woman-die-the-reason-is-about-to-start-a-riot-video/
https://www.diversityinc.com/black-mother-dies-because-hillsborough-county-fire-rescue-assumed-she-couldnt-afford-the-ambulance-ride/
http://www.blacknews.com/news/crystle-galloway-black-mother-dies-after-paramedics-refuse-save-her-life/
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3675494/posts
https://www.wfla.com/national/firefighters-in-trouble-after-using-body-for-training-exercise/1475421182 https://nypost.com/2018/07/29/mom-says-daughter-died-after-medics-assumed-she-couldnt-afford-ambulance/
https://blackdoctor.org/523159/woman-dies-after-medics-assume-she-cant-afford-ambulance/
https://www.romper.com/p/new-mom-dies-after-medics-reportedly-assume-she-couldnt-afford-the-ambulance-9914658
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/mother-says-hillsborough-county-fire-medics-took-the-best-part-of-me-referring-to-daughter
http://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2018/02/21/overdoses-duis-stolen-drugs-floridas-third-biggest-fire-rescue-department-has-a-problem/
https://people.com/human-interest/woman-dies-days-after-giving-birth-as-medics-assumed-she-cant-afford-ambulance-ride-mom-claims/
https://www.wistv.com/2018/09/27/emt-fired-others-suspended-failing-follow-protocol-death-new-mother/
https://hellobeautiful.com/3009347/mother-claims-daughter-died-because-paramedics-assumed-she-couldnt-afford-ambulance-bill/
https://www.newser.com/story/262735/medics-assumed-dying-woman-couldnt-afford-ambulance-mom.html
https://www.wafb.com/2018/09/27/emt-fired-others-suspended-failing-follow-protocol-death-new-mother/
https://www.kplctv.com/2018/09/27/emt-fired-others-suspended-failing-follow-protocol-death-new-mother/
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2018/09/27/emt-fired-others-suspended-failing-follow-protocol-death-new-mother/
http://admin.theblackloop.com/young-mother-dies-just-days-giving-birth-medics-refused-help/
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/31/crystle-galloway-death-florida-paramedics-racism-profiling/
https://www.wlox.com/2018/09/27/emt-fired-others-suspended-failing-follow-protocol-death-new-mother/
https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/07/27/woman-dies-days-after-giving-birth-after-medics-allegedly-assumed-she-cant-afford-ambulance-ride/
https://hillsboroughpress.com/103783/florida-woman-taking-t-mobile-to-court-for-failing-to-block-calls-from-scammer/
https://blacknessuncensored.blogspot.com/2018/07/hillsborough-fl-suspends-four.html
https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/national-shortage-of-paramedics-and-emts-being-in-the-bay-area/1810985374
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/full-investigation-to-be-launched-into-hillsborough-co-medics-accused-of-mishandling-patient
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/florida-paramedic-fired-disciplined-for-failing-treat-new-mom-who-later-died/WUAn7JCNEkKeeCkK31cfwO/
https://www.mic.com/articles/190515/crystle-galloway-died-after-four-paramedics-denied-her-help-now-her-family-wants-them-fired
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crystle-galloway-florida-paramedics-accused-of-failing-to-check-vitals-racism/
https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/tampa-firefighter-fired-after-filing-harassment-suit/2272213
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45009078
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/04/04/firefighter-arrested-in-tampa-prostitution-sting
https://www.10tv.com/article/florida-paramedics-accused-racism-and-failing-check-womans-vitals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kus6abgec7Y
https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/2965257
https://news.iheart.com/featured/chris-michaels/content/2018-07-31-paramedics-accused-of-racism-in-florida-wow-watch/
https://thegrio.com/2018/07/27/paramedics-under-fire-for-telling-mother-she-couldnt-afford-ambulance-bill-for-daughter-who-later-died/
http://pettyamericaglobal.com/blog/article/-are-paramedics-being-racist-florida-
https://eblnews.com/video/paramedics-accused-racism-and-failing-check-womans-vitals-468259
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/investigations/hillsborough-firefighters-union-repays-taxpayers/120123924
Drugs in the department, putting civilians at risk:
http://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2018/02/21/overdoses-duis-stolen-drugs-floridas-third-biggest-fire-rescue-department-has-a-problem/
And I’ll quote what the paper said: “Hillsborough County has a documented history of drug issues — and alcohol abuse — among first responders. A Tampa Bay Times investigation found 47 drug- and alcohol-related incidents involving county fire rescue employees since 2010.”
Wait there is more (if this is what the commanders do, can imagine what those reporting to them can get away with:
https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/local/hillsborough-fire-rescue-investigates-whether-commanders-falsified-their/2327412
Obstruction leading to death:
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/car-collides-with-hillsborough-fire-truck-sparking-traffic-delay-on-i-4-at-branch-forbes-road
Unreliable 911 information systems: (they did not even know what the impact was at the time, and no contingency):
http://www.tampabay.com/hillsborough/human-error-broke-hillsborough-911-system-made-fixing-it-harder-reports-say-20190413/
Discrimination and harassment of female fire fighters:
https://arada.org/former-tampa-firefighter-awarded-damages-discrimination/
Disrespecting and Practicing on the Dead:/Deceased
https://www.wfla.com/national/firefighters-in-trouble-after-using-body-for-training-exercise/1475421182
But profiling minorities and allowing them to die is beyond sad and extremely wrong.
