heraldsun.com: Fire department moves for diversity... -
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Published on: 7/14/2005
Last Visited: 7/14/2005
"We have a responsibility to reflect diversity, and a goal and vision for this organization is to have all three battalions, on all shifts reflective of our entire community, when feasible," Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Pagan wrote in a memo to all operations division personnel.
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But because Pagan issued the memo after the transfers had begun, it sent the wrong message to firefighters, McAlexander said.
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"Of course it is understood that there will be exceptions and circumstances that will limit when this may be possible, therefore this will be monitored from this office," Pagan said in the memo.
The Herald-Sun could not reach him for comment Wednesday.
Text of Memo
The following is the text of a memo from Durham Deputy Fire Chief Bruce T. Pagan Jr.: