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happen to any of our departments. I am sure the dismissals won't end there. Stay

safe! Larry D.

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Dismisses Fire Department's Training ChiefPOSTED: 1:51 pm EST February 22,

2007UPDATED: 7:18 pm EST February 22, 2007

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore's head of firefighter training was fired for

" unacceptable mistakes " after a recruit died during a training exercise, Mayor

Sheila Dixon said Thursday.

Division Chief of Training Hyde was ultimately responsible for the

alleged safety lapses that led to the death of Racheal , 29, Dixon said at

a 12:50 p.m. press conference, speaking only hours before 's scheduled

burial in Denver, Colo.

Lt. ph Crest, the incident commander on the day of the exercise, and Lt.

Larry Broyles, the lead instructor that day, were suspended without pay for 60

days.

collapsed Feb. 9 during an exercise involving a city building

deliberately set on fire. She died at a local hospital of thermal injuries and

asphyxia, the medical examiner's office said.

Two other firefighters were injured when they went to 's aid. She was one

of 24 recruits taking part in the exercise and was on the third floor with two

other trainees responsible for punching holes to ventilate the building. Sources

told WBAL TV 11 News that several fires had been set within the building, even

though safety regulations call for only one fire to be set.

Fire Chief J. Goodwin Jr. said the preliminary report on the exercise

" is really, really not favorable for what happened that day. "

Hyde didn't follow procedures, Goodwin said.

The abandoned West Baltimore home was approved for a fire-free training session

where firefighters perform tactics such as using a pike pole, Goodwin said, but

" it was never chosen for a live burn. "

Dixon said reading of the lapses in the preliminary report left her " angry and

shocked. " The report will be made public Friday, she said. She's also asked an

independent panel to review the incident and make recommendations by March 30.

The city's training academy was reaccredited by the state the week before

's death.

" Why this went bad, we'll get to the bottom of, " Goodwin said. He said the

exercise may have been " a little more than a rookie should encounter. "

Previous Stories: February 22, 2007: Dixon: 'Mistakes Were Made' In Fatal Fire

Exercise February 20, 2007: I-Team: Autopsy Shows Fire Recruit Died Of Burns,

Asphyxia February 16, 2007: Funeral Held For Fire Recruit February 15, 2007:

Third Fire Official Suspended After Fatal Training Exercise February 15, 2007:

Officials: Instructors With Fire Recruit When She Collapsed February 13, 2007:

Fire Officials Suspended Over Fatal Training Exercise February 9, 2007:

Firefighter Collapses, Dies After Training Exercise

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