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Fire chief apologizes for removal of memorial stickers | Fire Chief

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By Firefighter memorials, Labor Issues
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SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — A fire chief issued an apology after telling crews they had to remove memorial stickers from department trucks. KSN reported that Sedgwick County Fire Chief Tavis Leake sent an email to staff members in reference to the removal of firefighter Bryon "Bubba" Johnson stickers. Firefighter Johnson was killed in the line of duty in 2007 and stickers were placed on several fire trucks in memoriam. "I take full responsibility for this action," Chief Leake wrote in an email.
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How fire chiefs can head off 'stickergate' problems | Fire Chief

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By in Exclusives, Fallen firefighters, Firefighter memorials
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A fire chief in Kansas finds himself the target of anger and frustration over, of all things, stickers. Sedgwick County certainly isn’t the first fire department to wrestle with a "stickergate" controversy. I’m guessing most departments have had at least one. That helmet and apparatus decals could set off a department-wide dust up is not surprising. Firefighters have a powerful relationship to their symbols; they can be a source of strength and comfort.
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