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‘Hateful Behavior’: 12 Houston Fire Academy Cadets Fired Days Before Graudation for Sharing Racist Memes On Social Media Even After Warning, Costs the City $1.2 Million

After they were discovered to have shared racist memes in a private Instagram group, 12 cadets about to be Houston firefighters were given a second chance, partly due to the high cost of training them ...
Houston Public Media

Houston Fire Department terminates 12 cadets for ‘racist and hateful’ behavior

Houston Fire Department cadets listen as Angelina Hudson, CEO of the National Alliance on Mental Health's Houston chapter, talks about prioritizing their mental health in the job. The Houston Fire ...
Houston Chronicle

HFD terminates 12 cadets ahead of graduation for 'racist and hateful' behavior, chief confirms

A dozen Houston Fire Department cadets were terminated for hateful and racist behavior, Chief Thomas Muñoz said in a statement. The cadets were dismissed on April 18, ABC13 reported, after they ...
Click2Houston

‘Zero tolerance’: Mayor Whitmire comments on 12 HFD cadets terminated for sharing racist memes in Instagram chat

HOUSTON – Houston Mayor John Whitmire has commented for the first time regarding the decision to terminate 12 cadets at the Houston Fire Department after officials uncovered a social media group chat ...