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TexasTowelie

(116,753 posts)
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:36 AM Mar 2019

Kansas fire marshal raises alarm after six death investigations fall through cracks

The Kansas fire marshal proposed reform of state law Thursday after identifying six fatalities from fires or explosions in the past year that weren’t thoroughly investigated.

Fire Marshal Doug Jorgensen said a majority of the incidents were in smaller communities with volunteer fire departments. Other cases emerged in cities with full-time fire crews or involved law enforcement agencies of all sizes, he said.

The six examples shared with a Kansas Senate committee included fires in which local authorities didn’t fully review evidence or didn’t investigate at all. In one instance, a death was subsequently revealed to be a homicide.

“They’re sort of falling through the cracks,” Jorgensen said. “We need to make sure it’s getting done and we don’t miss these.”

Read more: https://www.cjonline.com/news/20190307/kansas-fire-marshal-raises-alarm-after-six-death-investigations-fall-through-cracks

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Kansas fire marshal raises alarm after six death investigations fall through cracks (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2019 OP
Back to Kansas again, huh? Not the Wizard of Oz. Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #1
If I can stay awake I might get to Nebraska this morning. TexasTowelie Mar 2019 #2
What's the matter with Kansas? Quemado Mar 2019 #3

Firestorm49

(4,195 posts)
1. Back to Kansas again, huh? Not the Wizard of Oz.
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:43 AM
Mar 2019

No offense to the DUers from Kansas, but it’s been a while since any good news has come out of Kansas. But then, I’m from WI., so I guess I best STFU.

TexasTowelie

(116,753 posts)
2. If I can stay awake I might get to Nebraska this morning.
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 10:47 AM
Mar 2019

I have a couple baskets of laundry that are in the washer currently.

BTW, Kansas has a Democratic governor and a Democratic member in the House now so let's give them credit for restoring some sanity.

Quemado

(1,262 posts)
3. What's the matter with Kansas?
Fri Mar 8, 2019, 11:11 AM
Mar 2019

Oh yeah, they cut everybody's taxes. Now they have no money for fire investigations.

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