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Thursday, a city council committee unanimously voted to get the ball rolling on a more formal review of St. Pete Fire Rescue’s operations and management.
St. Pete Mayor Ken Welch announced on Wednesday that the city's fire chief is reinstated, effective Thursday, after an investigation into allegations of discrimination in an employee survey.
St. Petersburg Fire Chief James Large has been reinstated after being placed on administrative leave earlier this month amid allegations of bullying and discrimination.
St. Pete Fire Rescue Chief James Large responded to allegations against him of bullying and discrimination Friday. Large said he denies all the allegations, and said he has worked to increase diversity within the department.
Allegations against Large and the culture of his fire department were brought to light in a recent anonymous employee survey in which a few dozen responses called out the fire department’s diversity.