Burnet County Continues Search for Missing Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief

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The Austin Firefighters Association voted 93% in favor of a no-confidence resolution against Fire Chief Joel Baker on Friday, citing failures in response to Texas’s deadly Independence Day flooding. The vote followed criticism over Baker’s refusal to deploy swift water rescue teams ahead of the disaster, despite requests from Texas Task Force 1. Baker’s decision was based on financial concerns, referencing an internal June 6 memo that halted out…

Burnet County continues search for missing Marble Falls volunteer fire chief

The Burnet County Sheriff's Office said it was still continuing its search for a missing Marble Falls area fire chief.

'This legend left a hole in this world' | Marble Falls firefighters, community honor missing fire chief

Fire Chief Michael Phillips was swept away while responding to flash flooding along Cow Creek last Saturday.

Search suspended for missing Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief

The search was suspended on Friday for missing Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Phillips. He is the last person still missing in Burnet County after th