Gilbert Fire Department

Fireworks erupt over Tulsa executive order

The order, issued by Bartlett earlier this year, has triggered a lawsuit by the Tulsa Firefighters Local 176.

“This very day, several city of Tulsa employees are serving our country overseas in areas of active combat,” Christiansen said in a prepared statement issued this week. “They are protecting our freedom and inalienable rights.

“As a former U.S. Marine and elected official, I am disappointed with Mayor Bartlett for enacting executive order 2011-3 denying all city employees of their First Amendment rights by prohibiting their political activity.”

The order, Christiansen said, is jeopardizing tax dollars in the form of legal fees, judgments and punitive damages.

Mayoral Chief of Staff Terry Simonson said that Bartlett, who is out of town, is simply trying to enforce the City Charter.

“All of Tulsa would greatly appreciate Councilor Christiansen, as an elected official, to not use and abuse such an important holiday for his own misguided political agenda,” Simonson said.

Residents are tired of seeing Christiansen’s “political posturing,” he said.

“Tulsans have seen through this veil of false statesmanship for what it truly is and are fed up with these personal attacks,” Simonson said.

The charter specifies that “no person in the classified service shall take an active part in any campaign for the election of officers of the city, except to vote and privately state a personal opinion.”

There is another section of the charter that says the same for sworn members of the Fire Department. The charter also states that no political contributions may be solicited from or by employees.

City employee personnel policies and procedures also prohibit employees from visually or orally identifying themselves as employees in an attempt to influence or interfere with an election.

All nine City Council seats and the city auditor’s position are up for election this fall. The mayor is not up for reelection until 2013.

During the 2009 city elections, some city employees, particularly firefighters, were actively involved in campaigns, going door-to-door to try to get some councilors ousted.

Bartlett’s order reversed policy under Mayor Kathy Taylor, who allowed city employees to participate in campaigns so long as they were off-duty and out-of-uniform.

UPDATE: Gilbert Bar a Complete Loss by Fire | Range News Now

A Gilbert bar is a complete loss after a fire destroyed the building.

Firefighters were called to a structure fire at around 11:30 Thursday Night. Crews were dispatched to Risky Business, a bar in downtown Gilbert. The bar is located at 209 N. Broadway in Gilbert. According to initial reports, the fire originated in an apartment above the bar.

The Gilbert Fire Department requested mutual aid to Eveleth, Fayal, and the Virginia fire departments to help fight the blaze. An eyewitness on the scene says at least one person was treated for possible smoke inhalation by the Virginia Ambulance and taken to VRMC.

No cause is known at this time. We will have more as it is released.  UPDATE: Poor Gary's Fire Firefighters fought a blaze at Poor Gary's Pizza for three hours Tuesday morning. Around 12:10am, Tuesday morning, the Biwabik Fire Department was dispatched to the scene of a structure fire, at Poor Gary's Pizza in Biwabik. The pizza parlor is located at 500 N. Main Street in Biwabik. When crews arrived, smoke and flames were visible from the restaurant. The Biwabik Fire Department was able to knock down the fire and contain it to one of the walls in the restaurant. According to the Gilbert Police Department, Lt. Ty Techar says, "the building is not a complete loss. However, damages will not be able to be assessed until light." He estimates the fire did cause a few thousand dollars of damage to the business. No mutual aid was called out to this fire. Minnesota Power was called in to cut power to the building. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Department was on scene for traffic control. We will have more details as they become available. Range News Now is a hyper-local, web-based news-site. It will be covering news, sports, weather from Aurora, Biwabik, Hoyt Lakes and the surrounding area. Stay tuned. Range News Now will officially be launching this site on April 1, 2011. Stop by to watch as the site develops, while it is under construction and if you have any questions, feel free to email me, Kim Sampson, Editor of Range News Now. Thanks for stopping by! //Kim editor@rangenewsnow.com If you would like to advertise on Range News Now, please contact Kim Sampson, Editor of Range News Now. editor@rangenewsnow.com We have several spots available and will even help with the design of your ad. Trying internet advertising for the first time? It can be confusing.

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