Monterey Park City Manager Ron Bow says he should have recognized the Fire Department’s first responders’ role in responding to the mass shooting sooner.
Monterey Park City Manager Ron Bow apologized to the city’s Fire Department on Tuesday, saying he should have acknowledged sooner the department’s first responders’ role — and their pain — in responding to the
“Our Fire Department took a back seat,” Bow said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon outside City Hall. “Trauma these first responders experienced ... could cause everlasting effects.”, deeply affected the Fire Department, Chief Matt Hallock said, and the lack of recognition was felt.“I can say — I don’t think the city manager would object — our guys felt like they didn’t exist,” Hallock said.
Hallock said 18 of his 51-member department responded to the shooting, helping save the lives of nine people who were injured. His department dedicated much of this week to helping its staff“I have several paramedics who aren’t back to work, and I don’t know if they will come back to work,” Hallock said, choking up. “I care about each and every one of them.
Officials said they would partner with the California Community Foundation and other nonprofits to create a city-endorsed support fund for the victims, survivors and their families.
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