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I feel like it is an insult to our collective intelligence to ask us to believe there was no connection between Blocks radio show appearance and the "anonymous" tip of numerous fire code violations leading to the visit from Fire Marshal Michael Matteson. The visit happened a mere 24 hours later. I also think that the "findings" of the surprise inspection alone lets us know that it was a nonsense call and totally fabricated.

They would like us to believe that someone was so concerned about the broken plastic neck to an exterior light positioned above an exit door that they called to request the inspection. Someone left an anonymous tip over one small broken piece of plastic? Also interesting was the location of the code violation. According to Block, "nobody would be able to access any part of the building equipped with emergency lighting in order to see a violation and make a complaint". Can you see why most people are having a hard time not calling a spade a spade?

No one is surprised that the documents released were less than helpful. This is the same department that has already been questioned on their record keeping practices. Hand written and then manually typed into a spreadsheet which can and most definitely has produced many input errors. There is no accountability or oversight in the entered data.

Common sense tells me that there was indeed intimidation tactics involved. The timing is too close. The findings are too small. The complaint form is too sparse. It would be interesting to see what other anonymous tip forms look like compared to the one for this incident.

As many have states, I do not have anything personal against any fire fighter. I believe WFD does an excellent job. They are dedicated and passionate about the job they do. My issue is with Union tactics and what appears to be an accounting issue that started at the very top and trickled down. Let us have everything transparent and above board so that there are fair and equitable contract negotiations that meet the needs of our fire department and taxpayers equally.