After weeks of focus on the Los Angeles Fire Department over a "culture of hazing" and in particular, one incident where a fireman was fed dog food in his pasta, Chief Bamattre has stepped down from his post that he has held since 1995. He speaks through the LAFD blog: I will be stepping down as your Fire Chief on January 1, 2007. As firefighters we pledged, through a formal oath, to “faithfully serve”... more ›