The Baltimore City Fire Department is facing scrutiny over its recruitment process following a potential threat on Tuesday at Frank J. Trenner Fire Training Academy on Pulaski Highway.
Matthew Coster, President of the Baltimore City Firefighters IAFF Local 734 union, expressed concern after a recruit allegedly sent text messages on Dec. 3 threatening to shoot others and himself.
“You don’t want somebody that’s going to ultimately shoot somebody (with the department), that’s not what we’re looking for,” Coster said.