One indicator of how Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Mark Bradford viewed his profession was in the theme of the emails he sent to his staff.
Former Division Chief Bill Stark, who retired last year, said Bradford would regularly send out “fire service pride” emails to the department, usually copying city management.
Stark said that in the emails Bradford would often relay thank-you letters — sometimes scanning them in — and other compliments from members of the public. Stark said that even if the message was just that someone’s grandmother had been well taken care of by fire and medical staff, the emails were important.
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