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Alleged Racist, Sexist Comments By Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Chief Under Investigation Alleged Racist, Sexist Comments By Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Chief Under Investigation
Alleged Racist, Sexist Comments By Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Chief Under Investigation A deputy fire chief in Mount Vernon is in hot water for making alleged racist and sexist comments he made in a conversation that was recorded. Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Chief Al-Farid Salahuddin has been suspended without pay after the recording surfaced, including him using racist terms about other firefighters and sexist terms against elected officials. Salahuddin was suspended without pay as of Tuesday, Oct. 1. The fire department has declined to issue a statement. “I condemn the recording purportedly made by Deputy Fire Chief Al-Farid Salahuddin,” stated Legislator Lyndon Williams, who …