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Deputy Chief Dave Matschke issued the directive to all Ottawa Fire Services officers on March 21, 2023. Six months after an alleged assault at an Ottawa fire station that resulted in criminal charges against a firefighter and a captain, Ottawa Fire Services ordered all officers to clamp down on physical altercations between crew members.
During testimony, the tradition has been described as a "rite of passage," and Wright testified it was a daily occurrence at Station 47. "This safe environment must include identifying and eliminating inappropriate behaviours, physical interactions such as dish fights, races for the phone, or physical competitions for other duties," Matschke wrote.
The alleged assault happened Sept. 14, 2022, at Station 47 on Greenbank Road in Barrhaven. Asked by his lawyer Thursday how he interpreted the email when he received it, Wright replied: "I interpret this as the chiefs trying to cover their butts." Earlier this week, Koert Winkel, who was an acting lieutenant at Station 47 in 2022, called the "jostling" that goes on between junior firefighters a "rite of passage" that helps build "esprit de corps" among the rank and file.
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